25% of self-made billionaires were fired from established companies early in their careers.They don’t just generate results. They produce breakthroughs. by John Sviokla and Mitch Cohen- for Strategy + Business Magazine Habits of the Producing Mind: As a rule, large organizations do a poor job of distinguishing between high-profile roles that require a top professional

by Chris Winfield-for inc.com’s Big Ideas: For most of us, the idea of “wasting time” for 15 or 20 % of our day seems pretty unrealistic. But that’s precisely what makes you more productive. In the last 18 months, Chris went from working 60-100 hours a week to much less than 40. He became more

from the popular James Altucher Show podcast: Seth tells James that he had to write his new book What To Do When It’s Your Turn because he had no choice. It’s about what’s holding you back, that voice in your head that pushes you to be mediocre or pushes you to hide. “It pushes us

Entrepreneur and author Amy Wilkinson speaks with Inc.com’s Idea-Lab senior editor Maria Aspan about her new book The Creator’s Code and what she learned from interviewing many of today’s most successful entrepreneurs Learn more about the Book and watch this and several other useful and informative videos on this site here  

by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings: “When you’re right in the work, you lose your sense of time, you’re completely enraptured, you’re completely caught up in what you’re doing, and you’re sort of swayed by the possibilities you see in this work. If that becomes too powerful, then you get up, because the excitement is

Edited by Jocelyn K. Glei from 99U -“Insights on making ideas happen’: Jocelyn has tapped 21 leading entrepreneurs and experts to share their best practices for launching a purpose-driven business, refining your product, delighting your customers, inspiring your team—and ultimately—making something that matters. learn more here