Doing your best work isn’t easy. No way around it. Sometimes, coming up with a good idea feels a bit like pushing a giant boulder uphill. It. Just. Won’t. Move. If we’re being real, creation can be downright painful sometimes. But nothing numbs the pain of doing your best work like a little shot of…
June 25, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We live in strange times. It’s hard to forecast what the next day will look like, let alone the next quarter. As business owners, we like to think we thrive in uncertainty, but for most of us, the opposite is true.…
I always thought that elite performers in the top 1 percent of their fields were able to accomplish so much more than the rest of us because they had some sort of X-factor that allowed them to work harder, longer and better than the rest of us. Then it occurred to me — maybe it’s…
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It’s a miracle that I’ve ventured into entrepreneurship. My 9-year-old self would have never seen it coming. You have to understand, I was the kid who was never able to sell any of that “World’s Best Chocolate.” I was the only Cub Scout who didn’t get the badge for sales of the holiday popcorn tins.…
June 22, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With an estimated 100 million new businesses launched globally each year, the chances of coming up with an entirely unique business idea literally become slimmer by the second. However, even if a similar product or service, you can still offer a…
Do you really have more freedom as an entrepreneur than as an employee? The answer: Yes and no. The primary complaint with the typical 9 to 5 schedule is that it simply leaves you too freaking tired to do anything personally fulfilling after work. From the moment you wake up, to the moment you go…
Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! June 20, 2020 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Alya Alghamdi, an international track-and-field athlete, and Kevin Dilworth, a four-time national champion long jumper and track coach, discuss what it takes for people to build a…
Remember that ridiculously cheery, borderline creepy scene from Mary Poppins where the children (rightfully so) complain about having to clean up their room? (If you weren’t forced to watch that movie in kindergarten like every other normal child on earth, the entire song the ensues revolves around a “spoonful of sugar.”) I was never a…
June 19, 2020 11 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Needless to say, it’s been a roller coaster ride for business owners over the past couple of months understanding how to navigate the CARES Act, but there are now signs the ride may be coming to an end. On Wednesday of…