I’ve been conducting daily workshops with my college students, exploring how they can think like an entrepreneur. Whether they ever start their own business or not is entirely beside the point. …

What is one customer worth to your company? That’s one of my favorite questions to ask business owners and executives because the answer tells me more than I could ever hope to learn in a month of observation and rigorous study. You’ll get three kinds of answers, though really just…

How do entrepreneurs think differently from the rest of us? More importantly, how can you adopt some of these habits and perspectives to enrich your career and even your personal life? You see, you don’t have to be an entrepreneur — ever — to learn from and benefit from this…

Ever read something that is so powerful it influences much of the rest of your life and even becomes a part of who you are? In 2008, Malcolm Gladwell published Outliers, The Story of Success. It kind of broke me, but in a good way. Gladwell is hands-down the most…

What’s your biggest career flop? I am honestly not sure which of my misadventures is my biggest “failure.” I’ve launched three businesses that I’m proud of, three that grew legs. …

Getting your finances straight isn’t easy but done right, it is very simple. Are you ready to build wealth? If so, you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to do it together, following the advice of people who have done it ahead of us. I don’t mean “no money…

Getting there is good. Bringing others with you? Priceless! Rich. What does that word mean to you? Maybe you think it’s crass. Maybe you prefer words like affluent or wealthy. They’re gentler. Somehow less… in-your-face. Perhaps the word rich makes you resentful, as in the rich: “They are different from…

A CEO is an employee. Why do our public companies pay them like owners? More to the point, why don’t they incentivize the rest of the workforce the same way? — Unless you’re Rip van Winkle just up from a yearslong nap, you’ve probably heard that the United Auto Workers have just started a historic first-ever strike against all of Detroit’s Big 3 automakers at once. And you’ve likely noticed that Hollywood is largely shut down over a combined screen actors…

Imagine only working because you want to, because you find your work emotionally rewarding, or even (dare I say it?) fun. Imagine not having to work because you rely on each paycheck to buy this week’s groceries, rent or mortgage, and all the other necessities of life. Imagine being able…