August is full of mixed messages. Go into any store at the moment and you’ll see beach balls, swimsuits, and coolers competing for shelf space with notebooks, backpacks, and back-to-school supplies. August […]
Entrepreneurship
Have You Found Unexpected Opportunities During the Pandemic?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jacquette M. Timmons. Whew! 2020 has been quite the year, eh? I live in New York City, and we’ve been in quarantine since March. These […]
What My Shoulder Injury Taught Me About Solving Business Problems
“Is it the pushups? It has to be the pushups.” If you’d been inside my head a few days ago, that’s the conversation you would have heard. See, for the past couple […]
How Can Feedback Help You Make Better Quality Decisions?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jacquette M. Timmons. On December 5, 2019, I was in the iHeart studio recording a special show about overspending during the holiday season with The […]
25 Lessons in Business (After 25 Years)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lisa Robbin Young. ’Tis the season for annual reviews and reflections on the last decade. The beginning of the year for me, however, always […]
4 Reasons Why Coworking Is on the Rise
In case you’ve been living under a rock, WeWork, once touted as one of the world’s most valuable startups, is in trouble. From a spectacularly bungled IPO to the ouster of its […]
How to Become an Entrepreneur When You Start as a Freelancer
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Chris O’Byrne. I officially started my “career” as a freelancer in 2009. I wanted to escape the 9-to-5, having worked as a chemical engineer […]
Is the Gig Economy the Best Future of Work?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Breanne Dyck. I’ve seen a lot of articles popping up lately talking about the “future of work.” The exact details vary, of course, but the general […]
Should You Get a Job When You Have a Great Business?
One of my friends who has a great business is looking for a job. For many people, “having a great business” and “looking for a job” are incompatible. If you had a […]
Are Massive Action and Hustle Ruining Your Creative Business?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lisa Robbin Young. Multi-talented performing artist Will Smith once famously said that he isn’t afraid to die on a treadmill. He went on to say […]
When Money Is Tight, Are You Blaming It on Cashflow?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jacquette M. Timmons. Every business, from the start-up to the “mom-n-pop,” and from the small service and/or product-based business to the multi-national company, eventually encounters […]
The Quarterly Review: 9 Questions to Help You Stay the Course and Adjust with Confidence
When it comes to business, planning is an ongoing and continued process. Wouldn’t it be great if planning and goal-setting were a one-and-done deal? If only we could plan every step just […]
How to Refresh Your Branding When Your Work Evolves
Get more tips on keeping your business – and brand – fresh with Charlie Gilkey’s award-winning book Start Finishing. Order yours today! Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Shahrzad Arasteh. How […]
Now Is the Time for Spring Cleaning Your Business
For more tips and strategies to help you be your productive best, pick up a copy of Charlie’s book Start Finishing, winner of the 2020 Productivity Book of the Year. Available on […]
How to Ease the Emotional Labor of Being a Creative Entrepreneur
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lisa Robbin Young. Before I sat down to write this post, my home was spotless. I cleaned every dish, washed every article of clothing, swept […]
The 5 Mortal Sins of Entrepreneurship
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. It has been updated from the original published version to include links to the Momentum app. I’ve spent more than half of […]
7 Ways to Start Writing to Improve Your Productivity
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Nancy Seibel. Even with the clearest of goals and intentions, I find that it’s all too easy to get distracted and end up accomplishing very […]
Why You Should Write a Book (or Booklet) to Build Your Brand and Your Business
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Chris O’Byrne. Building a personal brand is one of the best ways to build your business. Most people think that building a brand is […]