It’s that time of year again with the holidays right around the corner. We have put together a list of 30 gift ideas for the young entrepreneur in your life. When shopping for a small business owner think of how a gift can help them in their everyday battle with building their company. Every business owner goes through ups and downs so anything to give them an edge…
The Main Separator One of the main things that separates the entrepreneur from the 9-5er is the ability/need to make short-term business decisions. While working in an office you get a task to do. You then do it. You could care less if this is exactly what needs to be done, you were simply told to do it. Many times I have had things to do that I…
Young entrepreneurs sometimes don’t like the idea of having an actual office. It starts to create the feeling of why they avoided the corporate world in the first place. But if done correctly an office can be a home away from home for entrepreneurs. Remember there are no rules here and you can create it however you like. The idea would be to create the exact opposite of…
Who is Catherine Cook? Catherine Cook is the founder of myYearbook.com which is one of the top 25 most visited sites in the United States. The idea came while she was browsing her high school yearbook to find that many of the pictures were just not that good and she thought she could do it better. She then launched the site with her brother David Cook in 2005…
The holidays are approaching quickly and it’s time to finish up that shopping and get those last minute gifts. If you have a young entrepreneur in your life the holidays are a great time to help them out and give them something that can help out their business or their lifestyle. Starting a business is a long road and can be tiring and stressful but there are tons…
A lot of people talk about how advertising is dead. Guess what? They are wrong! Advertising is not dead…the models are only changing and evolving. There are a million ways to monetize websites but advertising is still a key player in bringing money to a site. Making Money Advertising – 10 Secrets Advertising is still a great way to monetize a site you just have to know what…
A question tweeted by @DanSchawbel: “Who do you think wins: The person who has the most talent or the most drive?” Answer: “Results from the question: 90% drive over talent” What things do you have drive for? They are the things you are passionate about! Passion rules the game. When someone gets passionate about something it shows. Their emotions and true spirit for what they are doing come…
Structure = Freedom In this weeks interview Craig Ballantyne from Early To Rise shares his secret to achieving more freedom by applying structure in your life. Craig Ballantyne has been the Editor of Early to Rise since 2011 and his other projects include being: A strength & conditioning coach in Toronto The author of Turbulence Training A contributing author to Men’s Health magazine A member of the Training Advisory…
The art of happiness is one that few people understand In this week’s interview Brandon Epstein (@Brandon_Epstein) from Zen Dude Fitness shares actionable items with you for how to work towards sustainable happiness. Brandon and his co-founder Dan Witmer call themselves the Zen Dudes. They created Zen Dude Fitness because they lost 130 lbs. collectively after years of struggling to attain the physiques we desired. They did it…
Stop Procrastinating – Become a Super Hero – Go on an Epic Quest! In this week’s interview, Steve Kamb (@SteveKamb) from NerdFitness tells us about his transformation from super nerd to super hero. Instead of reading Harry Potter for the 19th time Steve took a deep look at his behavioral psychology and learned how to turn into a badass adrenaline junkie. Steve has lectured at Google, Facebook, and Vanderbilt…