Chapter 1 of My Journey as an Entrepreneur
So rather than a career or personal finance lesson, today I’m going to share what being a budding entrepreneur has been like for me lately. A few words that immediately come to mind: coffee,...
Tagged: business
Career Lessons from Two Great Quarterbacks
America is inevitably a bit groggy today after an absolutely fantastic Super Bowl Sunday. This year’s match up was a great one. I found myself torn between which team to root for. On one...
Raise Your Hand!
My friend Allie and I went to coffee the other day and she casually mentioned that she spoke at her college graduation ceremony. I’m not talking small tiny college here: she spoke at Michigan...
Applying “The ‘Next!’ Principle” to Rock Rejection
The fear of failure is the #1 reason most people never reach new heights in their personal and professional lives. Perhaps people feel that too much could be lost if they try something different...
Women and Money: Thoughts?
I have read Suze Orman’s popular book Women and Money and thought it had some great points. Check out this video clip and let me know what you think. Are women putting their needs...
3 Economic Principles You Can Apply to Your Life
Time to rewind back to Economics 101. The beautiful topic of Economics is based on the principal of scarcity: we have a limited amount of time and resources available to us and must make...
Twitter Poll: If You Were 20 Again, What Would You Do Differently?
I decided to conduct a Twitter poll for some research on an article idea I have and found the responses quite interesting. I asked my Twitter friends what they would do differently if they...
Do You Understand The Time Value of Money?
The phrase “time is money” is not just used in terms of a powerful career person talking to his or her subordinates. “Time is Money” is actually a mathematically proven statement that explains the...
Accurate Representation of Millenials in the Workplace?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv52oVIcUKk&eurl=http://nextforce.collectivex.com/] Check out this clip from a 60 Minutes segment on “Millennials” in the workplace. Although we’ve heard some of the stereotypes before, the video makes our generation of workers out to be very...
Applying the Law of Attraction to Your Job Search
The Law of Attraction simply states “like attracts like.” According to the theory this means that our current situation is a result of the thoughts and feelings we have each day. So in other...