MOST IMPORTANT PRACTICES A SOLOPRENEUR MUST DO WELL IN ORDER TO SUCCEED ONLINE

Listen. If you want to be heard above the growing social media “noise,” you need to first listen to your consumers so when you do speak, you get it right. What are they saying, what are they feeling, what are their pain points, what solutions do they need? Don’t just listen, but hear. Thanks to ... Read more

The biology of our best and worst selves | Robert Sapolsky

How can humans be so compassionate and altruistic -- and also so brutal and violent? To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky looks at extreme context, examining actions on timescales from seconds to millions of years before they occurred. In this fascinating talk, he shares his cutting edge research into the biology that drives our worst and best behaviors.

For Price Negotiators, Preparation is the Key to Success

Some cultures have a long tradition of haggling—bargaining back and forth about the price of an item—in markets and bazaars. By contrast, in the United States and many other countries, haggling between buyers and sellers is an under-practiced skill. You might routinely pass up opportunities to haggle in situations where financial negotiations are not the
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A tribute to nurses | Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones spent five years interviewing, photographing and filming nurses across America, traveling to places dealing with some of the nation's biggest public health issues. She shares personal stories of unwavering dedication in this celebration the everyday heroes working at the front lines of health care.

How to Use Social Media Tactics to Make Your Emails More Enticing

You only have a short period of time to catch your customer’s attention once they open your emails. How do you get it — and keep it? This Sherpa blog post covers three tactics from marketers who are integrating social media, content and gamification tactics to keep customers interested.

A summer school kids actually want to attend | Karim Abouelnaga

In the US, most kids have a very long summer break, during which they forget an awful lot of what they learned during the school year. This "summer slump" affects kids from low-income neighborhoods most, setting them back almost three months. TED Fellow Karim Abouelnaga has a plan to reverse this learning loss. Learn how he's helping kids improve their chances for a brighter future.

The Value of the Contrast Effect in Financial Negotiations

In financial negotiations, it’s always better when someone accepts your offer rather than rejecting it, right? Actually, rejection can sometimes be the most effective way to get to “yes.”
Here’s a story about consumer behavior in financial negotiations, as described by Itamar Simonson of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and the late Amos Tversky in a
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There's no shame in taking care of your mental health | Sangu Delle

When stress got to be too much for entrepreneur Sangu Delle, he had to confront his own deep prejudice: that men shouldn't take care of their mental health. In a personal talk, Delle shares how he learned to handle anxiety in a society that's uncomfortable with emotions. As he says: "Being honest about how we feel doesn't make us weak -- it makes us human."

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