by Motivated Magazine | Jan 28, 2013 | Invent
Curiosity and its business translation, “innovation”, are within all of us. They often show when we embark on a new job or career. Sadly, they also often wither away as the days, weeks, months and years grind on. The purpose of this article is to give you three simple principles for reigniting the spirit of curiosity and innovation that you once had and have now lost. The benefit of reigniting this spirit is a renewed passion for the 30% of your life you spend working.
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 28, 2013 | Interviews, Market
In 2009, husband-and-wife team, Corin and Brian Mullins, started an artisan cereal business with just $129. Since then, they’ve grown it into a profitable multi-million dollar company. Holy Crap is a gluten-free, vegan, certified organic breakfast cereal made in Gibsons, British Columbia.
Brian and Corin share how they turned their idea into a reality with curiosity and cooperation.
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 8, 2013 | Brand
People often ask me how I managed to take the idea for Build-A-Bear Workshop¨ and create the successful brand that it is today. I tell them that it started when I simply allowed myself to dream. I have always been a dreamer, and in 1971 when I graduated from...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 8, 2013 | Negotiate
In poker, to win big, you play big, or at least that’s always been my motto. I’ve been playing the game casually since I was four-years-old and it never fails to bring out the risk-taking side of me. Recently, I found myself sitting at a dollar poker table in a...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 8, 2013 | Explore
I spend a great deal of my life taking risks. As the host of the Angry Planet TV series, I often find myself chasing after tornadoes, driving into the eye of land-falling hurricanes, or climbing into the crater of an exploding volcano. I’ve dove with sharks, swam with...
