Oh, you’re busy? Weird, I thought it was just me. No matter where you are in life at this moment, there is at least one thing that you and I have in common: We want to improve our lives and ourselves. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with us, but as human beings we’re born […]

f you could have any skill of a superhero, which would you choose? The ability to fly or leap across tall buildings in a single bound perhaps? I would choose the power to never need sleep though this is not a flashy choice. This would mean an end to my constant wish for more hours in […]

When you’re starting a business, it is rare that you’ll ever feel sure about your actions. In fact, many times you’ll make a decision feeling absolutely clueless. One of the benefits of entrepreneurship is that while no two companies are the same, many go through similar problems. This is true regardless of the industry or […]

It’s hard to think differently and be able to dream new dreams. We’d all like to be visionary thinkers like Bezos, Buffett, and Branson (the Three B’s of Bold Thinking) and achieve great things. But most of us aren’t bold visionaries. (I’m definitely not.) And that’s OK, because while you and I might never come […]

The most successful people achieve extraordinary things by looking at the world differently than most people. Paula Long would know. Before becoming CEO of data management company DataGravity, she sold her last company, EqualLogic, to Dell for $1.4 billion. Here’s her take on the thought lives of the most successful leaders. 1. They have a […]

Unlike best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki, most people didn’t have a “rich dad” mentor while growing up. For instance, I came from a working-class family, so my exposure to successful business leaders was limited. But looking back, I can identify five groups of people that shaped the businessman I became–family members, friends, TV characters, teachers, and […]