StartABiz Staff
By Bill Murphy Jr.
How do you define success?
For some people, it's achieving a level of respect and accomplishment. Others benchmark their personal relationships. Of course, we all know some people who judge it only by the size of their bank accounts.
Regardless, there are certain behaviors and habits that you'll find the most successful people have in common. Even more important,...
By Christina DesMarais
The most successful people I know share some common traits. They're confident, hard-working, astute with money, and health conscious. They also stick to certain routines proved over time to work. Check out these quotes from 24 successful executives who credit simple daily habits for helping them get ahead in business and life.
1. Get a head-start at home.
"The most effective thing that I've learned over the years...
By Norm Brodsky
I'm getting worried about the effect the unicorn phenomenon in Silicon Valley is having on entrepreneurs around the country. I keep running into young people who have everything they need to launch a successful business but are blowing the opportunity by following the example of companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and Snapchat. They believe that, like those celebrated companies,...
By Kelli Richards
More than 40 percent of Americans look at people who are self-disciplined enough to entirely avoid indulging in bad habits as exemplary citizens. This makes sense: Good habits lead to successful results--which is why you hear so much talk about habits in the entrepreneurial world.
As an entrepreneur, you invariably want success, but you can also benefit greatly from...
More and more people are telecommuting, as the benefits of remote work are being seen by companies and employees alike. If your home is where your office is, you need to create an environment that will be productive, inspiring, and comfortable. The perfect home office marries together design ideas carried through rest of the home with those from the...
Boo-boom.
Boo-boom.
My heart was racing. Not out of joy and excitement, but out of fear.
A few weeks earlier I had traveled to the Himalayas, India to become a yoga teacher. After one month of intense studies, yogic diet, early morning meditations, chanting and many hours of working my ass off on the mat, I had graduated as a yoga teacher.
I...
What books should entrepreneurs read? originally appeared on Quora--the knowledge-sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.
Answer by James Altucher, entrepreneur, angel investor, and best-selling author, on Quora:
I'm going to be very direct. I've started many companies. I've invested in many more. Some have failed. Some have succeeded beyond anything I could have hoped...
It’s not easy getting work done in outer space. Astronauts have to rotate between dozens of complex projects vying for their attention. If they mess up, an experiment years in the making could be ruined. Worse, people could die.
“The time spent in space is precious and the work you do is critical,” says astronaut Scott Parazynski, a veteran of...
It would really be nice to have your own home office where you can work at home. There are people who have home based jobs which mean that they spend their time working at home, thus, they would need a working area. Others work in offices but still need their own space in the house where they can work...
By Jessica Stillman
Stress is bad, right?
Actually, no. Despite all the dire warnings you've heard, not all stress is bad for your health or your productivity. In fact, a little stress can boost performance. And science shows that how you think about stress has a huge impact on how it affects you.
Stress, then, is sort of like a powerful drug--it's all about...