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Starting a Business

The Case for 14-Hour Workdays — Why New Entrepreneurs Should Embrace the Hustle Before Seeking Work-Life Balance

Wondering how to balance your time as a new entrepreneur? Here's when long workdays can make sense — and when to scale back.

Thought Leaders

Success Demands Sacrifice. What Are You Willing to Give Up?

In the excitement and stress of building a new career or business, it's easy to sacrifice everything for that goal. But you need to be smart and deliberate about what you're sacrificing.

Growing a Business

Before Launching a Business, Ask Yourself These 5 Questions

How to know whether the sacrifice is worth it.

Starting a Business

5 Entrepreneurs On What They Gave Up To Get Their Business Off the Ground

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed" – Michael Jordan

Branding

The 6 Scary Truths About Becoming an Entrepreneur

The haunting, messy reality of running a business is at times painful -- yet it's also exhilarating.

Thought Leaders

Entrepreneurship Is All About Sacrifice. Here's Why It's Worth It.

Why the obstacles now will seem like only a little bit of hardship when you finally break through.

Entrepreneurs

What Can a Startup Learn from a Sportsman?

A good sportsman is better equipped to face real-life complications and the values of sportsmanship can definitely be adapted by budding entrepreneurs in rearing a start-up

Starting a Business

What You'll Give Up When You Start a Small Business

Hint: It's just about everything.

Thought Leaders

The 7 Biggest Lies We Believe About Success

Forget what you think you know about success and begin the hard work of learning the truth about it.

Starting a Business

What Are You Willing to Give Up to Start Your Business?

The harsh personal sacrifices demanded by the creative life litter the biographies of great artists. The startup founder is no different.

Thought Leaders

6 Sacrifices Facing Every Entrepreneur

No one said that starting a business would be easy. But as long as you know going in what you'll need to give up, you'll be able to thrive.

Thought Leaders

5 Sacrifices Every Entrepreneur Must Make

Business is, at its core, a give-and-take process. The more you invest, and the more you're willing to part with, the more you'll reap in rewards in kind.

Thought Leaders

5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Burn Out and Quit

Being a successful entrepreneur is glamorous but the process of succeeding is grueling. Don't underestimate what you are signing on for.

Thought Leaders

Are You An Entrepreneur Or a 'Wantrepreneur?'

These three characteristics separate the entrepreneurs from the rest of the crowd.

Leadership

You Don't Need a Cause to Do What's Right

You can talk the talk and even walk the walk but it takes far more courage and strength to do the right thing in spite of personal risk.