StartupHeidi Zak Yes, You Can Have a Thriving Startup Career With Young Children. Here's HowHere's what I tell all my friends who are parents and considering working at a startup.
How I Got StartedCathy Huyghe 9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a StartupWe're all seduced, to some extent, by the life of an entrepreneur. But do you have what it takes to go beyond the romance of it? Here are 9 questions to kick the tires on your answer.
StartupQuora How I Went From Being a Hacker to Starting a BusinessI get a lot of my excitement and satisfaction from being challenged with hard problems.
Work-Life BalanceJessica Stillman For 95 Percent of Human History, People Worked 15 Hours a Week. Could We Do It Again?An anthropologist explains the roots of our workaholism and offers a vision of a more leisurely future.
Startup LifeRaj Jana The Ultimate Teacher in Business Isn't What You ThinkHere are three ways getting uncomfortable will improve your workplace performance and increase your personal growth.
LeadJessica Stillman Brene Brown: You Can't Change Your Life Long Term Without Loving Yourself First The world-renowned therapist reminds strivers that self love comes before success, not the other way around.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman 3 Billionaires' Best Advice for Getting Over Your Fear of Failure Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Sara Blakely on how you can dare to chase your wildest dreams.
ProductivityJessica Stillman The Ancient Greeks Had a Word for the Specific Kind of Bad You're Feeling Right NowListless and unable to motivate yourself to get your work and other things done? That's 'acedia.'
Best-Kept Travel SecretsJessica Stillman Travel Is Going to Look a Lot Different After the Pandemic and You're Going to Love It Industry insiders predict a future filled with less soul-crushing business travel and easier airport experiences.
CreativityJessica Stillman The Most Unexpected Way to Boost Your Immune System and Overall Health: Keep a JournalYou can write your way to better health (and more business success).
Work-Life BalanceJessica Stillman 3 Things That Will Make You Happier Than Money, According to Research Science shows that, after a point, things other than chasing conventional 'success' for your business will make you happier.
Work-Life BalanceMartin Zwilling 6 Entrepreneur Motivations That Will Lead You to FulfillmentThe drivers that most people think of for starting a new business often don't lead to satisfaction. Try these for better results.
ProductivityJessica Stillman This Is the Best Schedule for Working Parents When Schools Are Closed, According to a Time Management Expert It's not a perfect solution, but it should get you 30 hours of concentrated work a week.
Startup LifeYoung Entrepreneur Council Feeling Unfulfilled? Try These 7 Things to Find Better PurposeOpt for gradual change and seek to align daily tasks with long-term goals.
Startup LifeHillel Fuld How to Capitalize on More Family Time to Advance Your Business It turns out that more time at home with family can actually be beneficial to the growth of your company.
Hot SpotsJessica Stillman 7 Countries That Will Let You Work Remotely If You Want to Escape the U.S. If you can work from anywhere, why not work from a tropical island?
LeadJessica Stillman The Pandemic May Be Changing Your Personality, Psychologists SayAnd not necessarily in bad ways.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman New Study: Go Ahead and Eat That Cake or Binge Watch That Show Enjoying life's momentary pleasures helps rather than hinders long-term achievement, new research finds.
Startup LifeCarmine Gallo Why Your Mindset Around Failure Can Make or Break Your SuccessThe words you use can plant the seeds of resilience.
Female FoundersMarcel Schwantes How Women Entrepreneurs Can Pitch Their Ideas With Great SuccessPitching an idea for a new venture is much more challenging if you're a woman.
LeadJessica Stillman How to Develop an Abundance MindsetOne study shows you can raise your IQ by 13 points by having an 'abundance mindset.' Here's how to get one.
Startup LifeHoward Tullman It's a Great Time to Start a Business--in an OfficeWorking from home isn't going to work if you are starting a business. You need to start a culture first--and that's where the office comes in.
ProductivityJessica Stillman How to Get the Most Out of Online Learning: 5 Research-Backed Tips Thinking of boosting your skills with an online class? Here's how to achieve maximum impact for your effort.
LeadJessica Stillman Use the Magic 5:1 Ratio to Improve All Your Relationships All happy partnerships (both professional and romantic) follow this simple but powerful ratio.
ProductivityJessica Stillman Can't Find a Mentor? Try This Instead How to get guidance if you don't have someone to help.
Work-Life BalanceMarcel Schwantes How Much Sleep Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffet Get Each NightThink sleep is important to success? A new study uncovers the sleep routines of 50 famous people.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman You Don't Have to Starve Yourself for Days Like Jack Dorsey to Get the Benefits of Fasting A leading researcher in the field explains a simple but effective way to experiment with intermittent fasting.
ProductivityJessica Stillman The 1 Motivation Secret That Works for EveryoneThis is the one motivation secret to rule them all.
Startup LifeMartin Zwilling How to Know If You're the Right Person to Pursue Your Business IdeaAs an adviser to entrepreneurs, one of the most common requests I get is for an evaluation of their next startup idea.
ProductivityJessica Stillman How to Stay Productive (and Sane) If Your Kids Have Nothing to Do This Summer It's a huge issue, especially when work is consuming most of your time. Here's help for guiding kids to craft their own personalized, productive routine.
Startup LifeSophia Ononye-Onyia Behind the Achievements and Accolades: A Nigerian American Female Entrepreneur Fights a Private BattleOutdated social norms make it hard for women seeking to forge their own paths in the business world.
LeadErik Severinghaus 3 Critical Principles All Mentors Should ConsiderMentors can do more harm than good by feeding into the 'do more faster' stereotype. This code of ethics will help you offer good, actionable advice.
FocusJessica Stillman Neuroscientist: Covid Brain Is a Real Thing. Here's How to Deal With It Feeling mentally fuzzy? A scientist explains the mechanics of why you're struggling to think straight during the pandemic.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Bill Gates's Favorite Author Explains Why It's So Hard to Persuade People to Wear Masks Harvard's Steven Pinker breaks down why so many entrepreneurs are fighting with customers over masks.
Art of Doing Vacations WellJessica Stillman Now Seems Like a Bad Time for a Vacation. Here's Why You Need to Take One AnywayThis productivity expert argues it's even more important to take a vacation (or staycation) in crazy times.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Dreaming of Relocating? These 7 Cities Will Pay You to Move There If you're in search of more room, a lower cost of living, or even some quick cash for a new startup, these cities would like to make you an offer.
WellnessJessica Stillman 7 Ways to Make Your Staycation Feel Like a Real VacationGetting away is hard this year. But you still need to truly unwind.
Startup LifeCarol Sankar Common Fears That Any Successful Entrepreneur Must OvercomeFor every profitable enterprise, a founder has had to make courageous decisions, as well as stick to an unyielding conviction that his startup will succeed.
TechnologyJessica Stillman If You Want to Be Taken Seriously, Ditch Your Zoom Background, New Study ShowsA new survey finds people have surprisingly strong opinions about video call backgrounds.
Business BooksJessica Stillman 8 New Books That Just Might Change Your Life Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos swear books changed the trajectory of their careers. Could one of these titles do the same for you?
Startup LifeJessica Stillman How to Learn to Be Optimistic Again Struggling to stay positive amid personal and business crises? Decades of psychology research show you can learn to be more optimistic.
Startup LifeMinda Zetlin How Good Is Your Work From Home Setup? Take This 5-Minute TestThis online test from Herman Miller may inspire you to alter your workspace.
Mental Health and Wellness Resource CenterYoung Entrepreneur Council How to Practice Positive Self-Talk to Boost Your Self-EsteemDevelop empowering beliefs about yourself by focusing on the bright side.
Work-Life BalanceMartin Zwilling How to Anticipate and Respond to New Venture RealitiesRaising money will be difficult, as will staving off competitors and handling that occasional toxic customer.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman New Study: Your Brain Wants You to Get Out and Explore More A new study finds a link between more exploration today and more happiness tomorrow. It's a lesson that can help your business, too.
Startup LifeErik Severinghaus Young Entrepreneurs: It's OK to Delay Your Dreams of Starting a Business for NowBy expanding your life experiences and uncovering new inefficiencies, new entrepreneurs have an opportunity to broaden their imagination.
Startup LifeHeather R. Morgan 5 Life and Business Lessons Every 20-Something Should KnowWhether you're seeking professional success, or just happiness and a sense of purpose, follow this advice to make the most out of your 20s (and beyond).
Inc. 5000Thomas Koulopoulos How to Make Smart Decisions When the Data Just Isn't ThereWe've fallen in love with data-driven decision making, but when there's no data, entrepreneurs still need to decide. Here's how.
Startup LifeYoung Entrepreneur Council 6 Ways to Stop Feeling Like a Fraud at WorkFeeling like you're not good enough can leave you struggling with your job and halt your career growth.
Startup LifeMartin Zwilling Why Now Is the Time to Have a Second Career as an EntrepreneurA popular myth is that startups are only for the young. In fact, most new entrepreneurs are between 45 and 64, and success rates move up with age.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Short Circuit Panic With This Simple Breathing Exercise A Brown University psychiatrist offers a simple exercise to halt panic in its tracks.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Study of 20,000 Coin Tosses Shows You Should Take More Chances in LifeGo ahead and launch that new venture or boldly take your company in a different direction. New research suggests you won't regret it.
Startup LifeYoung Entrepreneur Council How to Work Through Fear as an EntrepreneurWhile it's normal to be fearful, there are ways to work through it so you're not held back in your success.
Startup LifeYoung Entrepreneur Council Keys to Success: Affirmations, Visualization, and ActionHarness the power of your subconscious mind through meditation, affirmations, visualization, breathing, and more.
Startup LifeMinda Zetlin 3 Phrases That Will Help You Feel Less Anxious About the FuturePsychotherapist Hilary Jacobs Hendel offers some smart advice for calming your own thoughts.
