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• Would You Work With Your Spouse?

  I’ve encountered a lot of couples where one person has left his or her job to support the career of the other. Typically, one spouse is an accomplished entrepreneur, so the other pitches in to help grow the business – often in a subordinate role. I’m Read More... Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Go Home with Some of the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs

  Have you ever wondered how super-successful business owners with millions of customers get started? Surprisingly, many don’t spend years toiling in Fortune 500 brand powerhouses, some had no money or no connections going in, and some weren’t even trained Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business, Work

• 4 Tips for Scoring Your Dream Gig

  It’s finally here. My new book, How’d You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Careers and How to Get Them , has just been released! The book starts with a quiz that tells you your job personality – be it an adventurer, creator, data-head, entrepreneur, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Ownership & Initiative, Work

• Starting Your Own Gig: Entrepreneurism "at Work"

  Leaving the business world to start one’s own gig is a hot topic these days. I read blog posts about it every day, and my friend Pam Slim just sold a new book about it. Over lunch a few weeks ago, I asked my good friend Keith Alperin if he’d be willing Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Your Easy is Another Person’s Hard – and Vice Versa

  This week on Adventures in Capitalism , Chris Yeh talks about how he recently worked with a team of entrepreneurs who had done a phenomenal job of building a product that their customers loved, but couldn’t figure how to sell it to big companies for the Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Management, Personal Development, Productivity, Work

• Without This Business Skill, You're Dead

  My colleague Steve Rubel participated in a teleconference for PR professionals hosted by the Public Relations Society of America . During the session, the moderator, Peter Himler , asked him what three essential sites or tools that professionals should Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Creativity & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business, Work

• Review: Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist

  I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of renowned career blogger Penelope Trunk’s first book, Brazen Careerist , this week. The book, which is due out from Warner Books next month, is a gem of a compilation of career tips and provides an intriguing Read More... Posted Monday, April 30, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Handy Resources, Blogging, Work