I hate my job: 5 reasons why it’s so hard to quit

This weekend I went out with a couple of friends. They all seem to loathe the organizations that pay them. Some complained, “I don’t trust my manager, he/she is trying to get ride of me” or “The company is run by greedy bastards who didn’t give me the bonus I deserved” or “I cant believe we had another four hour

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GUEST POST: How Horse Riding Helped Me Overcome Fear

The first time I saw a horse, I must have been about 4 years old. My cousin and I had accompanied my grandfather on a walk down to the local school field where a herd of horses were grazing. He asked if we wanted to ride. He’d always told us stories of his horse riding days before cars came along

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4 Things Olympians Can Teach You About Rocking Your Business & Career!

I’m not sure about you, but I LOVE the Olympics! They are a super exciting time for so many reasons. Not only does it revive the ‘dreams can come true’ factor but it also showcases that there is hard work and sacrifice for something you love. It’s also amazing to see athletes and family members come together, bond and celebrate

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5 Business Lessons from failing Kilimanjaro!

Last month I started 2014 with a bang and conquered Kilimanjaro. I did not reach the highest summit, but I did have an awesome experience! Although last year was pretty exciting (check out my review), I had a lot of downs in my personal life. In order to challenge myself and take my business and life to the next level,

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5 Strategies for Coping with a Quarter-Life Crisis

Have you had the heavy head on the pillow constantly wondering if this is all there is to life? Is there anything better than this? Thinking back at how awesome college or being a kid was? Wondering if things would be different if you had studied something else? Did more? You’re thinking ‘damn, life is not turning out as I

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Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day!

Every year, for the past decade, I have done this ritual of sending a yearly message reflecting on my learning’s of 2014. This year I am sending this a couple of weeks late as I have just spent the past month in Africa, conquering Kilimanjaro. This year was nothing less than a rollercoaster, not only did I move between three

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Social Proof: Your Secret Weapon to Market Domination

Ryan T. Howell, Ph.D. explains the psychology behind emotional associations during the buying process on his article on Psychology Today. He says that brand associations grow out of consumer experiences with a brand and that those experiences with a brand are linked to our memory in an unconscious way. When we as consumers recall a brand, not only are the

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Virtual Assistants: Your key to more hours in a day!

Outsourcing has been big business for about a decade now, yet most small businesses don’t take advantage of it yet. In The 4-hour Work Week, the author speaks about how outsourcing your mundane and repetitive tasks to a virtual assistant can save you time and money, and free up quality time for your to pursue your other interests and other

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Self-Improvement: 3 Essential Reasons to Invest in Yourself!

My grandfather ingrained this self-improvement lesson into my father and his siblings which in turn he ingrained in me – a small business tip I wish to impart to you. He said: “I can leave you with property… it can be lost” “I can leave you with money… it can be spent” “I can leave you with education… it will

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What 16 successful female entrepreneurs REFUSE to do in 2014

As much as positive and measurable goal setting is an integral part of personal and business success, so too is deciding what not to do along the road to happiness and prosperity. We’ve rounded up sixteen inspirational women from a variety of entrepreneurial backgrounds to give us their personal, professional and wise insights into what they refuse to do in

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