Design Your Life

Elefint co-founder Gopika Prabhu tells us why building positive company culture is important for the success of any business and shares tips on how you can replicate their success.

Making a career shift is tough — there’s no doubt about that. But it can be done, and as Laurel Kinney has learned, starting over is never really starting over.

This week, writer and creativity blogger Stef Gonzaga has some advice on changing our procrastinating, project-abandoning ways.

We get busy, lose focus, drift away from our True North. Life coach Mike Rinehart of Your Beyond has a suggestion to help you find your center.

From Singapore, MATTER co-founder Renyung Ho tells us about the journey of starting a business that puts values first.

What’s holding us back? Our own Robin Reetz has been there, and today she’s sharing her experiences and tips for dealing with the scary things.

Jennifer Hirsch, founder and “chief enthusiast officer” at Marked Point, gives some straightforward advice on doing work that inspires and that changes the world.

Reggie Black shares some of what he’s learned on his own creative journey as the creator of the Sticky Inspiration Project, which spreads encouragement on Post-it notes.

Kevin Leahy teaches witnesses how to present best to jurors and executives how to present best to their teams. In this post, he shares a surprising tip to try the next time you’re angry.

Shanna Covey, the author of A Call to the Heart: Shifting Out of Ego Into Spirit, tells us what’s really going on with that ugly voice in our heads and how to respond to it.

Rachael Baxter-Lechliter, the co-founder and editor in chief at Conscious, shares advice on something that inevitably happens as you become an entrepreneur: facing your anxieties.

Jen Spencer is our go-to for all things career-related. Here, Jen offers tips on how to (successfully) navigate a career change.

Michelle Wolfarth of artisan-focused online shop AMERICAN NOMAD shares her thoughts on why business is personal, and why relationships matter in the growth of her business.

Lindsey Parry, the founder of 4Love Clothing, wanted to find a way to empower women. Here she shares how her inspiration became a dream and how her dream became a business.

Eva Schone, founder of Austin-based awards and recognition business, Tropyology, shares a few of the lessons she’s learned during her four years of business.

This Bar Saves Lives founders Ryan Devlin, Todd Grinnell and Ravi Patel share the story of how they successfully built a loyal brand community, and why this is an important aspect of business growth.

There’s a lot of storytelling to do when you’re a social entrepreneur. These six tips can help you captivate your potential followers and customers.

Life in a new business isn’t always as glamorous as it seems, and it’s certainly not for everyone. Caroline Pinal of Giveback Homes shares the four key traits needed by every startup employee.

The empowered woman behind Sole Serum, Tricia Andrews, points to the three steps to starting a business that served her the best. Listen up.

Paige Davis, meditation teacher and co-founder of BlueAvocado, passes along some wisdom you can use in any business or personal challenge you face.

NYC-based interior designer Joshua Smith’s believes that to thrive in business and in life, you need inspiring, nurturing home design. Here he shares tips on how to achieve it.

Jane Mosbacher Morris, the founder of TO THE MARKET | Survivor-made Goods, wants you to know that starting over doesn’t mean starting from scratch.

David Simnick made the first batch of SoapBox Soaps products in his kitchen. Today, Dave gets honest about the humility and resilience it takes to start a business.

The founders of Ohm K, Katharine Lucić and Katie Lucas, share how invaluable it is to have a business partner to lean on while building a brand.

Ever feel a little disenchanted with the world of blogs? We understand. Alden Wicker, the editor in chief of EcoCult, shares how she maintains her ethical standards in the blogging world.

Tim DeSilva of strategy and design agency Culture Pilot shares his insights on setting the course for your creative business when technology is changing the world so rapidly.

Creator and photographer Elize Strydom shares how the Small Town Girl project got started, and why there’s no better time than the present to start your passion project.

Aubrey Mayo of ESPEROS is here to tell you that you can survive and even thrive when life starts lobbing those curveballs at you. And she should know: 2015 has really put her to the test.

The Base Project’s Chris Akin discusses how our biggest lessons learned in life follow us wherever we go.

For anyone out there balancing business with the challenges of being a parent, know that you’re not alone.

The most challenging part of starting a social enterprise is the all-important “trust” factor — the very basis of any socially-focused brand’s ethos.

Whether you’re a small business owner or just work in an industry that you’re passionate about, there are a few key steps you can take to help maintain your passion at work.