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Posted in Business Inspiration, Life of Meaning on Mar 9th, 2010
Watch this video of Aimee Mullins from the Ted Med Conference and see for yourself. (It might be long, but it’s worth watching.)
Many successful entrepreneurs have shifted their thinking from seeing problems as hurdles they must clear to seeing them as opportunities. Ask yourself:
Are you utilizing your “X Factor”: the potential of the human will?
How [...]
Posted in Business Inspiration, Entrepreneurship & Business, Starting a Business on Oct 21st, 2009
In light of the most recent Children’s Business Fair, my awareness for other, much larger ways for children and adolescents to get involved with entrepreneurship has increased tremendously. There are so many good programs out there that engage young, budding entrepreneurs to take control and make their dreams come true.
I came across this NYTimes.com article [...]
Posted in Business Inspiration, News on Jun 23rd, 2009
As protests continue in Iran, the news is filled with stories of innovators rising to meet the challenges created by the media crackdowns. They’ve used Twitter to confound censors, engineered ways around blocked websites, and found ways to increase internet access. With 70% of Iran’s population under the age of 30, and a very tech-savvy [...]