In 2025, the traditional “9 to 5” is looking a little more like an “8 to 4.”

ActivTrak’s newly released 2025 State of the Workplace report found that the average American workday is ending at around 4:39 p.m. and starting at around 8 a.m. Meanwhile, the report notes that two years ago, people weren’t leaving their desks (or home offices) until around 5:21 p.m.

“These are healthy numbers,” said Gabriela Mauch, the head of ActivTrak’s Productivity Lab, per Bloomberg. “We’ve adapted to a traditional workday on average while offering flexibility and fluidity in a way that meets employees where they are.”

Related: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Only One Group Is Complaining About Returning to the Office

ActivTrak looked at data on nearly 200,000 employees working at 777 companies, tracking workplace behaviors from productivity bursts to clock-out times. The data revealed that productivity has gone up by about 2%, and employees tend to work in productive 24-minute bursts.

The months with the most hours worked (around nine a day on average) were August and December. Mauch noted to Bloomberg that August was due to a post-vacation work rush and December because of the end-of-year push. February and October, meanwhile, had the shortest workday lengths (8 hours and 35 minutes), according to the report.

And despite the major return-to-office push, the report found a big win for fully remote employees: They are the most productive workers.

“Remote-only workers have the highest daily productivity (+29 mins) vs. other worker types,” the report notes.

Related: What Is ‘Task Masking’? Young Workers Retaliate Against Return-to-Office Mandates With a Viral Strategy.

Deciding between staying at your job or changing roles for a higher salary? New federal data shows that the difference in increased pay between those who stay and those who switch has dropped to its lowest level in a decade.

According to a wage growth survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta earlier this month, those who stayed in their current roles saw their salaries rise by 4.6% in January and February while job switchers only saw a slightly higher increase over the same period at 4.8%.

The difference between the two groups was wider in January 2023, when workers who stayed in their roles saw wages rise by 5.5% and switchers experienced a 7.7% increase, but the gap has narrowed with time.

Related: Looking for a Remote Job? A New Survey Says It Could Be Harder to Find Than You Think.

U.S. Labor Department data shows that more Americans are choosing to stay in their jobs, with the quit rate reaching its lowest point in 2024 since 2020. Compared to 2022, when over 50 million Americans quit their jobs, only 39.6 million people quit in 2024.

Workers are holding onto their jobs because they think it would be difficult to find another job that compares — and they don’t think they have as much negotiating power as employers. According to a Harris Poll survey released last week, 70% of Americans think they would have trouble finding a job better than their current one, with three in four respondents saying that employers currently have more leverage in the job market than employees.

Job seekers are also experiencing the crunch of lower salaries amid a competitive labor market. Customer success specialist Josh Vogel told The Wall Street Journal that after getting laid off in October at a job that paid him $170,000 per year plus an annual bonus, he recently accepted a role making $120,000 per year.

Related: ‘Really Hard to Find a Job’: 1.7 Million Job Seekers Have Been Looking for Work for at Least 6 Months

“No one is paying what they used to,” Vogel told the outlet. “If you don’t like it, there’s 50 people behind you they’re going to call right afterward.”

Employers are also hiring at lower rates, increasing competition among job seekers for open positions. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that the hiring rate has stayed around 3.3% since June, down from around 4.6% in 2021. USA Today notes that the hiring rate now is similar to what it was in 2013 when the labor market was coming back after the Great Recession.

The only sector unaffected by lower salaries when changing jobs is finance, per the WSJ.

Many banks that had record earnings in 2024 are paying finance job candidates higher salaries when they switch roles. However, JPMorgan gave employees lower bonuses than some expected this year.

Related: ‘Feels Like a Slap in the Face’: Some JPMorgan Employees Reportedly Aren’t Happy With Their Bonuses

If you’ve taken the leap into entrepreneurship, you’ve probably felt the highs of big dreams paired with the lows of some days asking yourself, “What on earth have I gotten myself into?” (I get it — I’ve been there!) But if there’s one secret to building a thriving business, it’s this simple truth: Never stop learning.

Here’s the thing — being an entrepreneur isn’t just about guts, big deals or constantly “hustling.” Success hinges on staying sharp, adaptable and open to new ideas. And the best way to nail that? You guessed it — continuous learning.

Don’t worry, this isn’t about burying yourself in textbooks or signing up for degrees you’ve got zero time for. Learning can be fun, accessible and tailored to your lifestyle, even with a packed calendar.

Ready? Here are 10 ways continuous learning can seriously level up your business.

Related: 4 Ways Continuous Learning Will Make You and Your Business Unstoppable

1. Stay ahead in a rapidly changing world

You wouldn’t try running a marathon in flip-flops, would you? The same logic applies to running your business without an updated skill set.

The business world moves fast. AI, blockchain, social media algorithms — there’s always something new shaking things up. If you’re not learning, you’re falling behind. Think webinars, online courses or even TED Talks to stay in the loop on upcoming trends. Trust me — your competition isn’t slowing down, and neither should you.

2. Spark creativity and innovation

Been stuck on a problem longer than you’d like to admit? Learning something new can be the lightbulb moment you didn’t see coming.

Some of my best ideas as an entrepreneur didn’t come from crunching numbers or staring at spreadsheets — they came from random insights or design-thinking workshops. Learning feeds creativity. The more knowledge you take in, the more fresh ideas you can pour out.

3. Build bulletproof confidence

Raise your hand if you’ve ever walked into a meeting or pitch feeling underprepared. Continuous learning doesn’t just boost your skills — it amps up your confidence. Know your stuff, and you’ll walk into that room like you own it. And here’s a bonus secret — confidence is magnetic. People feel when you’re self-assured.

Plus, learning doesn’t have to be boring. I’m a big fan of YouTube masterclasses by experts in marketing, SEO and leadership. When I created Clout Stat, a SEO company, I knew learning was a non-negotiable. Search engine change their algorithms so often that if I stopped learning, I would never be able to keep up. Learning tip: Pausing and hitting replay until it sticks? Priceless.

4. Learn on your schedule

Here’s the great news — you don’t need six extra hours in a day to keep leveling up. Continuous learning is surprisingly flexible. Whether it’s sneaking in a podcast or grabbing an audiobook for your commute, you can learn without major life changes. Pro tip? Self-paced classes are lifesavers for busy schedules.

Related: Why Lifelong Learning Is the Key to Entrepreneurial Success — and How to Embrace the Lifelong Learner Within Yourself

5. Attend webinars without leaving the couch

One of my favorite things about being a lifelong learner? Online workshops and webinars. These golden courses are full of insights delivered straight to your screen. Whether it’s a social media strategy workshop or a leadership summit, you can couch-surf your way to leveling up.

Keep a notepad handy — you’ll want to jot down those genius ideas that spark midway through.

6. Collaboration is everywhere

When you join workshops or community-driven courses, you’re not just learning — you’re networking. The fellow entrepreneurs and innovators around you can turn into collaborators, mentors or even superfans of your business. At Tonia In Vegas, my team and I collaborate on almost everything. Who knew that learning could double as networking gold?

7. Read (or listen to) game-changing books

Not gonna lie — I’m old-school, so I love curling up with a great book. But audiobooks? Total game-changers when you’re on the go.

Whether you’re listening in the car or reading before bed, great books are like mentors in paperback form.

8. Turn learning into a team effort

If you run a team, pass the love of learning on to them, too. I give my team curated resources they can explore on their own time. Why? Educated teams make better decisions faster. And honestly, it pays off every single time.

9. Make it fun

Learning doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Join a networking-fueled book club, turn your webinars into rewards or turn podcast listening into a walking schedule. (Pro tip? Snacks make any learning session 10x better.) When you approach learning as something exciting, not obligatory, it sticks.

10. Stay curious — and watch opportunities overflow

Curiosity might not just “kill the cat” — it helps entrepreneurs thrive. Stay open-minded, and you’ll start spotting opportunities everywhere. What looks like a massive challenge might magically transform into a growth pathway nobody else spotted.

Related: Entrepreneurial Success Comes Down to Having the Right Mindset — Here’s How to Make Sure You Do

Take the first step to continuous learning

Here’s the thing, my fellow entrepreneurs — when you grow, your business grows. Every course, podcast or book you tackle is an investment in more confidence, sharper skills and breakthrough ideas. And the best part? You don’t have to overhaul your life to make it work.

Go ahead — login to that webinar, bookmark a new audiobook or sign up for a free course. Your future self (and business) will thank you.

Remember, the difference between “good” and “great” entrepreneurs is what they do in their downtime.

The CEO of a leading AI startup says that AI could soon take over a key component of software engineering jobs: coding.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said earlier this week that AI will write 90% of the code for software engineers within the next three to six months and every line of code within the next year.

“On the jobs side of this, I do have a fair amount of concern,” Amodei said at a Council of Foreign Relations event on Monday, per Business Insider. “In 12 months, we may be in a world where AI is writing essentially all of the code.”

How much of a software engineer’s job is coding? It varies based on the role, but some software developers on Reddit estimate that about half of their job or more consists of writing code.

Related: An OpenAI Rival Developed a Model That Appears to Have ‘Metacognition,’ Something Never Seen Before Publicly

Amodei reassured listeners that software developers would still have jobs — for now. Humans are needed now to give AI the design features and limitations it needs to write code, he said, but over time, AI will be able to take over those tasks, too.

Eventually, humanity will reach a moment where AI can do everything humans can do, Amodei predicted.

“I think that will happen in every industry,” he stated.

^{Dario Amodei. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images}

Amodei’s comments align with a statement made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this year. Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan in an interview in January that Meta and other big tech companies were working on developing AI to function as midlevel engineers, write code and eventually replace some human engineers. The median yearly pay at Meta last year was $379,000. Meta plans to invest $60 to $65 billion in AI this year, an increase from $38 to $40 billion in 2024.

In the interview, Zuckerberg disclosed that Meta is racing towards the point where AI writes “a lot” of the code within its apps.

Related: Meta Is Building AI That Can Write Code Like a Mid-Level Engineer, According to Mark Zuckerberg

Anthropic raised $3.5 billion earlier this month, valuing the company at $61.5 billion. It’s backed by Google, which has a 14% stake, and Amazon. Amodei co-founded the AI startup in 2021 after leaving ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to focus on developing AI with a greater emphasis on safety. He started Anthropic with six other former OpenAI employees.

The startup is known for its AI chatbot Claude, which has quickly become the chatbot most chosen by AI insiders for everything from health coaching to therapy, per a December New York Times report.

I’ve spent the past year and a half living side by side with AI — building custom “agents” that handle everything from research to sales to financial modeling. As someone who’s always been a master generalist, I’ve found that partnering with AI completely rewrote the rules of what I can achieve in a day. I used to juggle countless tasks that felt like slogging through quicksand. Now, I hand off many of them to a digital “chief of staff” that never sleeps, never complains and never tires of iterating.

This isn’t a story of doom, and it’s not about machines taking over. It’s a story of leverage — of using AI as a force multiplier to gain time and clarity. I often hear questions like, “Isn’t AI going to replace us?” My answer is always: “AI won’t replace you, but someone who is AI-powered will run circles around you.” Here’s why.

Related: Will AI Replace Human Jobs or Enhance Human Roles?

The unfair advantage of time

Years ago, I spent entire days buried in administrative work or competitor analysis, feeling trapped in an endless loop of reading, highlighting and summarizing. Those who’ve slogged through a major research project know that fatigue — coffee’s going cold, your eyes start to blur, and that mountain of data looms larger than ever.

Fast forward to today, as an AI-powered leader, I know exactly where to go for information and what prompts will obtain it. Be it specialized deep-research platforms or large language models, I’m able to generate an organized brief in under an hour compared to the full day I was used to. That time “refund” gives me the freedom to focus on more strategic decisions rather than tactical ones. I can innovate, I can iterate, and I can breathe. This trifecta — time, innovation and iteration — is what turns ordinary professionals into unstoppable ones.

Beyond a single platform

As I’ve perfected my AI suite, the biggest mistake I’m seeing among executives experimenting with AI is relying on just one generative AI tool. Maybe they opened a basic account with a popular large language model and gave it some elementary queries. In my experience, that’s like saying you’ve tasted global cuisine because you tried one new restaurant. I maintain more than 30 specialized AI “agents” that I’ve built to tackle broader, multi-step use cases that require continuous decision-making and adaptation, such as:

• Research agent for competitor deep dives

• Sales agent for drafting outreach scripts

• Finance agent for analyzing budget scenarios

• Creative agent for everything from brand strategy to image generation

Relying on a generative AI within a single service narrows your potential. Different tools excel at different tasks. The key is assembling a suite — like a team of specialists — rather than expecting one platform to handle every challenge, question by question.

Related: 7 Ways AI Made My Work Smarter — and Not Harder

The first step: Self-audit your biggest time sinks

So, you may ask — where do I begin? The first rule of thumb is don’t complicate it. Start by listing your tasks that consume the most hours or mental energy. Maybe it’s drafting proposals, maybe it’s analyzing spreadsheets. Then, pose a simple question to your AI platform of choice: “How can you help me do this faster?”

That’s how I built my first agent. I realized I was spending too many hours in repetitive research loops. I started asking, “Can you compile a summary of Topic X with citations, then condense it to a single-page brief?” The first attempts weren’t perfect, so I refined the prompts. Over time, I wound up with a powerful “assistant” that gave me back entire afternoons. It’s like that Limitless moment — once you realize what’s possible, it’s hard to go back.

It’s also a bit like hitting the gym — you test a routine, see results, then adjust. Commit to minor daily experiments and watch how quickly your workflows transform.

Strength in numbers: AI-empowered teams

There’s an even greater revelation when entire teams use AI in tandem. Imagine a group of 100 people, each with a personal AI “chief of staff” tailored to their role — sales, marketing, finance, you name it. They aren’t just substituting old tasks with digital help; they’re collaborating with each other and AI, sharing best practices and refining each other’s agents. That synergy can produce results faster than any single human-led approach could ever hope to match.

I’ve seen organizations pivot more rapidly than anyone thought possible — sales scripts become sharper, customer insights clearer and marketing strategies more dynamic. People talk about synergy in corporate settings all the time, but synergy across AI-driven teams feels like a superpower. Everyone is building on each other’s progress at rapid rates, and no one is weighed down by menial tasks.

Human intuition isn’t going anywhere

Some professionals remain skeptical, saying, “AI can’t match human intuition.” I don’t disagree. AI can supply data and suggest strategies, but it doesn’t replace gut feeling — especially in tough situations. What it does do is offer a fresh perspective that challenges our assumptions.

I think of AI as the secret board member who’s always available to brainstorm. When I’m mapping out a new strategy, I’ll ask my AI agent to list potential pitfalls. Then, I weigh those risks against my experience and values. This collaboration strengthens my instincts rather than eclipsing them. I’m still the one calling the shots, but I do so with a broader range of input and more certainty.

Related: Human Intuition Is the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Glimpsing the next five years

Fast forward five years, and we’ll be comparing AI “agents” the way kids once compared trading cards. Everyone will have them — it’ll just be a question of who fine-tuned theirs best. Some executives will have advanced, personal AI agents that schedule meetings, compile real-time data and orchestrate complex workflows at the drop of a hat. Those who never adopted this mindset might still accomplish great things, but they’ll face a steeper climb against AI-savvy peers.

My biggest prediction is a better quality of life for those who embrace these tools, finding efficiencies that lead to more intentional or purposeful use of their time. Imagine offloading tedious tasks that drain your creativity. Imagine having more hours to devote to the strategic elements of any work. It’s not an arms race against machines — it’s a partnership where we hold the reins.

Your move

So, where do we go from here? If you’re inspired to take these reins to realize your potential, I recommend a simple call to action: Commit to a short experiment this week. Pick one task that weighs on you and test a tool that specializes in that task — ask it questions, refine your prompts, and see if it frees up an hour or two. If it does, repeat the process with a second task, and so on, until these outcomes become “stackable.”

Before you know it, you may have a portfolio of agents working overtime on your behalf. You’ll find yourself arriving at the finish line while others are still gearing up.

That’s why I’m certain that AI won’t replace you; it will advance you. An AI-powered professional — someone who orchestrates multiple digital partners from the palm of their hand — will operate on an entirely different playing field. Embrace this synergy of creativity and efficiency, and watch your day-to-day decision-making evolve with newfound speed and clarity.

It’s crazy to think this is still just the beginning.

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We’ve all heard the U.S. Bureau of Labor stats: 20% of small businesses fail in the first twelve months, and 50% in the first five years. They’re real numbers, but the commonly cited reasons are not why businesses actually fail.

The SBA’s SCORE program claims the number one reason is cash flow; 82% can’t pay this month’s bills and just turn in the keys. Other researchers, including the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) repeat this claim and then add management issues and ineffective planning as the second and third reasons business owners punch out. We’ve all heard a dozen more.

Why do businesses fail?

I founded and built 13 businesses in 10 industries and professions on four continents and have advised hundreds of business owners personally. I can tell you that a business will very rarely fail because of any of the above. It just looks that way on the surface. They actually fail because the business owner is tired, and then everything else starts to fall apart around them. Those symptoms of fatigue get mistaken for the cause of failure.

If finances, management, planning or other business elements were fine at one point but are now daunting roadblocks, these almost always point to fatigue on the part of the owner or leaders, who have just lost enough of their energy to begin to let things slowly decay.

I’ve been there multiple times. When a business is that far in the tank, recovery is not easy, but it has always been possible as long as I was honest with myself and did the work to get my energy back. One of the best self-awareness questions I’ve learned to ask myself over the years has helped me identify early-stage fatigue, “What am I pretending not to know?” Feel free to steal it, and then be brave and ask a friend to answer it for you.

Waiting until these classic symptoms of fatigue show up is not the best time to find out you’re in trouble. It’s a long road back from a lack of money, people mad at your leadership neglect or wandering without a clear vision and a plan. The good news is that there are solid early indicators of fatigue that show up long before any of these, and if you catch yourself early, getting back on track from these early indicators is more of a tweak than a turnaround.

Related: The 6 Reasons for Business Failure, and How to Address Them

Are you reacting to the world around you?

From my own experience and the experience of hundreds of others I’ve worked with, if we’re focused on any of the following reactionary attributes, it’s a counter-logical (but very intuitive) early indicator that you’re already experiencing creeping fatigue:

Toughness – The ability to endure difficult conditions without breaking.

Tenacity – The quality of being determined or persistent, especially in the face of adversity.

Stamina – The capacity to endure prolonged stress or exertion.

Endurance – The ability to withstand difficult conditions over time.

Perseverance – Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Grit – Courage and resolve in facing hardships.

Make no mistake, these are all great attributes, and I want every one of them. But for the most part, they are largely reactive or even defensive. If you need to put your finger in a dike, these attributes are your best friends. But if you’re regularly working from the mindset of any of the above and are being told by others how proud they are that you are withstanding all the storms, droughts and hardships coming at you, from my experience, you’re in the early stages of burnout.

Be proactive – Make your own business rules

What can we do? We need to adopt the mindset of a stream. A stream has all of the above attributes but only as a foundation for the most important indicator of success:

Relentlessness – showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength or pace: unrelenting

It might take you a minute to see this word differently because we’ve been taught that it is usually connected with something negative – “That salesperson is relentless,” “Our money problems are just relentless.” But if we see our lives and our business as a stream, you might join me in seeing that relentlessness is the defining hallmark of success and fulfillment, both as a business owner and as a human being.

Related: 90% of Online Businesses Fail in Just 4 Months. You Can Avoid the Same Fate By Using These Strategies.

Be the stream

A stream running downhill is relentless above everything else. Sure, it has grit, tenacity and all the other reactive attributes, and those defensive muscles provide a great foundation. But nobody ever won anything by just playing defense. Relentlessness is constantly moving forward and playing offense. I’ve seen countless great businesses reactively bracing against the storms with good cash, good leadership and a great plan, and they all fade against the forward energy of business owners with less going for them, but who are more relentless.

Vision is critical. A stream knows where it’s going – it is relentless about achieving its one goal – to get to the ocean. And Utter Clarity about where it wants to end up is the driving force behind its relentlessness. Every stream on the side of the mountain starts with the ocean as its goal, and it will do everything it has to in order to get there. If it runs into a beaver dam, it doesn’t get emotional because it understands it’s actually causing its own trouble by relentlessly moving forward. It just figures out how to solve problems while on the way to the ocean. If it has to fill up a lake, so be it. And make no mistake, if a stream appears to be meandering in a meadow, it isn’t. It relentlessly takes the shortest path to the ocean, even if sometimes it has to circle back right where it came from first.

Relentlessly toward the goal

Are we relentlessly moving forward, making our own business rules and causing our own trouble, or are we beginning to play defense with largely reactive attributes like toughness, endurance and grit? Streams and effective business owners don’t pride themselves in how they react. That would wear any of us out eventually. Streams focus on relentlessly moving forward and causing their own trouble.

We need the mindset of a stream.

Are you tired, or maybe not yet feeling tired but focused on the reactive and defensive attributes above? First, re-attach your business and your life to the end goal of what it will do for you when the business “arrives.” Then, start moving relentlessly forward again. Go cause your own trouble, stay in trouble and know that the trouble you’re proactively causing will lead you to where you want to end up.

Be the stream. Keep going!

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