Explaining What Your Company Does? Keep it Simple.
Abianne Falla and JennaDee Detro are sisters, and their family has a ranch west of Houston. Like many places in Texas, the land had become dotted with yaupon, a little holly shrub that cattle ranchers treat as a weed. But the sisters looked into the greenery’s history and discovered that it’s the only naturally caffeinated […]
How To Say No And Still Get Ahead (Without Guilt)
I hate saying no. Just the thought of having to say no triggers this all to familiar three-phase process: PHASE 1: I get a pit in my stomach. PHASE 2: My inner critic appears with a series of thoughts that go something like this: “If I say no, they’ll never hire me again; they won’t […]
An MIT Lesson In Failure Helps Deliver Fresh Milk To Millions In India
Grama’s team built a machine using old car parts that can heat water without electricity. Think of the possibilities in rural parts of the developing world: Medical clinics could sterilize devices, people could clean clothes with warm water, or they could just take a hot shower, all without being connected to a grid. Revolutionary, right? Grama […]
From CNN Anchor To Entrepreneur
After an amazing fourteen years at CNN and magnificent personal and professional life experiences, it was time to reinvent myself. I was at the top of my game, but I had flat-lined.There was no more growth. I needed inspiration. I needed to regain a sense of control. I joined CNN at 25. I was 40. […]
How To Get Good At Coping With Failure
Of all the people I’ve talked to over the years about starting their own business, the fear of failure is the number one thing that keeps many people from doing what they really want to do. Yet, even the best entrepreneurs out there have failed at least once, and those that don’t even try will […]
Adedoyin Jaiyesimi: People Tend To Trivialise The Writing Process
Adedoyin Jaiyesimi writes and edits books, manages blogs and creates content for websites. Through her coaching and training platform, The Sparkle Writers Hub, she is helping other writers achieve their writing dreams. So far, some of her trainees have moved on to start successful blogs while others have been able to gain access to platforms to […]
Fuel Your Business By Answering These Two Questions
Think niche! That’s actually a scary thing for entrepreneurs. You are starting a brand new business, and you don’t want to say no to anyone. You want — and need — to make sales. Naturally, the idea of targeting a very specific market, thereby excluding others, is scary. I get it. When I started out, I positioned myself […]
10 Uncomfortable Deeds That Will Make You More Successful
T.S. Eliot was clearly onto something when he asked, “If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” The very act of stepping outside of your comfort zone is critical to your success and well-being. Our brains are wired such that it’s difficult to take action until we feel […]
Arianna Huffington Will Leave The Huffington Post To Build Health And Wellness Site
Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington announced Thursday she will step down from the company she co-founded 11 years ago to build Thrive Global, a new lifestyle, health and wellness site. Huffington launched her namesake site in 2005, following the re-election of George W. Bush and as the war raged in Iraq. What began as a left-leaning […]
India’s All-Female Paper Goes Digital To Make Gender Taboos Old News
n the first day of her new job, Meera* came home after dark, and the elders of her household scolded her. “What kind of job is this that means you have to stay out so late?” they shouted. “You can’t do this work – tell them you won’t be coming back tomorrow. What will […]
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