Have you ever wondered how the rich make their money? Are they smarter than you? Did they just work harder or smarter? Or did they have a chance or some kind of advantage that made it easy for them to achieve their goals. Worrying about all these issues is not a good thing to do if you want to

There are few things more depressing than waking up to an alarm going off, indicating its time to get up and go to a job you hate. Maybe its a demanding boss and long hours, maybe its a boring job, or maybe you have big plans that are very different from your current reality. If you cant send a re

Work hard, play hard. Its a mantra that many businesses today operate on. However, sometimes playing too hard in your “down time” can cause lasting damage to your health and career – how can you balance your lifestyle in order to get the best results? You might be surprised to learn that there ar

Entrepreneurship remains one of Americas fondest dreams. The ability to largely determine your own hours, pay, and destiny sounds like an interesting prospect. However, this is usually not the reality of most start-ups at the start. With that freedom comes the responsibility to keep your personal

You came into this world; naive, innocent and full of curiosity. Like a sponge ready to soak up everything the world had to offer. Yet something happened in the course of your growth that turned you into a cynical, jaded, and possibly miserable adult. Somewhere along the line, you stopped seeing t

Strange as it may seem, I recently had the honor of being a guest judge for a regional Miss Teen beauty pageant. It was my first experience in the ceremonial world, so I had committed to doing my work from home. I sat down to watch a few episodes of Toddlers &Tiaras and was completely blown away.

Every four years, we are honored with the Winter Olympics. Have you ever watched figure skating competitions? I wanted to avoid watching them for years because I always felt bad for the contestants who fell. The whole world just watched them go from a gold medal to no mans land on the scorecard.

Life is hard and we all have problems. But hey, look on the bright side – this article has three science-based tips to help you live your life smarter, and its free! Any or all of these three tips could end up making a difference in your life. If you like these tips, share this article with your

Social media is hot. Everyones talking about Facebook, Twitter and every other social media site under the sun. They are great tools for building and maintaining relationships. But thats not all. When it comes to building powerful relationships, social media still cant replace old-fashioned face-t

Whenever I return from long or short vacations, I find the task of getting back to work a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Is it laziness? Is it my penchant for procrastination? Or is it the apprehension of knowing what will undoubtedly come from just opening my laptop? Either way, I decided not

Guest blogging has become very popular due to changes that Google deems acceptable when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO). on their website. The way I use guest blogging is not for SEO purposes because when you think like that, you start writing too robotically. Then you are no longer wr

Relationships are difficult. Add in generational differences – whether its between grandparents and grandkids or baby boomers and millennials in the office – and tough becomes an understatement. In todays workforce, where youre likely to find hard-working Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, w

Do you hate your job? Do you want a career change for any reason? If so, you might feel like you have to stick with it, because living without an income is hard, and work experience doesnt always translate well into unrelated fields. But Im going to share with you a new way to change careers and do

We make decisions every day. Some can be extremely important, while others tend to be trivial in the long run. When it comes to making decisions, choosing the right one can sometimes be stressful, especially if the decision needs to be made quickly. Indecision often weighs us down, but there are s

Goals keep us going. They motivate us and help us focus on a target. Through evolution, we have learned that the best way to get results is to focus our attention on one thing at a time. And just like hunters in the past, modern humans continue to use aims to find a target, plan to hit it, and dom

Your interview can help you land your dream position, or it can sabotage your efforts by saying the wrong things. In addition to having a solid resume and dressing professionally, you need to be aware of what you should and shouldnt say in your interview in order to leave a potential employer with

Weve all heard the saying a clear space, a clear mind. But what does that actually mean? Well, its quite simple – the more cluttered the space around you, the more you have to think (or worry). This can apply to your personal or professional life. For the purposes of this blog however, I will fo

One of the best things Ive done for my business in years is create an email newsletter.Now you might be thinking:what a hassle! I already have enough to do! I dont need anything else on my plate.Well, good news. An email newsletter doesnt actually take any more time, beyond the initial setup. In fac

How do you know you are successful in life? You can judge your accomplishments by other peoples standards or by your own definition of success. So the first step to success is knowing what success means to you. Otherwise, you wont even know when you get there, right? Suppose your environment se

Have you ever “lost steam” in the process of achieving a goal? Maybe you wanted to lose 10 pounds in two weeks, but after a week of jogging for 30 minutes a day, you found you still havent lost a single pound. Or maybe youve worked so hard to build goodwill with your co-workers, only to ruin it al