Author: John Hill

I’ll never forget the gut-wrenching thud of the boxes hitting my office floor. It was the smell that hit me first—that intoxicating mix of fresh ink and cardboard that meant our new book was finally here. We had printed 1,300 copies of our most anticipated title, Mindset Maters. I grabbed a box cutter, sliced through the tape with a grin, and pulled out the first copy. The cover was beautiful. The layout was crisp. And the title, in big, bold letters, read: Mindset Maters. My heart didn’t just sink; it plummeted. A single, stupid typo. My first instinct was to…

You Don’t Need Money or Age to Start a Business Here’s what I’ve learned after 13 years in business: you don’t need a lot of money to start—and you don’t need to wait until you’re older, either. When I started my first business, I was young. I had no big savings. No rich family. No connections to powerful people. What I had was simple: an idea and the energy to make it happen. I never told myself, “I’ll start my business when I have enough money.” Instead, I just started. Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Winning Today Look around at successful…

When Your Heart Says Yes, But Your Mind Says No, you know that feeling, right? Your heart gets excited about something. Maybe it’s a business idea, a career change, or finally launching that side hustle. You feel that spark of possibility. Then your mind steps in. “Don’t do it. You’ll fail. People will laugh at you. You don’t have enough experience.” And just like that, the excitement fades. This internal tug-of-war happens to everyone. But here’s what I’ve learned: the difference between people who succeed and people who stay stuck is whether they can get their heart and mind working…