According to Adam Grant, the New York Times best-selling author of "Give and Take," there are three types of people in the world.

Givers. Takers. And Matchers.

Which one are you?

And does it matter?

As you'll soon see, the answer is YES.

The most successful people in the world are Givers. ...

Whenever you talk about ambition, there are always some people who will look upon you disapprovingly and say, "There's more to life than..."

Why do people do that?

And am I the only one who wants to stare disapprovingly back at them?

Is there anything wrong with wanting to get ahead in business ...

This past weekend, I gave my last keynote speech.

(I'm done with speaking - and I'm PUMPED. More on that another day).

After I checked into my hotel room, I realized I forgot my shaving cream. Yes, I could have gotten the complimentary stuff at the hotel, but I'm a DIVA when it comes to shaving. ...

Society says it's bad to talk about yourself...

...but if you want to get ahead, you MUST tell people what you do - and prove you're good at it.

If you don't, you risk being perpetually overlooked, and you'll be plagued with the thought, "Why did they choose them instead of me?"

The question ...

This past weekend, the day before I was set to give the closing keynote at the financial bloggers conference, a woman walks up to me, interrupts my conversation, and says, "I won't be at your talk tomorrow, but don't be a douche."

"Oh?" I said.

And she went on. "I don't subscribe to your site, ...

Almost a decade ago, when I was just getting started as an entrepreneur, I remember thinking to myself, "All I want to do is make 100k per year"

So I broke it down and realized "I need 10k per month."

(Young Derek was a math wizard, obviously).

At that point, I didn't even know what $500 looked ...

A few weeks ago, I was browsing a book store - yes, I still do that - and I stumbled on this book called "Fooling Houdini" by Alex Stone.

The title grabbed me by throat and said, "Take me home."

So I did.

As I started reading the book, I realized something: I needed to cancel everything else ...

The funny thing about selling is this:

What people are willing to pay you has little to do with the real value of what you're selling.

Yes, you heard that right.

What people want to pay has nothing to do with the REAL value of what you sell.

Instead, it has EVERYTHING to do with what they ...

Earlier this week I announced the return of the Social Triggers podcast - and we did it! Social Triggers Insider hit #1 in Business on iTunes (and #13 overall).

It ...