The Association for Entrepreneurship USA
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The Association for Entrepreneurship USA serves independent and small business leaders across all 50 states through community involvement, peer mentoring and education. By joining forces for greater purchasing power, we offer todays entrepreneur the competitive edge needed to compete in todays digital world.
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Recent Articles
The Measure of Intelligence Is the Ability to Change
Someone once said and it’s often attributed to Einstein, although we don’t really know for sure; “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.’” I just read an article about a Reddit thread where someone asked - What’s a subtle sign that someone is really...
Strategic Actions for Achieving Simplicity (The How)
Awareness You must think before you do. All actions—and hence all results—follow thinking. Take the time to reflect and give strong thought to your life and the life you want to live. Is it too complex? Too simple? Chances are, when you answer the previous two...
You Are The Most Important Equalizer
We are living in a new economy whereas technology impacts everything we do in our daily living and working. The work possibilities for those who seek flexibility and freedom in how work can be accomplished have never been greater. The possibilities to become an...
Taking the Leap: Honoring the Call Within
The call to step into something new often begins as a quiet knowing. A restlessness. A tug at the edges of our current reality that says, something’s not quite right anymore. For some of us, it shows up as boredom in work that once felt exciting, or a disconnection...
Using Conflict to Drive Positive Change
Conflict is a natural part of life, whether in personal relationships, at work, or even within ourselves. But not all conflicts are created equal. Amanda Ripley, journalist and author of High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, distinguishes between two...
Understanding Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a term that recognizes and celebrates that there is natural variation in how human brains and minds work, with no single ‘correct’ way. It refers to the idea that neurological differences like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, sensory processing disorders,...
Navigating Life’s Transitions with Strength and Resilience
Life is full of transitions—some exciting, some difficult, all requiring adjustment. Whether you’re starting a new job, becoming a parent, grieving a loss, or entering a new phase of life, life’s transitions can shake up your routine and challenge your sense of...
Managing and Preventing Burnout
Burnout has become an epidemic in the modern workplace, leaving employees exhausted, unmotivated, and struggling to cope. The good news? There are ways to manage and prevent burnout. To begin, it helps to take a closer look at this condition and its causes. What Is...
Relevancy is Essential for Individual Entrepreneurs, Organizations or Corporations
The next few years will reveal pathways to choices and opportunities that will enable new possibilities for relevant individuals and organizations, more so than any other period in recent history. Relevance means being prepared with, perhaps, new knowledge and skills....
Your Business Should Serve Your Life
You became an entrepreneur for a reason — freedom, focus, and a life of deep satisfaction. You were created for a full, vibrant life. There’s a deep wisdom in you, always guiding you toward your true desires — meant to be expressed and lived. Thriving isn’t about...
Understanding People/Building Customers
People are not one dimensional in their thinking about who they are and what matters most. People will determine their priorities by how they perceive “what matters most” at the particular moment in time when they are asked to examine priorities or offered...
5 Insights To Support Growth
Motivation Follows Action, Not the Other Way Around For a long time, we believed dopamine—the brain's "feel-good" chemical—was a reward we got after completing a task . But recent groundbreaking research flipped the script. Dopamine spikes before we take action, not...