Tony Hsieh has crafted Zappos into a place where company culture and customer service are supreme. He takes his employees out for drinks when it’s time for a company meeting and encourages them to be themselves at work. When you are planning your career, factor in the importance of corporate culture.

In his book The Monk and the Riddle, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Randy Komisar asks “What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life?” Take a detour from the Deferred Life Plan and learn what builds a truly successful business: passion.

There always have been and always will be a small subset of the population who lead remarkable lives. For them, there is no luck but that which they make for themselves. Learn to cast your net wide and take a proactive role in opening your life up to opportunity.

A Follow Friday special: Today I’ll share eleven Twitter power users who are constantly challenging assumptions, examining human thinking and the brain, de-mystifying happiness and success, and challenging us to grow into more conscious individuals. Follow these thought leaders on Twitter for an awesome daily dose of positivity!

A lot of us are consciously trying to build a lot of things in our lives: wealth, influence, a business, happiness at home, even a better health routine or eating habits. But are you forgetting to create fun in your daily routine?? Learn how a crazy dancing Thai man reminded me to make dedicated time for fun in my life with his booty-shaking antics! (And make sure you click through to view the awesome video!)

Today I have the opportunity to share a fascinating interview with a young businessman that is helping to change the world for the better! Duff McDuffee is an inspiring jack-of-all-trades. He is co-founder of Falling Fruit TV, a conscious online media company, as well as a deeply passionate philosopher, life coach, and yogin. His work is concentrated on the possibilities [...]

The world’s second richest man gave CNBC an absolutely AWESOME interview in 2006 titled “The Billionaire Next Door.” J.D. Roth has the whole video, broken down with some great supplementary notes! I just LOVE how down-to-earth Warren Buffett is!! I’ve had the chance to meet him briefly, but even in that time, his attitude made an impression on me. He [...]

Now along come the 76 million members of Generation Y. For these new 20-something workers, the line between work and home doesn’t really exist. They just want to spend their time in meaningful and useful ways, no matter where they are. —Penelope Trunk, in an article for TIME Magazine, “What Gen Y Really Wants”