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Smart Hustlers are constantly on the go and often invest most of their time and energy in their work. Use these pieces of tips and advice to help maintain a healthy work / life balance.

By Ramon RayLifestyle

A Hustler’s Mentality From Gary Vaynerchuk: What You Need To Know

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]The road to success for every small business entrepreneur is littered with challenges and roadblocks, which if not handled with the right mental 'grit' can lead to failure. What inspires us most, is the wisdom we gather from those who have already traveled down that road and managed their way around...

By Brittany DowLifestyle, Your Smart Hustleshark tank

Entrepreneurs Find Success Without the “Shark Tank”

From the Shark Tank to the Trenches: Never Take ‘No’ for an Answer The life of an entrepreneur is full of ups and downs. Not only do you have to fully embrace regular challenges and ambiguity—you must possess unrelenting persistence, belief and focus. And that’s just for the day-to-day operations. However even with all its challenges, entrepreneurship...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Operationsproductivity

4 Reasons Office Design Is Important for Productivity

4 Reasons Office Design Is Important for Productivity As a small business entrepreneur we have a number of things to always be thinking of, such as marketing, hiring and finances. One slightly overlooked area, which is also very important to consider, is how our offices (home or otherwise) are designed. Afterall, it's where we spend a good...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlestartup

ArborBridge Co-founders Share Three Things To Do When Your Market Is Dominated By Giants

ArborBridge Co-founders Share Three Things To Do When Your Market Is Dominated By Giants It can be difficult in today's competitive business space to rise above all the noise so your product or service can be discovered and heard. It becomes even more difficult when you are not one of the dominate players in your...

By Ramon RayLifestyle

Smiling & Delightful vs Serious & Direct: What is Most Effective In Business?

Last week I had a flight to Phoenix, from Newark. This was on a Sunday night in the midst of some snow, sleet and other inclement weather. Unfortunately, I and other passengers experienced canceled flights, delayed flights and lots of frustrations. It's times of intense frustration where you can see the attitude of people really...

By Brittany DowLifestyle, Operationsproductivity

Creating the Perfect Home Office for Entrepreneurs

Creating the Perfect Home Office for Entrepreneurs On paper, working from your home office seems like a dream come true: You get avoid a round-trip of commutes, can work in your pajamas, you don't have to wake up quite as early, and you can even get a tax write-off on your rent. However, working from...

By Brittany DowLifestyle

The Business of Handshakes

The Business of Handshakes The History For nearly as long as hands have been around, the handshake has existed as a way to help broker relationships. The handshake as a symbol of trust and good nature supposedly has it’s beginnings in Ancient Greece. It was used to show that neither person was carrying a weapon. By...

By Ramon RayLifestyle

Work or Family? NFL Player Richard Sherman’s Dilemma – What All Entrepreneurs Identify With

Work or Family? NFL Player Richard Sherman's Dilemma - What All Entrepreneurs Identify With Richard Sherman, NFL Player for the Seattle Seahawks has a big decision to make. Does he support his girlfriend and be a part of the experience of the birth of his first child, or does he go to work and support his...

By Mario R. KrollLifestyleveteran

FOCUS: Stand Out From the Competition by Carving Out Your Unique Niche

FOCUS: Stand Out From the Competition by Carving Out Your Unique Niche The sports, fitness and leisure industry is a giant, generating around $500 billion in revenues each year in the United States alone, according to Plunkett Research. Counting professional athlete, coaches and employees at fitness, winter sports and golf facilities, more than 1.3 million...

By Brittany DowLifestyle

10 Healthy Habits to Stay Fit in the Office

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]As small business entrepreneurs, we invest most of our time and energy focusing on our business and very little, if any time at all, on our health. The combination of stresses, poor eating habits and lack of activity throughout the day not only puts us at greater risk of heart disease...