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6 Classic Lessons We Can All Learn From Stephen Covey By Havard Lillethun on January 4, 2014 Share Button Pin It inShare 84 stephen covey Dr. Stephen Covey, wrote the best-selling book in 1989 titled “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. His death saddened many, but most people have been grateful for his life and work. His book has several insights and splendid ideas that have inspired many. The 7 Habits has a way of seeping you in, with several life lessons touching on almost every aspect of life from marriage to parenting to leadership. More than 20 million copies of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peoplehave been sold and the book has been named as one of the most influential management books by most organizations including Forbes and Time Magazines. In 1996, Stephen Covey was listed among the 25 Most Influential Americans by the Times because of his hard work and efforts on the book. Stephen Covey believed that success occurs when one aligns their values with timeless and

12 Ways To Know If You Have What It Takes To Be A Real Entrepreneur

January 17, 2014

Successful entrepreneurship often involves certain personality traits. While some of these entrepreneurial traits can be learned, or at least improved upon, the most successful entrepreneurs tend to be those who are born with these traits. Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Go ahead, ask yourself if you have the following traits. 1. You Have A Never Ending Passion Successful entrepreneurs almost always have a visceral passion about what they are doing. In fact, it often consumes them to the point they are thinking about it all the time and working on it even when they sleep. Moreover, it’s almost never just about making money. 2. You Serve As a Fountain Of Ideas The best entrepreneurs are those that continuously spawn great ideas. This is because relatively few ideas, even great ones, actually pan out to be great money makers. Does anyone remember the Lisa computer and NeXT? These were complete flops by none other than the great Steve Jobs! While this genius’s

Top 10 UK Entreprenure

January 17, 2014

The United Kingdom has long been a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity, and hundreds of thousands of people in Britain have achieved financial independence by way of starting their own businesses. Even among Britain’s many successful entrepreneurs, there’s always a small percentage of people that rise to the upper echelons of high net worth status. Below is a list of the current top ten UK entrepreneurs, in order of net worth, from the lowest to the highest. 10. Peter Jones (Net Worth: $367 million) Peter JonesPeter Jones is a well-known business tycoon and recent star of the popular BBC2 television series “Dragon’s Den“. Peter has interests in several major industries such as television, mobile phones, travel/leisure, and real estate. Jones obviously believes in “paying it forward” to some degree, as he recently persuaded former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to create an academy in London for up-and-coming UK entrepreneurs. 9. Simon Cowell (Net Worth: $400 million)