By Melissa Davidson Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s most recent college graduation commencement speech is just one more example of why she is a successful businesswoman: She’s human. In her UC Berkeley address on May 14, Sandberg didn’t talk about great leaders or how women need to ‘own’ their success. She’s already said all of that. […]
Why WHAT You Do Means Nothing to WHY You Do It
By Jan Pinnington In 1977, a young, athletic, teenage Canadian boy changed the world with his heroic efforts and invincible desire to beat osteogenic sarcoma, a form of aggressive bone cancer that started with a malignant tumor in his right leg. At the age of 18, Terry Fox had his leg amputated six inches above […]
Do You Have the Right Personality for a Direct Sales Position?
By Rivka Slatkin So you’re looking into a Direct Sales/Network Marketing opportunity? You’re not the only one, you know. Especially now, in this new economy, it has been said that Americans are now becoming dual income families. Not that both the husband and wife each work, but that each of them has two jobs! Let […]
4 Doubts You Cannot Have as an Entrepreneur
By Angie Nelson Doubts, as a whole, are healthy as an entrepreneur. They keep you on your toes, and they keep you honest. However, there are some doubts that don’t help in any way. All they do is make you perform less and negatively impact your mood and mindset. Negativity, even in the form of […]
Can You Self-Hate Yourself to Success? Three Tips to Love Yourself and Achieve More
I recently saw an interesting LinkedIn discussion on this very topic. One side asserted that you can motivate yourself to achieve your best by loving yourself more deeply. The other side claimed you need stern, relentless self-criticism to stay on top of your work, get more done, and surge ahead. Pretty sad, in my opinion. […]