I recently visited a local branch of one of my many banks to make a deposit. I ran into a teller which has assisted me for quite some time now, and she happened to be all alone with a long line of people. I asked her where everyone else was and she said, “You would be surprised how everyone here…
Motivation
How to Survive and Pay Yourself on an Entrepreneur Salary
There seems to be a lot of confusion out there on whether or not entrepreneurs get paid anything as they bring their projects to life. Lets take away any venture capital or additional funding acquired and look at this from the lens of a bootstrapped entrepreneur. Bootstrapped doesn’t mean broke, but rather only means that every expenditure and every penny…
Paying Attention to Your Surroundings
As simple as this may sound, it is part of what has made me so successful growing up. The simplest acts are often missed because we are simply too busy to pay attention to anything going around us, especially if it seems like it doesn’t directly impact us. Awareness trumps education in my opinion, and based on my studies in…
What I learned From ‘Retiring’ Early, and Why Entrepreneurs Should Never Retire
When I was 18 years old, I was stuck with this idea that I would retire by 30. I think we all in some way, shape, or form, share a desire to be retired earlier than the average 70 year old person. At the end of the day, what is the point of retiring at an age where you can…
How to Get Over Your FEAR of Quitting your Job to Start Your Own Business
Many continuously claim to have goals focused on transitioning from Corporate America to self employment, but yet very few ever grow the balls to actually do it. You have no idea how many times people tell me they are going to quit their job next year because they are working on their big idea part time, but it hasn’t gained…
5 Things Men Get Wrong About Confidence
One of the biggest topics our friends at The Art of Charm cover is confidence — what it is, how you can get it and how it’s going to make a difference in every aspect of your life. In the course of teaching confidence, we’ve learned that there are a few things most men just don’t understand about the concept….
How Gen Y Can Nail the Dream Job They’ve Always Wanted
In recent news, the economy is showing strong signs of recovery but it seems like the common public seems to remain out of work and still not able to see signs of recovery at home. Unemployment remains higher than expected and everyone blames the government for not creating enough jobs or helping people find jobs. I wonder why people want…