Are You Holding Onto Relationships That Are Holding You Back?

Are You Holding Onto Relationships That Are Holding You Back?

Think of someone you love spending time with. Someone whose infectious enthusiasm for life has a way of reframing your challenges and boosting your confidence to rise above them. Someone you can count on to embolden your thinking—to back yourself more and doubt...
3 Lessons for Chasing Your Biggest Goals

3 Lessons for Chasing Your Biggest Goals

It was a Wednesday night. On Oct. 2 of this year, I learned the fate of the biggest, scariest goal I had ever set. Ever. I’ve always been a goal-setter. I set weight-related goals and running mileage goals and spin class goals. I’ve set book-reading goals. I’ve set...
11 Tips for Letting Go of Past Failures and Embracing the Future

11 Tips for Letting Go of Past Failures and Embracing the Future

Failure is a part of life. It’s inescapable, but failure is only a loss if you don’t learn anything from it. Most entrepreneurs have fallen in their lives—some more severely than others. However, those who make it to the pinnacle only do so by dusting themselves off...
What Basketball Can Teach Us About Responsibility

What Basketball Can Teach Us About Responsibility

During the years when professional basketball was just beginning to become popular, Bill Russell, who played center for the Boston Celtics, was one of the greatest players in the professional leagues. He was especially known for his rebounding and defensive skills,...
6 Books That Will Help You Focus on Your Personal Growth

6 Books That Will Help You Focus on Your Personal Growth

1. You Can Have It All Just Not at the Same Damn Time By Romi Neustadt Too many people confuse having it all with doing it all, Romi Neustadt writes.  “We can’t be all things to all people, live a life of Shoulds, have a never-ending to-do list, accomplish...
Patience Is a Superpower

Patience Is a Superpower

When three large men lifted me off the ground and tried to shove me into a Land Rover, it was time to kill my business. I had started a social enterprise in Zambia six months earlier with a simple mission of bringing solar lighting to the half a billion Africans...