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hours of sleep, sleeping
The dangers that few hours of sleep poses to human beings have been well-documented, Entrepreneurs, in particular, are susceptible to those risks. We work long hours, are prone to stress, and carry loads of information in our brains. None of these habits are conducive to good sleep. Moreover, business owners are particularly eager to embrace a “too...
How to write a business mission statement in 5 steps
Digital journalism is in a state of upheaval to say the least. Last summer, the New York Daily News let go of about half of the people staffing its newsroom. In the last few weeks, thousands of journalists have lost their jobs at well-known media outlets such as Yahoo, Vice, Buzzfeed and Huffington Post, to name a few....
A little self-care for the body and mind are essential to business success as well as personal fulfillment. While wholesale lifestyle changes are one way to accomplish that goal, you can also substitute smaller changes and still see impressive benefits. Practicing the self-care habit helps you avoid health issues that keep you from working (or...
Entrepreneurial mistakes are inevitable. The process of planning, launching and running your own business is a heady time, full of long hours and exciting challenges. Pure adrenaline, excitement and sometimes lots of caffeine propel new entrepreneurs through hazy days that often run into one another. Some days, it feels as if there isn’t time to...
We all know people who seem to be able to work from anywhere. Kids tee-ball game? An excuse to catch up on email. Exercise bike? Perfect time for some reading. However, quite a few of us don’t operate that way. In many cases, we need an improved workspace to function better. Even those who seem to...
It’s easy to feel negative about the economy these days. While statistically the U.S. seems to be growing economically, wage growth hasn’t kept up with cost of living in the last 20 years. A just-released report from the University of California Santa Cruz found that more company profits are going into the hands of the rich. Meanwhile,...
time to quit, bored, tired, sleep
Becoming an entrepreneur, owning your own business, setting your own hours, being the boss … for many of us, it’s a dream come true. At the same time, though, many business owners wake up one day and wonder when it’s time to quit. People strongly attracted to the idea of creating a small business of their own one...
golf, coffee meeting, alternatives to coffee
“Let’s grab coffee sometime!” It’s one of the most common things I hear when someone wants to catch up, network or do business. A coffee meeting tends to follow a rote agenda as if it were any other business meeting, and the conversation sometimes stays a bit on the superficial side. Don’t get me wrong....
feedback, meeting
As a manager, members of your team expect and even crave your feedback. Similarly, senior managers (or least those who are any good at their jobs) welcome feedback from junior professionals. They know it can help them transform into better leaders. But providing comments or assessments laterally is a challenging workplace problem. Startup founders, entrepreneurs and other professionals often...
breakfast, productivity, bread, apple, coffee
Nobody actively tries to stop productivity. Despite your best intentions though it can seem impossible to get things done, especially with constant distractions like email notifications and last-minute meetings. But there are things you can do to give yourself an advantage once tomorrow begins. The key is to prepare the night before, taking steps to...
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