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... (several lines of code) ... 10 Ways to Stay Motivated as an Entrepreneur You need ways to get moving on those long, grueling days. If you've just started on your quest to entrepreneurship, then you are probably finding it hard to set yourself tasks and goals without an employer or colleague supporting you. On the other hand, if you have been on this adventure for some time now, you have probably come in contact with some bumps in the road that have set you back. You may also find it hard to balance the multitude of entrepreneurial tasks you have with your personal life. Either way, as an entrepreneur, it's easy to lose motivation. The key is to not give up and to find ways with which you can lift yourself up on those longer, more grueling days. To help you, I've highlighted 10 ways you can stay motivated as an entrepreneur. 1. Set personal goals You've probably created your business with specific goals in mind, objectives you want it to achieve,

What Type of Entrepreneur Are You? (Infographic) Image credit:  Frederic Legrand - COMEO |Shutterstock.com | Virgin Sir Richard Branson’s no boring venture capitalist. Instead, the knighted  P.T. Barnum of business  has crowned himself an “adventure capitalist.” And, judging by his  out of this world  aspirations and the wacky  publicity stunts  he’s pulled over the years, he’s spot-on in his assessment. The daredevil billionaire and shameless self-promoter will stop at nothing to draw eyeballs to his Virgin companies. He’s jumped off the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas (literally by the seat of his pants), kite surfed with a buck naked model clinging to his back and even mooned a crowd of reporters in Canada. You might call Branson crazy. We call him an opportunist and a brilliant one at that. Whatever he’s doing, it’s working...all the way to the bank, to the tune of an estimated personal net worth of $4.8 billion. Mark Zuckerberg, on the other hand, has far less o

8 Successful Online Entrepreneurs You Should Be Following Image credit:  Cloud Living via Facebook There isn’t a single entrepreneur out there that can’t benefit from some extra inspiration and motivation. We can all learn something by following successful individuals. It sparks inspiration and learning from their real-life business experiences can help us all on our own entrepreneurial journeys. I have put together a list of eight online entrepreneurs that I personally follow and have worked with -- individuals that all entrepreneurs can learn something from, especially those interested in starting or growing an online business. 1. Jeff Taylor As CEO of  DEVISE ,  Jeff Taylor  has extensive experience building profitable online businesses. What began as a web design and marketing firm eventually transformed into an entity that creates, markets, monetizes and then eventually sells websites. Taylor and his partner Evan Lisabeth have the ability to grow online b

Tai Lopez's 4 Ways to Consume Information Like a Billionaire This investor makes millions by reading books using this strategy. Think about the last book you read and how it affected your life. Given the way we often passively consume information, it’s probable that you’ll struggle to recall three main points. Tai Lopez went from dead broke to running an empire of wildly successful companies, built on the back of a YouTube marketing juggernaut that nets him billions of views. He cites his ability to consume and apply information as the No. 1 reason he’s no longer broke and now worth millions of dollars. Business giants like Mark Cuban , worth $3 billion, stop by his house. And he has regular one-on-one dinners with the former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, worth an  estimated $33 billion . But Lopez didn’t learn how to crush it in college. He dropped out at age 19. He’s totally self-taught, reading a book a day and recommending the best ones in  his popular online boo

22 Qualities That Make a Great Leader Want to be a laudable leader? Study these characteristics -- and the wise words of leaders who strive to embody them. 1. Focus “It’s been said that leadership is making important but unpopular decisions. That’s certainly a partial truth, but I think it underscores the importance of focus. To be a good leader, you cannot major in minor things, and you must be less distracted than your competition. To get the few critical things done, you must develop incredible selective ignorance. Otherwise, the trivial will drown you.” —Tim Ferriss, bestselling author, host of The Tim Ferriss Show  2. Confidence “A leader instills confidence and ‘followership’ by having a clear vision, showing empathy and being a strong coach. As a female leader, to be recognized I feel I have to show up with swagger and assertiveness, yet always try to maintain my Southern upbringing, which underscores kindness and generosity. The two work well together in gain

Tai Lopez's 7 Steps to Start Your Own Marketing Agency The social media master builds and scales multimillion-dollar businesses using these strategies. Most people dream of starting their own business and creating a life that lets you travel and have fun while getting paid. The problem is that 99 percent of people don't follow through. But accomplishing it is easier than you think by creating a digital social media marketing agency. Tai Lopez, member of  The Oracles , says, “If I had to start out again with no money or experience, I'd find small businesses to pay me up to $10,000 per month to manage their social media." Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you can’t miss Lopez on social media. He’s leveraged social platforms to launch dozens of new businesses and scale existing ones. He has one of the top 20 most popular  TEDx talks  ever. And  his YouTube videos  are used by some college professors to teach marketing. Why? He’s not afraid to experim