Reid Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn and a serial entrepreneur (someone always starting businesses). He recently wrote a book titled, The Start-Up of You.

Hoffman believes, as do I, that every single person should think like an entrepreneur – specifically, that he or she should always feel at…

A friend of mine died this weekend.

He was too young, too energetic, too loved – but cancer beat him.

At one time he was a famous model, plastered on billboards around the country. Everyone wanted to look like him.

But this weekend he was gaunt and grey, as he fought to stay alive. To be contrasted was his ER doctor, a strikingly beautiful young woman. She did all she could, but the cancer was too strong.

This juxtaposition, the one-time model and the striking…

Last weekend I watched a movie about a fighter who had a mediocre career and retired to become a school teacher. Then he got into financial trouble and was at risk of losing his home. So, he decided to go back into the ring to make some extra money.

As you might have guessed, under these circumstances his career took a dramatic turn for the better. Always the underdog…

I really like the New Year holiday.

The first day of the new year feels like a new beginning to me. Mistakes and missed opportunities are “yesterday’s news,” and now we get a new bite at the apple.

Needless to say, there will be mistakes this year as well (hopefully not the same ones). But, this year I resolve to be a little less harsh on myself for mistakes…

When you were a kid, someone older assuredly said to you at some point: “You CANNOT do that.”

And, most likely, once you were told that, you really wanted to do whatever it was you…

I just finished reading Unbroken, the story of Louie Zamperini.…