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Thought Leaders

Stop These 8 Negative Mindsets That Make Entrepreneurs Miserable

Taking joy in the journey is an inside job. To find what gives you an edge, take time to re-evaluate, fine-tune and reset.

Growing a Business

8 Behavioral Traits You Can Take to the Bank

The steadiness of a person's character is what determines if they succeed in the inherently unpredictable process we call 'life.'

Leadership

How to Stay Focused When You Feel Like Giving Up

Sometimes it's the hardest thing in the world but it's always easier than you think. Head off defeat at the pass.

Thought Leaders

3 Things That Will Always Rob You of Reaching Your Full Potential

If you limit your vision, associate with toxic people and give up the fight, you'll never achieve your dreams.

Thought Leaders

This Combat Veteran Combined Woodworking Skills and Perseverance to Create a Patriotic Art Company

Brian Steorts is the owner of a veteran-run business called Flags of Valor. Here, he shares how working with "America's best" is an entrepreneurial privilege.

Growing a Business

Want to Become an Overnight Success? You've Got Years of Work Ahead of You.

When it comes to business, what's often left out of the story -- with a handful of exceptions -- is that the overnight success was decades in the making.

Fundraising

Habits Won't Make You Successful

Daily habits won't help you succeed at anything, except maybe becoming a robot.

Career

I Wanted to Visit San Francisco on Someone Else's Dime. I Ended Up With the Perfect Job.

Here's what I learned from interviewing for a job I didn't really want -- but I got the gig, and it launched my career.

Thought Leaders

Good Times, Bad Times, You Know I've Had My Share. Learn From Your Highs and Lows.

Things just aren't always in perfect synch all of the time, which is why you have to enjoy the good moments when you can.

Business News

Stay on the Bus: The Proven Path to Doing Unique Work

Revision makes the difference.

Thought Leaders

Why Rising From the Ashes Is Vital for Disruption, Innovation

Good (almost) always follows bad.

Thought Leaders

How the Property Brothers Built Up a Real-Estate and Entertainment Empire One Brick at a Time

Drew and Jonathan Scott didn't just get lucky landing their high-profile gig on HGTV -- they worked their tails off for it. The actors / real-estate moguls share their success secrets with Kelsey Humphreys on "The Pursuit."

Franchise

Owner of This Georgia Fried Chicken Joint Came Out a Winner After Corporate Bankruptcy

By staying true to herself, Vickey Shelton kept the doors of her Mrs. Winner's Chicken and Biscuit restaurant open through tough financial times for the company.

Thought Leaders

Is Successful Entrepreneurship Nature or Nurture? It's Both. But Not Really.

The bottom line is that it doesn't matter whether genes can increase your chances of being successful. With effort, anyone can be.