Stop trying to make money from your passion.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before… You’re so good at ______________! You really should start a business! We all have. Because we’re all brilliant, talented, passionate people. It’s a terrible reason to start a business. How about this one? I really love to _____________. I’m going to sell it! I think at this point, [...]
what is the future of work? interview with Dr. Susan Bernstein
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 What is the future of work? If the Creative Class is not a lie, if the jobs really aren’t coming back, what does it mean to be “employed” now? 5 years from now? 15 years from now? That’s [...]
the many sides of balance, or not tipping the scales isn’t about equal weight
Your definition of balance is overrated. Okay, I don’t know for sure that your definition is overrated. But if it has anything to do with weighing out equal quantities of gold while a Lady Justice-esque woman looks on unknowingly, it is. We have been programmed for strive for balance: family/work balance, give/take balance, eat your [...]
what is easy is invaluable
My own business breakthrough came not in realizing that my success could be easy, but in accepting that what comes easily to me has great financial value. How do you leverage what comes easily to you to create monetary gains for your business? Tell me in the comments. Tweet
