Building a Business
50 Inspirational Quotes to Motivate You Going into 2025
One good quote can make all the difference. As we finish out the last weeks of 2024, here are some of the best quotes to prepare you for the new year.
Workplace Inspiration
Building a Business
6 Simple Ways Founders Can Inspire Their First Employees
Treat everyone with respect, from the chairman of the board to the part-time maintenance worker.
By John Rampton
Entrepreneurs
6 Ways to Motivate Employees — or Anyone — in Your Life to Do Something
Getting people to reach for more in their lives and work begins with asking them what it is important to them.
By John Rampton
Entrepreneurs
How to Get Your Motivation on at Work
Everybody goes into a flat spin at some point each day. Here's how to straighten up and fly right.
By Derek Miller
Building a Business
3 Questions That You Should Regularly Ask Yourself That Can Transform Your Life
Start with "Where am I"? and "Where do I want to be"?
Entrepreneurs
Master These 10 Core Ingredients to Motivationally Lead Others
The best leaders nurture the bonds that inspire their teams to embrace every assignment as a crusades.
Human Resources
This Is Where You Need to Draw the Line on Casual Workplace Habits
Cursing? Casual dress? Location flexibility? What constitutes going 'too far' where you work?
Thought Leaders
The Imaginary Life and Wild Times of Milo Quaife
Deadline pressure is a crushing affliction. It can bring out the best in some, madness in others, or both, as they labor side-by-side ... in the Twilight Zone.
By Phil La Duke
Entrepreneurs
9 Movie Clips (With Songs!) to Keep You Inspired
These songs and film clips can keep you focused on your business mission.
Thought Leaders
5 Tips for Turning Early Jobs Into Lifetime Success
Internships and first jobs offer game-changing career opportunities if you apply knowledge to become a problem-solving resource for others.
Thought Leaders
10 Inspirational Quotes From Women Business Leaders
From Sheryl Sandberg to Barbara Corcoran, here are 10 quotes from women who offer wisdom for the ages.
By Carolyn Sun
Entrepreneurs
Schooled: 3 Lessons from Undergraduate Entrepreneurs
Students provide insight into overcoming obstacles in pursuit of entrepreneurial endeavors.
By Aneil Mishra
Thought Leaders
Find the Keys to Team Loyalty By Answering These 3 Questions
Not every talented, energetic person wants to be an entrepreneur. Understanding what they do want is how you build your team.
Thought Leaders
7 Lessons from This Year’s Oscar Nominated Movies
If you haven't needed to crawl into a horse carcass for warmth, you're probably doing alright.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
4 Pearls of Wisdom From Business Thinker Jim Collins
It's all about 20-mile marches.
By Zach Cutler
Thought Leaders
25 Powerful Quotes Entrepreneurs Can Use to Motivate and Inspire
Steve Jobs weighs in on wasting time, Ralph Nader defines the function of leadership and Warren Buffett warns about guarding your reputation.
Thought Leaders
What World Series Fans and Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Cubs Coach Joe Maddon
Want to win your own industry's pennant? Coax greatness from your team.
By Jason Kulpa
Building a Business
‘Intrapreneurs’ Can’t Change Their Industry Inside Drab Office Walls
Take cues from entrepreneurs and their approach to space to allow your most creative minds to flourish.
Buying a Franchise
10 Ways to Become a More Confident Person (Infographic)
A step-by-step roadmap for marching confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Entrepreneurs
15 Life Lessons I’d Tell My Younger Stuck, Struggling, Entrepreneur Self
Stop struggling. Enjoy the journey!
Entrepreneurs
4 Ways to Inspire Others in Business, and Beyond
Start by creating meaningful connections with your employees, customers and clients.
By Carm Lyman
Thought Leaders
Discover and Work in Your Entrepreneurial Zone of Genius
Knowing and working with your individual EZOG will help you build a better business.
Building a Business
Dear Younger Me: 4 Smart Things That Would Have Changed My Small Business Life
"Never, never, never give up" is a good place to start.
By Clate Mask
Thought Leaders
10 Simple Qualities That Can Help You Achieve Professional Success and Satisfaction in Life
Those qualities start with being "authentic" and "truthful."
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Keep Employees Inspired and in Love With Their Jobs
It's not easy, but if you want motivated workers who stick around.
By Andre Lavoie
Thought Leaders
Decisions, Decisions: What Separates Leaders From the Rest
The real leaders are those who take action.
Thought Leaders
4 Essentials for Making Your Company Mission Thrive
A key job as the leader is inspiring innovation, engagement and action among employees. It's an ongoing process.