It’s ok to be scared sometimes Created by the author — Original image from Pexels I purposely didn’t use the word “overcome” in the title. I’m not going to sell you slogans to magically rid yourself of the fear of failure. It’s far easier to tell someone else to “just do it” than to live
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How to tackle the biases against women in business Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia Commons “He told us he really believed in our product… but it’s a no. He said I just don’t think women will buy make up from someone with your body and weight.” — Jamie Kern Lima This investor was
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Lessons from an undercover nerd Created by the author — Image from Wikimedia commons I’ve accidentally lied in every writing interview I’ve ever given. “Did you write from a young age? Was it something you’ve always enjoyed?” “No, I tried a WordPress blog a few years ago but no one read it!” The truth is
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David Baszucki’s Roblox is changing the online world Created by the author — original from Flickr (creative commons) David “The Builderman” Baszucki might have been considered delusional in college in the 1980s. Back then the thought of a platform where average people could build and run their own experiments online was unthinkable. Yet David wasn’t
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Why recordings of your voice sound so different, and what you can do if you cringe when you hear yourself Image credit: golfcphoto The sound of my own voice has been a source of insecurity for my whole adult life. Then one day, I decided to do something about it. I am a native English
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What a Hollywood screenwriter taught Bruce Lee Image created by the author — original from Pixabay A Hollywood biographer was in his garden drinking fruit juice and discussing the great life questions with a big-time screenwriter and Bruce Lee. You’re probably thinking the martial arts legend was the one with all the answers but he
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Expanding the Eisenhower Matrix Created by the author — original image from Nara “Dad! I got to talk to you… I’m scared Dad” It’s Christmas Eve and Walter is delivering a big presentation to his board of directors. You can see the jitters in his face, he knows his head is on the chopping block if
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Meet the Pod Father, John Lee Dumas Created by the author — original image Wikitia Everyone and their grandma want to start a podcast these days and there are few better role models than John Lee Dumas. He quit his job in 2012 to create Entrepreneurs On Fire when the podcast audience was a tiny fraction of
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A guide for non-conspiracy theorists Created by the author — original image from Unsplash “Erm, no you’re not. Don’t be stupid.” That was the identical reaction I got from two people I trust when I told them about my plan to buy bitcoin. One is an accountant and the other works for a hedge fund.
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The lessons I learned the hard way Created by the author “Don’t listen to the Amardeep of the past, he was an idiot.” A friend of mine recently asked me for advice and broke down her plan in detail. I threw lots of objections her way and suggested things she could do instead. Then she
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