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RPGs Aren’t Just for Kids Anymore! Young Entrepreneur Jun Loayza Reveals the Interactive Web Game That Will Rock Your Career!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Welcome! Thrilling Heroics is a site for young professionals and college students who want to pursue an unorthodox, exciting lifestyle & career. If you like what you read here, subscribe for free and get tips on personal development, entrepreneurship, branding & lifestyle design delivered to your email inbox or RSS reader. Jun Loayza is a young CMO [...]

10 Pitfalls to Avoid as a New Entrepreneur

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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Since I started my freelance business, I’ve loved the freedom, but it also comes at a high cost, which is why most people don’t start their own businesses. I’ve struggled with the transition to working from home, social isolation, difficulty prioritizing for myself, lack of motivation, the slowing economy, and more. It’s not easy, but [...]

Announcing an Awesome New Community Search Tool for the Blogosphere!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Ever since I discovered Google Custom Search, I’ve been using it to pinpoint the exact kind of awesome articles, tips and tricks I’m looking for much quicker, and to increase my efficiency and decrease the time it takes me to find answers or write up blog posts. Personally, I’m a big fan of productivity lists, how-to’s, [...]

5 Kickass Benefits of Entrepreneurial Learning

Friday, February 29, 2008

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John Hennessey is the president of Stanford University, U.S. News & World Report’s #4 university in the nation and voted one of America’s best colleges for entrepreneurs by Fortune Small Business. Hennessey is one academic who has an entrepreneurial legacy himself, as he transferred his important research in microprocessor technology to actual industry application by [...]

Women, Invest in Yourselves First with the Empowering Wealthy Girl Summit 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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Ladies, do you hope to find a millionaire husband? Do you want to marry rich? That’s what my friend Alicia Dunams set out to do in her mid-20’s, but she instead found herself on a journey of personal growth and self-actualization. Alicia is the author of Amazon best-selling book Goal Digger: Lessons Learned from the Rich [...]

Carl Schramm on Entrepreneurship

Friday, January 4, 2008

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I’m still traveling through Spain for the holidays, but I have some useful goal-setting exercises on the way soon! In the meantime, here’s some interesting material to keep your appetite satiated. At the 2007 Entrepreneurship Week USA opening ceremonies at Stanford University in California, Carl Schramm (President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation) surprised [...]

It’s Time for Some Thrilling Heroics: Commit to Pursuing Your Wildest Dreams with Me in 2008!

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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Over at CodyMcKibben.com in November, I wrote about my experiments with freelancing, and about my desire to shift my career so that my work is not just means to pay the bills, but more of a way to express my passions and continue to increase my personal growth. See the post here. In response [...]

Global Marketing, Six Sigma, and The Donald: An Interview with 23-Year-Old Personal Branding Expert Daniel Schawbel

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

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Dan Schawbel is a marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and personal branding spokesman. He is a strong self-marketer who has made a name for himself first by writing the Personal Branding Blog, then administering the Personal Brand Awards and publishing Personal Branding Magazine, and was recently featured in an article for the Fast Company Expert Blogs called [...]

The Need for Corporate Partnerships

Monday, July 30, 2007

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I came across an awesome article about innovative partnerships and strategic alliances in Business 2.0 the other day. Melanie Haiken talks about the need for medium-growth companies stuck between buzzing startups and huge corporations to build strong relationships not only with their employees (although very important), but also with their competitors and with the community. [...]

Interview: Alexandra Levit, Author of They Don’t Teach Corporate In College

Saturday, July 14, 2007

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Part three in Heroines of Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship series at IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com: Alexandra Levit is the author of They Don’t Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something’s Guide to the Business World, and a regular corporate and university speaker on Gen-Y employees. She is the founder and president of Inspiration@Work career consultancy and also serves as [...]

Interview: David Anderson, Founder and CEO of Green Options

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

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Happy Independence Day everyone! To celebrate, today I share an interview with David Anderson, a young entrepreneur who’s endeavors embody the pioneering spirit of the early Americans! David Anderson is a young guy who wanted to make a difference, so he founded the company Green Options upon graduating from the University of California at San Diego! [...]

E-Week at Stanford

Thursday, March 8, 2007

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Last week was EntrepreneurshipWeek USA across the nation and beyond, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the New York Times, and Inc Magazine. Over 350 participating universities host their own events to bring together the best entrepreneurial thinkers and leaders–events like Brown University’s 60-second Elevator Pitch competition, Purdue’s Idea-to-Product (I2P) competition, and the Idea [...]