8 College Courses That Will Make You Rich
Is it common knowledge that school doesn’t prepare you well for the real world?
Sure, you can get a good degree, find a well-paying job, work until you’re in your 60s, and then retire to enjoy the life you’ve deferred for 40+ years. However, that may not prove to be a successful life, a secure life, [...]
Is it Smart to Trade Time for Money?
Towers Perrin, a large human resource consulting firm, just published survey results revealing that most workers have strong negative emotions towards their work. I belonged to this group until several years ago when I decided to transcend my fear and transform my career from a wage earning software engineer to an entrepreneur.
This alchemy of professions [...]
Experience Required: 8 Ways to Get Experience for that Job Listing
For the new job seeker or prospective career-changer, the idea of getting hired in a new field can be daunting.
You’re looking for a job listing like this:
“Exciting company seeks enthusiastic entry-level employee. Competitive salary, great benefits, will train.”
…but what you’ll find is probably more like this:
“Established company has an opening in the ABC department. Prefer [...]
7 Foolish Excuses You Need to Stop Using
Does it seem that somebody else is always responsible for your failures? Are you ever at fault? Well, guess what. Foolish excuses, pointing fingers and living in denial are temporary band-aids that will eventually come undone and cause you nothing but heartache. If you are one of the people living in denial, stop pretending to [...]
2 Simple Ingredients That Will Boost your Morning Energy
You have probably read that breakfast, as part of your morning routine, is extremely important to losing weight. I am not discrediting the preachers of this sentiment because not only am I one of them, but they are 100% correct. However, this is only a portion of the ritual you should begin. There should also [...]
5 Business Decisions You Will Absolutely Regret
As an online entrepreneur, you will most likely make your share of bad decisions. You are not perfect and that’s perfectly normal, it’s part of the process and it makes us stronger.
As you dive into a new business, or any venture really, you basically have two tasks that trump nearly anything else:
Learn from your mistakes
Learn [...]
Gain by Giving: How to Live A Good Life
Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose-Driven Life,” says we can all live A Good Life. But how? For many, living a good life seems like a dream…like Dorothy standing in the poppy field gazing at the castle of Oz far off in the distance. We view it as something we will eventually attain like a [...]
10 Ways to Control Your Cravings
You can lose weight by overcoming your cravings now. Here are the latest tricks of the trade from researchers and experts:
Avoid your triggers. “You crave what you eat, so if you switch what you’re eating, you can weaken your old cravings and strengthen new ones,” says Marcia Pelchat, PhD, of the Monell Center. This can [...]
A Money Hack to Revolutionize Your Money Management
The famous engineer-inventor Charles Kettering once said, “People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they’re exactly like the old ones.”
This money hack certainly falls into the “new” category. My challenge to you is to keep an open mind and not be like those people Charles Kettering was describing.
In our quest for [...]
18 Five-Minute Decluttering Tips to Start Conquering Your Mess
When your home is filled with clutter, trying to tackle a mountain of stuff can be quite overwhelming.
So here’s my advice: start with just five minutes. Baby steps are important. Sure, five minutes won’t barely make a dent in your mountain, but it’s a start. Celebrate when you’ve made that start!
Then take another five minutes [...]
