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First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge
First-principles thinking is one of the best ways to reverse-engineer complicated problems and unleash creative possibility. Sometimes called “reasoning from first principles,” the idea is to break down complicated problems into basic elements and then reassemble them...
20 Reasons You Should Start Your Own Business
Becoming an entrepreneur easier than ever before—technology is shrinking the world, opening markets, and making it possible for many people to strike out on their own in the field of their dreams. Yet, many who feel the tug of inspiration are afraid to take the leap....
30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business
Are you toying with an idea for a business? A lot of people think about starting a business, but for whatever reason the idea never becomes a reality. If you’re an entrepreneur who is on the fence about starting a business, we have the encouragement you need to take...
50 Reasons to Start Your Own Business
Some people are destined to be entrepreneurs. From the time they get through school, or maybe even before that, they’re hungry to start a business and lead it to success, and they’ll stop at nothing to make that dream a reality. For others, starting a business is a...
Do You Really Want to Be a Business Owner?
Here are the pros and cons of starting a business according to one business owner who has five companies
The Science Behind Intuition
Almost every Radical Remission cancer survivor I’ve studied used their intuition to help make decisions related to their healing process. Research on intuition and following your ‘gut’ instinct may explain why. Scientists have discovered that humans appear to have...
Is it true that creativity resides in the right hemisphere of the brain?
Ned Herrmann is an educator and consultant, who has spent two decades developing models of brain activity and its relationship to the creative process. Herrmann headed management education at General Electric and founded the Ned Herrmann Group in 1980. Here is his...
Intuition May Reveal Where Expertise Resides in the Brain
Sometimes a solution just appears out of nowhere. You bring your multipage spreadsheet to the finance department, and within seconds the accountant tells you something isn't quite right without being able to say what. You're perched on a narrow ledge halfway up Half...
Triple Play: 3 things to consider when deciding whether to litigate
3 things to consider when deciding whether to litigate
21 signs you’re a narcissist
You're more likely to find a narcissist in the C-suite than on the street, research suggests. That's because the traits that make narcissists so difficult to hang out with or date — including a constant need for validation, a willingness to control people, and a...