15 Books for Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Next Big Idea
If you have a big idea and want to bring it to life, read these books to help and inspire you. These are the best books for entrepreneurs.
How a Puppy and a Tomato Plant Convinced Me to Keep Trying and Not Give Up
I was stuck, unsure how to move forward, and deeply and scarily doubting whether all I had tried so far was worth it.
‘Dreams Are for Losers’: Why I Thought Shonda Rhimes Hated Me
I think that by the very nature of doing something with all your heart and hustle, there is an underlying belief there that what you’re doing matters.
When You Aim High, You Set Yourself Up to Fall Far—Here’s Why It’s Worth It
Maybe aiming high isn’t about an external outcome at all, but about aiming for something higher in you.
3 Surprising Things That Help When You’re Stuck With Writer’s Block
I’ve learned that different things work for different people at different times. The coolest part to me is that there are things that work; a creative block does not have to be permanent if you don’t want it to be.
I Know What the Imposter Syndrome Feels Like—and It Hurts Like Mad When You’re Alone
It’s dark and lonely and you start to question everything and wish you had never started this thing in the first place.
Michael Scott Was Right: ‘Business Is the Most Personal Thing in the World’
Like Michael, I am sensitive. I take things personally. I feel things deeply. I wish I didn’t—it’s often terrible. But I do.
How I Learned That ‘Ambition’ Is Not a Dirty Word
I’ve never been the kind of person who had posters of celebrities on my bedroom walls—not even when N’Sync and Backstreet Boys were the only CDs in my disc changer. I didn’t wear the T-shirts, I didn’t buy the fan club merchandise, I didn’t have a “favorite” member of the boy band. That kind of […]
How ‘Having More Books Than Shoes’ Helped Nike Footwear Designer Cheresse Thornhill Land Her Dream Job
In 1999, 14-year-old Cheresse Thornhill scribbled her dream on a piece of paper: to work for Nike. Seven years later, she started her first day as a footwear design intern. Today, she is the footwear design lead for Nike’s emerging markets product creation team, leading two designers in creating cricket, running and sports footwear for […]