Meditations — authored by the legendary emperor Marcus Aurelius — consists of just under 200 pages of his most personal thoughts and life philosophies. Despite its rather short length, the book took me nearly a month to read, but not for reasons you may think… …
Never Admire Your Punch
I loved going to my best friend’s house as a kid mostly because there were few rules over there. I also enjoyed it because we were able to hang out with his older brothers, who I looked up to. And they frequently had older girls …
The 5 Avoidable Mistakes New Entrepreneurs Make
Regretfully, we are inherently afraid of making mistakes, too sensitive to the slightest judgement, or we don’t heed the lessons each mistake teaches us. Personally, I was shit-scared of making mistakes when I first began as an entrepreneur. I thought that I had to do …
The Advantages of Being Disadvantaged
Richard Branson is one of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs, not because he is successful or worth about $5 billion, but because he is tenacious and has, unlike most, a no-quit attitude. When a person demonstrates consistent perseverance, imagination and courage, even in the face of …
From Poor and Hungry to a Legendary Philanthropist and Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship comes with tremendous challenge and massive pay off for those who succeed in overcoming hurdles. At the end of the day success or failure comes down to your degree of perseverance. For the greatest of entrepreneurs, those who manage to change the world with …
Elon Musk’s Recipe for Entrepreneurial Success
Iron Man? No, More Like Innovation Man The stories that have risen around him have grown to almost epic proportions, especially over the past few years as his triumphs and big ideas have continued to fill the popular press. The names of his projects and …
6 Lessons for Entrepreneurs Courtesy Game of Thrones
What Game of Thrones Can Teach Us As Entrepreneurs Like millions of others, I was glued to my seat during the season finale of Game of Thrones. While I don’t want to ruin the suspense and surprise for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet (I’ll …
Richard Branson - You Need to be Bold to make Billions
Bold Risks Breed Great Entrepreneurs One of the most recognizable (aside from wildly successful) entrepreneurs of the past century probably needs no introduction, as his larger-than-life personality has led him to multiple feature articles and television interviews over his ambitious rise to fame and entrepreneurial …