Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Are you meant to be an entrepreneur Find out with this 1 question! - When I Grow Up

Are you meant to be an entrepreneur Find out with this 1 question! - When I Grow Up I got this question  so  often in the applications for the last round of  Discover Your Dream Business  (FYI that apps for this round are open now, and  early bird pricing ends today!)  that I had to make a quick video to respond to this Big Question: How do I know whether Im cut out to be an entrepreneur? Spoiler alert: Its  not about risk. Theres actually 1 question to ask yourself to figure this out. You might have to sit with it for a while, or journal around it, or talk through it aloud with your support system, but heres what it is and more about it: What did this bring up for you? Any big realizations, a-has, or Oh crapballs reactions? Leave them in our private Facebook group!

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Writing a Resume For Tech Industry - Important Tips to Success

Writing a Resume For Tech Industry - Important Tips to SuccessIf you are a young, aspiring employee looking to find a job, it is important that you develop a resume for tech industry. In this article, I will try to highlight some tips that will help you get started in the right direction.One of the best things about writing a resume for tech industry is that you don't have to know much about the technical jargon and computer terms. The only problem is that if you don't have good skills with this, it might be a bit difficult to convince a potential employer that you are really the right candidate for the job. So make sure that you brush up on your knowledge of the job.Another important thing to remember is that you can't be too detailed in your resume. You should make sure that you add a little more than what is mentioned in the main job description.This includes basic information about your previous work experience and education. If you want to add more details such as your hobbies, the company you worked for, or any other relevant information, then go ahead and do so.I find that it is very useful to use an online tool to build your resume. A tool like this can take care of all the tasks that you wouldn't have the time to complete by yourself.These tools have sections that contain similar topics from different topics. You can use these sections to add details to your resume.The big benefit of using this tool is that you will be able to customize your resume for any job. This means that you can focus on specific topics and you will end up with a more targeted resume.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

11 Successful People Who Get by on Hardly Any Sleep

11 Successful People Who Get by on Hardly Any Sleep Sleep deprivation is no joke. Even moderate fatigue can hit you as hard as alcohol intoxication, according to a helpful chart from the Harvard Business Review. However, many top executives and leaders seem to swear by skimping on shut eye. Some of them might be part of the “sleepless elite.” Others are probably just good at masking the effects of exhaustion. Unless you’re one of those lucky people who doesn’t get tired, your best bet is to avoid emulating these individuals when it comes to your sleep routine: 1. Twitter cofounder and CEO and Square CEO and founder Jack Dorsey sleeps four to six hours a night Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter, attends the annual Allen and Company Sun Valley Conference July 6, 2016 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angererâ€"Getty Images Being at the head of two exciting tech startups doesn’t leave too much time for rest. In 2011, Dorsey told Kara Swisher that he was spending eight to 10 hours a day at Square, and eight to 10 hours a day at Twitter. That left him somewhere around four to six hours a night to sleep, possibly less when travel time is factored in. He still manages to get up at 5:30 every morning to take a jog. 2. President Donald Trump gets three to four hours of sleep a night President Donald Trump speaks at Suffolk Community College on July 28, 2017 in Brentwood, New York. Spencer Plattâ€"Getty Images According to The Daily News, Trump credits his success to sleeping only three to four hours each night to stay a step ahead of his competition. “How does somebody that’s sleeping 12 and 14 hours a day compete with someone that’s sleeping three or four?” he asked the Daily News. 3. PepsiCo Chairperson and CEO Indra Nooyi gets four hours of shut eye each night PepsiCo's CEO, Indra Nooyi, speaks during the 2017 Ellis Island Medals of Honor ceremony in New York. KENA BETANCURâ€"AFP/Getty Images One of the world’s most prominent female executives since getting Pepsi’s top job in 2007, Nooyi sleeps a meager four hours a night, according to CNN Money. She’s no stranger to long hours, having worked the graveyard shift as a receptionist while getting her Master’s at Yale. 4. Helena Morrissey, head of personal investing at Legal General Investment Management, sleeps for five to six hours Helena Morrissey, chairman of Newton Investment Management Ltd., speaks during the Women In Finance Summit in London, on Jan. 24, 2017 Chris Ratcliffeâ€"Bloomberg via Getty Images Morrissey told The Guardian that she gets up “at 5 in the morning, sometimes earlier,” and immediately starts sending emails until her kids get up. She has family dinner scheduled at 7:30 p.m. but works again after that, sometimes for as much as two hours, prepping for the next morning’s meetings. She gets five to six hours of sleep each night and admits to feeling a bit sleep deprived. But that’s the job, especially when you’ve got nine children in addition to running a global investment company. 5. Fashion designer and director Tom Ford sleeps three hours a night Designer Tom [f500link]Ford[/f500link] attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. Presley Ann Slack/Patrick McMullanâ€"Getty Images After dropping out of NYU to pursue a career in fashion design, Ford quickly landed a position as design director at Gucci. Under his leadership, Gucci’s value increased by 90%. He does not attribute this success to talent, but says it’s due to his energy. It must be pretty intense, considering that Ford sleeps only three hours a night. 6. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong sleeps six hours Tim Armstrong, chief executive officer of AOL Inc., speaks before a Bloomberg Television interview at the 2017 MAKERS Conference in California. Patrick T. Fallonâ€"Bloomberg via Getty Images Armstrong wakes up around 5 a.m., is out of the house and working from his car by 7 a.m., and works until 7 p.m. He used to start sending emails immediately after waking up, but now restrains himself until 7 a.m. He says he tries to get six hours of sleep a night, but often ends up operating on less. “It isn’t ideal,” he told The Guardian. 7. Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, gets four hours of sleep Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky attends Julie Smolyansky Chicago P.D.'s Sophia Bush Host Private Yoga Event in Chicago. Jeff Schearâ€"Getty Images for Lifeway Smolyansky took over the dairy company her father had started in 2002 at the young age of 27. It took a great deal of work for her to do so. She told Fortune that she managed it by sleeping as little as four hours many nights. 8. Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, sleeps less than four hours a night Martha Stewart is seen on the culinary stage during the 2017 BottleRock Napa Festival. C Flaniganâ€"FilmMagic Stewart’s company produces four magazines, Martha Stewart Living, Everyday Food, Weddings, and Whole Living. She also has a TV show, radio show, and product lines in stores like Staples and Michaels. Stewart keeps an impressive schedule while running her business, and according to CNN Money, she sleeps less than four hours a night. 9. Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, usually sleeps five to six hours Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group Ltd., during an interview in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwanâ€"Bloomberg via Getty Images The Virgin Group founder is said to only sleep from 12 a.m. to 5 or 6 a.m. every night, according to Forbes â€" that’s only five to six hours of shut eye. 10. British Prime Minister Theresa May sleeps for five or six hours a night British Prime Minister Theresa May attends commemorations marking the centenary of Passchendale on July 30, 2017 in Ypres, Belgium. Leon Nealâ€"Getty Images When she was still home secretary of the UK, May shared that she usually slept five or six hours a night, according to the Telegraph. She also told the Sunday Times that sleep wasn’t her first priority as prime minister: “In this job you don’t get much time to sleep.” 11. German Chancellor Angela Merkel gets by on four hours of sleep German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the G20 economic summit on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. Sean Gallupâ€"Getty Images It’s unclear when Merkel goes to bed, but she has said that she often goes without rest, and can function on only four hours of sleep, according to the BBC. The Local reported that the German chancellor catches up on sleep on the weekends: “I have camel-like abilities, an ability to save things up â€" and afterwards I have to fill up again.” This story originally appeared on Business Insider.