Category: Work/Life Balance
Cell Phones at the Dinner Table – Are the Times Changing?
Are cell phones appropriate at the dinner table? For many, the answer is an obvious “no.” Not only answering a call or viewing a text at a meal, but also placing the phone on the table or refusing to turn it on silent are considered rude gestures while dining. Yet for a younger generation constantly connected [...]
5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Never Cancel On Exercise
As an entrepreneur you probably spend most of your day hustling, putting out fires, and more likely than not, sitting hunched over your dimly lit computer screen trying to figure out what you’ve got yourself into. Like many of the people reading this article (including myself), this is the life you’ve chosen, it’s not glamorous, [...]
How Personal and Professional Alignment Can Impact Your Bottom Line
There must be something in the air. Maybe it’s a sort of personal spring cleaning. Maybe it’s the result of a growth phase. Whatever the reason, alignment seems to be coming up for a number of our core staff, and it’s doing so in such a way that I’m forced to take notice and share [...]
Why Our Company Culture is Like High School
Remember in high school when you thought, “I’m never going to use anything I learn here in the real world?” You – and I – were wrong. I use things I learned in high school every single day at work; it’s not necessarily insight I gained in textbooks, but what I absorbed from the culture [...]
Is Your Profession Taking Over Your Entire Life?
The internet has made a great impact in our society. While bringing us closer to the various answers we may be looking for, it has also provided a good number of us with permanent employment. Some of us are part time or full time bloggers, some are full time internet marketers, some are copywriters with [...]
47 Inspirational Songs for Young Entrepreneurs
Let’s face it, building up our brands is a daily grind. Throughout the grind, there are going to be moments where inspiration is needed. Where is a good place to turn? Music! To help you stay inspired, here is a list of the most inspirational songs on the market. I’m 23 and on the lower [...]
10 Practical Ways to Boost Your Energy and Your Business
There is an old maxim that says, “There are only so many hours in the day.” While this is both figuratively and literally true, often how much you can do in those hours is limited not by the numbers on the clock, but by the energy you have during that time. But while the benefits [...]
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Good Sleep
Despite centuries of study, science doesn’t fully understand why humans, or other animals, need to sleep. Though there’s little to no explanation as to why we need to lose consciousness for a third of the day or more, what is clear is what happens when one doesn’t get it. The health impacts are far-reaching, ranging [...]
11 Tips to Succeed as a Nomadic Entrepreneur
Q. What’s one big hurdle that you had to overcome in your quest to becoming a nomadic entrepreneur and how did you do it? Victor L., San Jose, CAThe following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). Founded by Scott Gerber, the YEC is an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the country’s most [...]
Don’t be Fooled: Entrepreneurship isn’t Instant Gratification
In October, my posting, “The 5 Things in Business that College Can’t Teach” reviewed 5 important qualities and abilities that are essential for entrepreneurs. These qualities are of such an utmost importance, that I felt it would be beneficial to take a closer look at each. 1. The ability to Adjust (You Better Adjust…If You [...]
