I am about to take the biggest risk I have ever taken as an entrepreneur, and it’s not a financial risk…it’s about you. Over the past two years I have written a great deal about business, personal finance, and Gen-Y, and in doing so I’ve built what I believe is a pretty decent following. I’ve ... Read the rest »
When was the last time you looked at the world through the eyes of a child? The eyes of curiosity that see everything with an innate sense of wonder? The eyes it seems we all used to have. As we grow older everything seems to move at a faster pace, and in the interest of ... Read the rest »
You know that horrible mental state that you get in when you haven’t gone out of your way to spice up life in a while? Call it a slump, a funk, or a rut…I’m in one; it’s not just writers block either, it’s my entire mental state. I feel like I have to do something ... Read the rest »
I have a friend who is a very successful entrepreneur, so successful that at 24 he is the youngest CEO listed in the 2009 Inc 500 (a listing of the 500 fastest growing, privately held companies in the country). He is the person who instilled in me that entrepreneurship isn’t about what you are doing, it’s ... Read the rest »
As children most of us learned about money, and what saving meant via some sort of allowance. We got a certain amount of money per week (most likely for doing chores) and that money was ours to do with what we wanted. When I first started receiving an allowance, I did what any kid in ... Read the rest »
I have a passion for entrepreneurship. There is something grand about the spirit of bucking the curve, going against the norm and taking your employment into your own hands. To go along with my passion, I have a scatterbrain. I get a great idea and I jump in head first, only to realize I’m diving ... Read the rest »
It is a common belief that failure is the opposite of success, you either succeed or you fail, and there isn’t much of an in between. But is this really true? Thomas Edison is credited with creating the filament in light bulbs that made them feasible for average americans to buy (no he did not ... Read the rest »