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The One Enduring Key to Effective, Successful Leadership

Wanna be a good leader and manager? I have found the ONE sustaining, redeeming, enduring thing you have to do. But it’s remarkably simple so you’re likely to…

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Tips For Ordering Swag Shirts for Your Business

Want to order swag shirts for your business, but don’t know what quantities and sizes to order? We’ve been doing swag shirts at iThemes for a number of…

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Learn Your Character Strengths

As I’ve been plowing through The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor (on the high recommendation from my friend Jason Schuller, and yes, it’s now one of my all-time…

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How to Eat Books: A Guide for Power Learning

I’m a Learner. It’s my top StrengthsFinder strength. And over the past 37 years, I’ve honed this strength and found books to be the best, most affordable way…

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Hiring Your First Employee: A Step by Step Guide

One of the most frequent questions I get asked by solopreneurs, developers and freelancers is about hiring their first employee.  I love the question but it’s a tough…

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What’s Your Biggest Hurdle For Hiring Your First Employee?

One of the most frequent questions I get from freelancers, solopreneurs and developer-entrepreneurs is on hiring their first employees. I’m working on an in-depth post (or series) on…

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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

Over the weekend, my wife Lindsey and I along with my brothers and their amazing wives were in Dallas. At a restaurant we played a game that would…

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5 Key Books for Every Entrepreneur-Developer

If I only had five books to recommend to entrepreneur-developers, to help you get started, I’d give you these. They either shaped, improved or solidified my approach to…

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6 Years and Lessons of Entrepreneurship

This month, I celebrate six years of full-time entrepreneurship as I started iThemes in January 2008. I thought it was time for some reflection on what I’ve learned…

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The New Rules of Entrepreneurship Ebook is Here

Thanks for the many people who helped edit and commented on my draft of The New Rules of Entrepreneurship and our team at iThemes, I’m excited to announce…

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