Success: It’s in the Bag

Sarah Davis built a multimillion-dollar business, one step at a time.

It’s difficult to find a woman who doesn’t love a great purse. From palm-sized to super-sized, exquisitely beaded, lusciously smooth leather or sassy quilted canvas, the perfect bag is like the siren’s call… all but impossible to ignore. That truth, and a desire to pay down college loan debt, led Sarah Davis to create a multimillion-dollar business selling pre-owned designer handbags. Read more

Three Questions That Will Transform Your Decision-Making Power

How do you know when you’ve made a great decision? Do you know immediately, in the moment of decision, or do you know in time, when you see the results? One decision has the power to transform everything. So what would it be worth to consistently make conscious decisions with clarity, certainty and confidence, knowing that no matter the outcome, you’ve made the most powerful choice? Read more

Carmen Ulrich on Building Wealth

What you need to know to take control of your income.

The day I took control of my income was the day I quit my job. Of course, my timing was perfect, as my husband had just gotten laid off the week before. Two missing incomes, one mortgage and a lot of bills. But it pushed us to talk seriously about our potential to make it on our own, to build our own business and open the doors to even more success. Read more

Turning “What If?” into a Multimillion Dollar Business

Persistence, time and energy. That’s the difference between “what if” and product success, and Lori Greiner has all three. After years of having ideas for products and even books and sitting on the sidelines, she grew tired of thinking about what might happen. So when she had a promising idea for an earring organizer, she immediately got to work. Read more

Joy on the Job

In a fearful economy, the best leaders bring positive emotions to work. 

Everyone is terrified of the “R” words: recession, reorganization and rescue. They are on our minds and constantly in the news—and they put fear into our hearts. All that fear bubbling around reminds me of Scooby-Doo saying “ruh roh” when things go wrong. Too many people are allowing a sense of “ruh roh” to dominate their work and personal lives and affect them negatively. Read more

Robin Roberts: Strength from Adversity

Through her personal battle with breast cancer, Robin Roberts says she learned, “We are all a little stronger than we think we are.”

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Just Who Will You Be?

Maria Shriver discovered it’s not what you do, but who you are that matters.

Children are asked quite often, what do you want to be when you grow up? As teenagers, they’re sent off to college to prepare for their chosen profession. And, after spending between $25,000 and $50,000 (or more) on a bachelor’s degree, many of these young men and women go into a career that has nothing to do with their education.
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