Nudge Yourself

Ranger Jones, founder
The Ranger Group
McLean, Va.

“I always knew I wanted own my own company, but what really inspired me to start a business was being in the military,” says Jones, who joined the service in 1987 as an Army Ranger. “If you’re on special operations command you’re going to be your own boss.” The inspiration is ongoing. When he faces challenges with his 130-employee Ranger Group, an engineering and construction company, “I fall back on my military career,” he says. “I can always go back to the largest fraternity in the world and ask for advice.”

Words of Wisdom: Nudge yourself
“Remember that once you start your own company, you’re no longer drawing a paycheck on the first and 15th of every month. The paycheck that you draw is the one that you earn.”