I know I'm not the only entrepreneur on this planet who gets the bulk of their motivation from rap and hip-hop... I know it! The way that some artists are able to orate their struggles from rags to riches is inspiring. They all seem to outline that a little faith and hard work goes a long way on the road to success. Check out 8 of my favorites below! ​​

Ahh the 'D' word. Definitley one of "those words" most of us try our best to avoid. On the other hand,  there are folks who love and live by The 'D' Word. There are those who even swear by it! You'll hear it thrown around a lot in discussions from budgets and saving to exercise and dieting - mostly by people we look up to and who have our best interests at heart.

With the new year right around the corner and all of the good habits, traits and resolutions flying around I thought it'd be the perfect time to remind us all that some of the pre-conceived "negative" traits aren't all truly bad. When striving towards goals, some bad habits can not only be beneficial - they are also vital. Today I'd like to talk about the 4 which I think are the most important.

Do you ever see or think of something something that needed to be done and think out loud "I need to do that."? Only to then get wrapped up in something unimportant, like what your friends are doing on social media, and end up doing nothing at all? I'm sure we've all been there. Hell, I've been needing to write this post for a while...

These are my pups Apollo and Basil. Two very different dogs with two very different personalities. Both have something to teach me about entrepreneurship.