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Benjamin Hardy shares the biggest mistake people make in their careers and lives. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 172: [Part 2] The Biggest Mistake People Make in their Careers (and lives) by Benjamin Hardy on Building A Business

Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experiences, self-directed education, and formal education. His research focuses on the psychological differences of "wantrepreneurs" and actual entrepreneurs. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina with his wife and they are the foster parents of 3 children.

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Benjamin Hardy shares the biggest mistake people make in their careers and lives. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 171: [Part 1] The Biggest Mistake People Make in their Careers (and lives) by Benjamin Hardy on Building A Business

Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experiences, self-directed education, and formal education. His research focuses on the psychological differences of "wantrepreneurs" and actual entrepreneurs. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina with his wife and they are the foster parents of 3 children.

The original post is located here: https://medium.com/the-mission/the-biggest-mistake-people-make-in-their-careers-and-lives-b68bfe937a9d

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Michael Mehlberg talks about the mindset of business achievement.

Episode 170: The Mindset of Business Achievement by Michael Mehlberg on Results Based Entrepreneurial Thinking

Michael Mehlberg is an entrepreneur and certified agile project manager who specializes in productivity and organization systems. His blog has been called "The Owners Manual to an Awesome Life" and helps high-achieving entrepreneurs master their life and business - crushing their goals, living their passion, and finding purpose, balance, and excellence in all they do.

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https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2018/3/5/the-mindset-of-business-achievement

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Cal Newport of the Study Hacks blog offers three steps for completing large projects.

Episode 169: Three Steps for Completing Large Projects by Cal Newport on Setting New Habits & Project Management

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004.

In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work.

His most recent book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge economy, and that individuals who cultivate their ability to concentrate without distraction will thrive.

The original post is located here: https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/three-steps-for-completing-large-projects/

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Chris Guillebeau talks about the illusion of overnight success.

Episode 168: Overnight Success, Year Three by Chris Guillebeau on Consistent Work to Create A Successful Business

Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday.

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Derek Sivers shares two short posts covering the creativity involved in business and the fact that a big catalog equals infinite specialty shops.

Episode 167: Big Catalog Equals Infinite Specialty Shops AND Business is Creative by Derek Sivers on Business Best Practices

Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education.

He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks.

Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories.

The original post is located here: https://sive.rs/prism & https://sive.rs/bizriff

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Nick Loper tells you what Girl Scouts can teach you about your business.

Episode 166: Girl Scouts Are Better Hustlers Than Cub Scouts - And What It Means For Your Business by Nick Loper

Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation is an entrepreneur involved in a variety of projects. He started the website because he believes in the hustle. After all, what’s riskier: starting a business, or relying on your job as your only source of income? He used to work full-time for a giant corporation, but built his business during the night and weekends... and you can do it too.

The original post is located here: https://www.sidehustlenation.com/girl-scouts-vs-cub-scouts/

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James Altucher shares the best possible advice for a teen daughter who wants to make money.

Episode 165: The Best Advice Ever To A Teenage Daughter Who Needs To Make Money by James Altucher on Starting A Business

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time.

The original post is located here: https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/teenage-daughter-money/

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Joe Fier of Evergreen Profits teaches you how to plant yourself in other people's minds.

Episode 164: How to Strategically And Instantly Plant Yourself in Other People's Minds by Joe Fier of Evergreen Profits

Joe Fier & Matt Wolfe are the co-founders of Evergreen Profits and absolutely LOVE showing people how simple it really is to get seen online in competitive industries. They get pumped up to share their system of driving targeted traffic that turns into leads and sales to business owners who want to scale (but have failed in the past). They aren't an agency (they're pretty much the anti-agency).

They started in business together 13 years ago and haven't stopped learning, testing, and scaling since.

They also started their podcasting career in 2010 and it's been their passion ever since. Now they have a fast growing digital marketing podcast called Hustle and Flowchart. It gives listeners an opportunity to learn uncommon ways to live and work that allow for a happier and more profitable life.

Today, Matt & Joe focus on growing their show, putting a ton of free value into the world, and investing and advising in digital businesses and podcasts.

The original post can be found here: https://evergreenprofits.com/mind-control-how-instantly-plant-yourself-in-peoples-minds/

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Ryan Hoover provides questions to ask yourself once you have a startup idea.

Episode 163: Got a Startup Idea - Ask These Questions First by Ryan Hoover, Founder of Product Hunt

Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt, is a product guy with a passion for startups, product design, and personal growth. He also created Startup Edition, worked as an EIR at Tradecraft, and was the Director of Product at PlayHaven. He's a contributing writer to Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal. Additionally, he has written over 150 essays, many of which are featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Pando, Fast Company, and The Next Web.

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https://medium.com/on-startups/got-a-startup-idea-ask-these-questions-first-fa93f9388aaf

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