According to Wikipedia, an entrepreneur is defined as “an enterprising individual who builds capital through risk and/or innovation”. Over the years, energetic, innovative and forward-thinking individuals have driven their companies from humble beginnings to global success.

Here are ten of the most influential and successful entrepreneurs in recent history:

1 – Steve Jobs (Apple)

Steve Jobs epitomized the modern entrepreneur. He led Apple into a market-leading position with products such as the iPad and iPhone. An unconventional soul, Steve Jobs’ attitude was always one of arrogance. He was renowned for not conducting market research, once implying that it is the manufacturer who tells the consumer what they want, not the other way around.

2 – Bill Gates (Microsoft)

Bill Gates is among the few business people who can claim they have changed the world twice in a single lifetime. First there was the introduction of the personal computer. Second came global health and public education initiatives. Microsoft’s founder is renowned for his attitude towards using small teams of smart people. [Read more…]

Just about everyone at some point in their life will consider playing a musical instrument of some sort. This is because the desire to make music is inherent in human nature.

If you don’t believe that just try and think of someone you know who does not hum, sing in the shower, play faux drums when listening to music or who does not try and sing along with every song that comes on the radio. It’s hard isn’t it? That’s because people love music and that is a given, period.

Stop Dreaming and Get Busy

There is a distinct difference between someone who dreams of playing guitar and someone who actually does it. You can sit around and talk about the fact that you wish you knew how to play the guitar or you can do something about it, the choice is yours. If you are serious then the first thing you are going to want to do is choose the best guitar for beginners.

Think about what kind of guitar you would like to end up playing. Will you ultimately want to play rhythm, lead, bass, classical etc.? This is a pretty important decision and having a goal in the beginning is always helpful. Remember, you can always switch later. [Read more…]

The biggest thing that affects a relationship is trust. Many couples never learn how to trust the other one. They are always those couples who are constantly worrying about whether the other one is cheating or lying to them.

The only way that a couple will ever be happy is if they trust one another. You will always have a partner who works with someone of the opposite sex or they may have lifelong friends who are of the opposite sex.

The key thing in any relationship is to trust because no matter what kind of job your partner has, they will be around others that are the opposite sex, it is just how the two of you communicate that will determine if your relationship will get that trust factor before it is too late. My friend, who happens to earn a nurse practitioner salary, always talks about this with me. [Read more…]

When it comes to providing the best education for children with special needs and learning difficulties, the debate still rages on. Many parents believe enrolling their children into special schools will provide them with the best education and stimulation for learning.

Others believe that letting their children with learning difficulties remain part of the mainstream education system will not only help them have a good education, but also allow them to be part of a society that needs to continue to embrace difference.

One of the many problems in this argument is that the term ‘special needs’ encompasses a number of different types of learning problems. For example, a child who is slightly hard of hearing is classed as special needs alongside a profoundly autistic child. Obviously, in an educational setting their needs will be vastly different but still they are labeled in the same way. [Read more…]

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace – these have all become household names in social networks. It is as if there was never a time when social networks didn’t exist, so essential have they become in our lives. But as a business person, how do you get the most out of this exceptional media tool? What are the ways increase your popularity in social networks so that you are getting optimum value for your business?

Find out what people want to know.

It sounds simple enough but a lot of people are struggling with gaining popularity simply because they are not being relevant. You can’t be relevant without first knowing exactly what it is people want to know. Depending on your core business, you can research and find out what people are dying to know.

Regardless of the sector you’re in, there is something that people right now are trying to find out. If you can find out what that thing is, you will have found one of the ways to increase your popularity in social networks. [Read more…]