Hair is undeniably a big part of every woman's identity. While some of us have been wearing the same hairstyle since high school, others prefer experimenting with new cuts and colours. Regardless of what we choose to do with it, most of us feel a strong connection between our hair, femininity, and sense of self. This is why losing it can be such a traumatic experience.
Burnout - a tale as old as time. If you are an entrepreneur, burnout is one phenomenon you know you will experience a couple of times in your journey to building a successful business. Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental fatigue brought on by prolonged and extreme stress. It happens when you are overburdened, emotionally depleted, and incapable of coping with everyday demands.
Founding a company that survives its first year in business is an accomplishment in itself. With rampant inflation and sharp increases in owners' costs, the economic landscape is daunting. To create a business that not only survives but thrives is a rarity. Imagine, therefore, what it takes to build a company, from the ground up, that generates millions in revenue.
Many of us live in a fast-paced world filled with highly processed food, high levels of stress and sedentary lifestyles. Yet, all this takes its toll on our bodies and many find themselves dealing with chronic health problems as early as their early 20s. While the majority of doctors seem to find the solution in the form of a pill, one doctor is taking a different approach.
Hard work begets success, yes, but we must not forget how privilege plays a role.
Entrepreneurialism, previously the province of those few lucky enough to have been born in Silicon Valley or one of the handfuls of other startup hotbeds, has been democratised and globalised. There can be no doubt that the obstacles that used to prevent most ambitious would-be business builders from acting on their dreams have been, if not altogether removed, reduced dramatically.
Connor McCrory was just 14-years-old he remembers reading and watching the daily news with his grandparents, learning about the world while listening to his grandfather yell at the tv every time CNN would run a story he disagreed with.
The world of public relations and representation has never died down. With an ever-growing base of online platforms and users, it seems like the sky is the horizon for making your brand known.
It’s no secret that the entertainment industry is dominated by men. Although the percentage of women’s representation has reached an all-time high in the past two years, men still play a role in the spotlight. Many players in the publishing industry have, for years, tried to reverse their own version of this notion. Despite the fact that many famous classics were written by women (think Louisa May Alcott, the Brontë sisters, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Jane Austen), it’s no secret that the publishing industry gained a reputation of being a ‘gentleman’s profession’. Even now, while the majority of employees in publishing are women, they’re still typically underpaid as opposed to their male counterparts.
With more people than ever buying online, the e-commerce industry is growing exponentially. Partly due to COVID-19, and lockdown, global online trade rose from 13.6%, in 2019, to 19.5%, in 2021. It is thought that the market could grow to 21.8% by 2024. With such potential, many ordinary people want to get in on the act but feel intimidated. Without technical savvy, or programming skills, how can they find a simple way to sell online and make some money?
Athletes spend years honing their bodies and minds to compete at the highest echelons of the sport. However, it only takes a second for everything to change. From an irreparable injury to the inevitably ageing, athletes all face a moment when the game is over and they must come to terms with retirement and dwindling income. Despite enjoying illustrious careers, and earning large incomes, there is still a recurring theme. Many athletes are not adequately prepared for retirement. Whether it be a lack of financial literacy or insufficient savings, there have been numerous accounts of sports figures falling on hard times and/or filing bankruptcy.
With a growing weight of evidence pointing at health coaching's efficacy to help people live longer and healthier lives, there's never been a better time to develop a career in the industry. Recent research suggests that coaches are sought after for their ability to improve patient outcomes in conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, to name a few. As a 'caring professional', there are some essential traits that will set you apart from the rest—a practitioner people will turn to when they need wellness support. Let's focus on 5 of the major attributes that you will need to succeed.
“Enough with the BS!” says Leah Steele, the spiritual business coach who is transforming women’s lives and showing them what a purpose-led life can look like. Leah Steele is one of a collection of freedom seekers and wealth coaches who believe that abundance and success are a result of shedding old beliefs and moving into a new paradigm.
If there is such a thing as a 'certainty' in life, it's that at some point we will all fail. The question is, what will we do when the inevitable happens? Leading sociologist, Brené Brown, uses the example of a journalist's first draft to describe our first, failed attempt at anything. As all writers know, terrible first drafts only get better with successive revisions. This analogy aptly describes how we should approach all new ventures.
Berite Labelle has never let challenges interfere with her destiny. Even at the tender age of five, she already knew that one day she would work in the entertainment industry. And despite everything life threw her way, she persevered, always keeping in mind the vision of where she would one day be. “When I was a child, my father’s colleague told me that one day I would be a model. This stuck in my mind. I knew that one day it would be my reality.”
Several debates and arguments have been made over what education is and what it is not. And for the most part, people seem to accept the notion of classroom teaching— a form of conventional education. Although, the role of education can never be ruled out. It is important in almost every sphere of life. However, one would wonder if classroom teaching and schooling is all that there is to education.
Ty Frankel may not be your average hip-hop aficionado. Born in 1997, he’s not what many would associate with the genre. However, to get an insight into his ability, it’s worth looking at his track record in the industry. From the age of 13, Ty started writing a blog about his beloved hip-hop music, securing interviews with some of the world's most famous underground rappers.
When Joan Crawford uttered the inimitable words, “This ain’t my first time at the rodeo,” she could well have been describing entrepreneur and businessman, par excellence, Brian Swan. His latest venture sees him teaming up with Ryan Kearney to create a range of natural beard care products called Unstoppable Beard. Brian, of course, is better known as one half of the dynamic duo that created the Unstoppable Branding Agency.
