Inspirational

Several years ago, it sounded like a dream: working four days per week, yet somehow achieving the same or increased level of success as you would with five or even six days. But now, with workplace wellness and burnout prevention at the top of both employer and employees’ minds, a four-day workweek not only a […]

Developing a strategy for retirement planning is deeply personal. There are so many options for retirement accounts because they’re designed to be suitable for people with different needs and lifestyles.  But from 403(b)s to 501(c)3s, 457(b)s and other accounts, the amount of alphabet soup associated with retirement planning can be stupefying. Without financial education, confusing

Seven years ago, Brad Ryan was struggling to finish his veterinary program at Ohio State University. For the first time in his life, he began feeling suicidal, and not long after, one of his classmates took their own life. This sent Ryan into a tailspin, and he knew he needed a break.  He recalled a

Using a financial planning checklist can make it easier to monitor your money and do some financial housekeeping. Although there are multiple ways to ‘tidy up’ your money, a list that you return to monthly or quarterly allows you to keep track of specific areas each time, giving you better data. The more often you

Entertainment company EVGLE didn’t start up all at once—instead, it built up over time, first with Victor Burnett and the puzzling renter of his studio, then an entertainment attorney called in to help their fledgling business. Over time, the pieces slotted into place to create the rising success the company has become.  “[Blxst’s] vision was

Do you want to eat healthier? Live longer? Spend less time on cooking and cleaning and more time with your family? All that and more is possible with these 13 best healthy cookbooks and books about food. They cover everything from tips for beginner chefs to improving your brain and body health through food.  Best

Sam Sidney and Anna Baglaneas Eves are two entrepreneurs who started businesses by following their passions. Here, they share their business stories and offer advice for other new entrepreneurs. Sam Sidney Sam Sidney began making portraits out of felt scraps with her four kids during the pandemic. After receiving her first commission—”a high school friend

It’s terrifying, and it’s coming—Monday. In a phenomenon well-known as the “Sunday Scaries,” the first day of the workweek is something to seriously dread for many Americans. In a 2021 poll by isolved, 42% of workers reported that they get “very stressed the night before returning to a workweek.” Though it might seem that the

As a workforce, we’ve spent a great deal of time the last few years reflecting on what we want out of our careers, and how to go about achieving it. After experiencing an unparalleled shift in many corporate jobs from cubicle life to couch adjacent (via the pandemic), some employees realized they wanted to make

Teneshia Jackson Warner was in a rut in her career and her life. One day, a professor teaching a class in her master’s program gave students an assignment: “Examine every major decision you’ve made up until now and the driving forces that led you to make those decisions.”  After some thought, Jackson Warner realized the