Entrepreneurs have to take big risks in order to succeed, but even well-known leaders are often terrified to leap. You don’t have to be a natural risk taker in order to succeed, and learning how fear works can empower you to overcome it. Fantastic story from Entrepreneur Magazine’s Nadia Goodman featuring tips from yours truly. Read more at Entrepreneur.com
Honored to be included in this all star cast of economic thought leaders including Paul Volker, Sheila Bair, Robert Rubin, Grover Norquist, Alice Rivlin, among others. Watch my panel on public debt, private debt and real options for economic growth.
Visiting with Bill Maher on the sequester deadline was exactly as fun as it looks. Pictured here with CA Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom, McCain ’08 campaign manager Steve Schmidt, Bill Maher, Snoop Lion, security expert James Lyne and Bishop Don Juan.
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The cost of college is outpacing not only inflation but parents wages and what many grads can hope to earn when they finish school. Burdened with debt, millennials are deferring major adult decisions including the purchase of a car, first home and even applying for fewer credit cards than previous generations. The consequence of unsustainable tuition costs will not only be felt by these young Americans but our economy at large.
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Rising taxes and partisan bickering over future fiscal discipline give small business the jitters in January. Confidence plummets as businesses feel the impact of the fiscal cliff deal and a consumer dealing with rising gas prices.
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Coming out of the election, number one and two exit poll issues for voters were jobs and the economy. Yet one month into the new year all we seem to be talking about is gun control and immigration.
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Debt battle lines are redrawn as inauguration glow dims and Washington goes back to work. Will politicians find a way to work together to shore up our fiscal house? Monica discusses this and more with Neil Cavuto.
How do you build financial efficiencies in your small business? What’s the best way to use offline networking skills online? LearnVest.com CEO Alexa von Tobel and Monica Mehta discussed this and more with Your Business host JJ Ramberg. Watch the video
The Entrepreneurial Instinct makes the National Federation of Independent Business best small business books of 2012 list. Read more
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Put an end to failed New Years resolutions by setting goals your brain likes. Check out my recent story for Entrepreneur Magazine based on the science covered in The Entrepreneurial Instinct. Read more here
The Entrepreneurial Instinct (McGraw-Hill, Sept 14 2012)
Monica Mehta is an investor, author and finance expert. She is a frequent contributor for CNN, Fox News, BloombergTV, MSNBC, INC Magazine and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. She is the author of The Entrepreneurial Instinct (McGraw-Hill, Sept 2012)
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