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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 Jennifer PeasleeLifestyle

When Should Entrepreneurs Lie? 5 Common Ethical Dilemmas that Entrepreneurs Face

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Like every profession, Entrepreneurs sometimes find themselves caught in ethical dilemmas where they are forced to make decisions about what is right and wrong. A recent Wall Street Journal article suggests that unethical behavior is typical of entrepreneurship, stating that, “Some entrepreneurs stay the ethical course. But there seem at times...

By Jennifer PeasleeLifestylefamily business

New Research on Asian Entrepreneurs Challenges Western Ideas of Entrepreneurialism

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Entrepreneurs are a diverse group, but sometimes it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the world – and entrepreneurialism – works in set ways. Our worldviews are often the result of culture and what we experience as ‘normal,’ so it’s always interesting to discover that different...

By Jennifer PeasleeLifestylemindset

I’m a Survivor: 5 Things Successful Entrepreneurs Do

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Small businesses are vital to the American economy, accounting for over 45 percent of the GDP and around 80 percent of jobs. However, the statistics on small business failure are bleak. Statistics indicate that one-third of businesses fail within the first two years, and only about 50 percent survive beyond...

By Ramon RayLifestylebook review

7 Seconds To Create A First Impression: How You Look Is So Important (Book Review)

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Did you know that it takes about 7 seconds for people to form a first impression of you - based on how you look? Maybe you are a nice person, maybe you're even smart. But HOW you look (before you open your mouth) affects how people think of you and...

By Hugh CulverLifestyle, Operations, The 'Biz Experts' Weekly Columnlifestyle, productivity

Avoid the To-Do Trap with the Stop Doing Solution

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] I was driving to my office this week for the first of our annual planning meetings. Normally I look forward to these. No phone calls, no email, just blue-sky thinking and creative brain storming about what to add for next year. But, instead of being excited, I was dreading it. It’s been...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlenetworking, Smart Hustle Interviews, SXSW

SXSW Interactive 2016 and Small Business: Insights from Community Director Hugh Forrest

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] There are two kinds of people in the business world – those who have been to SXSW Interactive and those who have not. Whichever side you are on, I know you will enjoy my latest Smart Hustle Magazine interview with Hugh Forrest, the director of SXSW Interactive and a community manager...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart HustleSmart Hustle Interviews

Jeffrey Hayzlett on Becoming a Bigger, Better Version of Yourself

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] One main contradiction in the business world is that while we’re constantly given advice on what we should do, how we should act and who we should be, we’re also told that we must be ourselves and blaze our own trail. If you’ve ever been confused at how to deal with...

By Hugh CulverLifestyle, The 'Biz Experts' Weekly Columnhealth, productivity

How 10 Minutes a Day Can Transform Your Health, Productivity and Sales

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Maybe you’ve heard of the 80/20 rule (or Pareto’s Principle that says 80% of our results come from just 20% of our effort), the rule of three (we tend to remember lists of three items), and Parkinson’s Principle (work expands to fit the time allotted). What about the 10-minute rule? Never hear of...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlenetworking

CEO Operates on Principle of Business Karma and Finds Success

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Entrepreneur Raj Thakkar, founder and CEO of Charter School Business Management and FOREsight Financial Services for Good, operates on a principle he calls ‘business karma’ – the idea that if you do good things because it’s the right thing to do (not for what you can get out of it) then...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart HustleInterview, Smart Hustle Interviews

TouchSuite CEO Touches on 9 Key Aspects of Being an Entrepreneur

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] To be a successful entrepreneur you need the right mix of passion, people, and persistence. That’s the key takeaway from a recent Smart Hustle interview with Sam Zietz, CEO and founder of TouchSuite. Sam bootstrapped his business and skyrocketed it to success as one of the country’s leading financial technology companies....