Real talk: Being an entrepreneur is tough. Though some would lead you to believe that it’s an Instagram-worthy life filled with rainbows and unicorns, the truth is that it’s a lot of hard work, and it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I advise CEOs and senior executives on leadership and strategy. As I sometimes tell my clients, I’m an executive and business ...

If you’ve read any of the million books about how to be more innovative–or seen any of the many TED Talks on the topic–you’ve undoubtedly heard that “the world is changing faster than ever.” You may ...

One of my favorite business frameworks is Jeff Bezos’ “Regret Minimization” framework. In a nutshell, when debating within yourself as to whether or not you should do something, the question Bezos ...

There are plenty of guidelines for physical fitness — from getting in 10,000 steps to drinking eight glasses of water every single day — but we aren't often given recommendations for keeping your ...

Simplify decision-making by grouping choices into three categories based on their potential consequences and outcomes: minor impact, medium impact and material impact. Follow key steps — decide to ...

Writing succinct and elegant JDBC code can be difficult. You have to create a few different objects and catch numerous checked exceptions, even if you can't reasonably recover from them. Closing a ...