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Next time youre feeling down or anxious, stop feeling hopeless and do some math. Seriously. Chip Conley , the founder of Joie de Vivre , the second-largest boutique hotel company in the U.S., is the author of the just-released Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success .

The new year is upon us, and one of the time-honored traditions for many is the making of resolutions for the upcoming year. From losing weight to spending more time with family, there are many ways for individuals to improve themselves. For business owners of course, the options are endless

Running a startup is a lot different than running a more mature company. Will you be able to make the transition? Here are three ways to find out.

Ever do a double take without knowing why? Your unconscious mind may have noticed something that did not fit your expectations

Ever do a double take without knowing why? Your unconscious mind may have noticed something that did not fit your expectations. [More]

How can Google strike back at the Facebook mob? With games . Google and Kabam hope to do just that with the exclusively-for-Google+ The Godfather: Five Families

Most of us are fantastic complainers. When someone doesn't meet our expectations, we let them know. We may even let their boss or mother know.

These 15 easy rules will help you ensure that negotiations work to your advantage, and also benefit your customers. Even after you've closed a deal , there's often an all-important last step: negotiating the final terms. With a simple purchase, it's a formality, but when it comes to something complex, like a real-life solution to a complex problem, the negotiating can sometimes be the longest step in the sales cycle.

The original Top Chef, Harold Dieterle, gives advice on turning a reality show appearance into an entrepreneurial reality. Chef Harold Dieterle has done what many others have failed to do: he's whipped 15 minutes of reality show fame into two successful, critically acclaimed New York City restaurants

Can our expectations for the future change how we remember the past? According to a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology , they can--we remember unpleasant experiences more negatively if we expect to endure them again. Researchers at New York University and Carnegie Mellon University conducted seven experiments to determine how people’s expectations shape their memories

Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 will be "thinner and lighter" than the iPhone 4 and also sport an 8-mega pixel camera, according sources who spoke to official Apple leakbucket

As the world of video games continues to evolve, so too should our expectations of how games will positively influence how we work, learn, and live, both online and offline. In a recent blog post , Nicholas Carr, author of the critically acclaimed book The Shallows , reviewed some of the latest studies on the cognitive effects of video games.

Syracuse University Taught by: Michael Haynie Michael Haynie wouldn't dream of reality-checking his students with the possibility of failure. He teaches disabled veterans, whose confidence was shattered along with their bodies.

It's great to dream big , but your start-up needs a laser focus in the beginning to get market and investor attention. Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Walmart did it through low prices