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The Entrepreneur’s Mantra

Starting your own business is like raising a child. First, you have to invest yourself, your time, your undivided attention, and all of your money. You must take care of it, while expecting nothing in return. But when it starts to blossom, it makes all the patience and hard work worthwhile. It’s the same in […]

3 Books That Every Entrepreneur Must Read

“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.” – Vera Nazarian. This is the ultimate truth, especially for young entrepreneurs. If you want to be successful at what you do, you need to feed your brain with new ideas constantly. We are not talking about […]

Sales 101: Compounding Efforts Consistently

We all know what compound interest is, right? It’s when you add up all of the interest you have made on your investments, time and time again – which can ultimately show you substantial growth. This is why we tell our children they should start saving cash as soon as they can, rather than trying […]

No one owes you anything.

It happened again… it happens all the time. At least a few times a week. I guess someone heard a podcast or radio show I was on recently, so this morning, I woke up to an email of someone claiming to be frustrated with life, and they are seeking success online. So, he told me, […]

Choosing the Right Career for Your Life

Choosing your career is one of the most stressful things we can ever face in our adult lives. This single decision can make or break our entire future. Unfortunately, for most of us, we come across this question when we’re not yet ready to answer, even though we must. This can lead to wrong decisions, […]

Freelancing vs. 9-5, the Millennial Dilemma.

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If you are a millennial, your parents were probably born in the 60’s, a time where struggle was the order of the day. We think there is struggle now, but the 60’s were a different monster. It was a time of government sanctioned racial discrimination, social strife, and little access to education. People who had […]

Extinction Rebellion plans Heathrow drone protest.

Extinction Rebellion activists are threatening to shut down Heathrow Airport with drones. The climate change protest group vowed to stage a one-day demonstration in June and then 10 further days in July – unless the government cancels plans for expanding the airport. Ten days of protests across central London in April saw 1,130 people arrested […]

5G: EE launches UK’s next-generation mobile network

EE has launched the UK’s first next-generation 5G mobile network, with a concert by rapper Stormzy live-streamed from a boat on the River Thames. 5G mobile networks offer faster downloads, but customers will need a new handset to take advantage. At first, the service will only be available in limited areas of Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, […]

5G: Finally, it’s here in the UK – so what is it?

After years of hype – and sometimes confusion – the UK finally has a 5G network. BT’s EE subsidiary is the first to launch a service – and if you’re feeling wealthy enough and live in the right place, you can sign up. The lowest-priced deal is £54 a month plus a one-off £170 fee […]

North Face apologizes over Wikipedia ‘hack’

Its ad agency put images of models wearing North Face gear on Wikipedia pages about remote locations. In a video, the firm boasted that the stunt boosted its search engine ranking and cost “nothing”. It issued the apology following criticism by the Wikimedia Foundation and wider condemnation on social media.