By Kate Morgan — 2021
The pandemic has pushed many to the brink. But although we're exhausted and overwhelmed, some experts say we're not actually as burned out as we may think.
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The life of an entrepreneur isn’t necessarily easy. As the pop-culture phrase has it: “The struggle is real.”
For new and young entrepreneurs, there are some unique challenges that are especially difficult to overcome. If you’re just getting into the game, or you’re thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, be prepared for these eight significant hurdles.
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Overcoming challenges as an entrepreneur is part of the job description. But believing that you can do this, and scanning for the solutions to get you there, is what has helped these business owners achieve their goals.
Today, we recognize cultural entrepreneurship to be both the economic power of creative industries and the unique strength that creative individuals bring to traditional entrepreneurship as leaders, managers and innovators.
As part of our series on life hacks from highly creative people, Rob Pierre, CEO of digital agency Jellyfish, reveals what he does to keep the inspired ideas flowing – even when he’s under pressure.
We can look at entrepreneurship in one of two ways: as the ultimate self-employment paradise, where you are truly the master of your own destiny, or as an endless source of stress, sleeplessness and anxiety.
Creative agencies thrive when the people who work there are in a healthy state of mind.
Many professions require you to think flexibly and improvise all day long—but constant pressure to be inventive could be holding you back.
So making songs now that I know aren’t going to be heard by anybody else, it is an interesting thing. Because I think you have to do that now as an artist. I really do. —Donald Glover, Grantland interview
Poppy Jamie, the founder of Happy Not Perfect, shares her 5 non-negotiable practices to prevent burnout from taking over her life.