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The Most Valuable Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

The Most Valuable Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Suppose you love baking pies and you’re really good at it. People are always saying that your pies are the best in town and that you should go into business for yourself. One day you get bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and you decide to open a pie-baking business as a solo-entrepreneur.

Please Your Boss: 12 Ways to Put a Smile On Their Face

Please Your Boss: 12 Ways to Put a Smile On Their Face

Want to get noticed at work? People that please their boss are the ones that get raises, promotions and other perks. Why? Because the boss wants them to stay.

10 Tactics To Stay Invisible And Slack Off At Work

10 Tactics To Stay Invisible And Slack Off At Work

Does your employer ask too much of you? Recognition, raises and promotions are highly overrated. People that get these things are suck-ups and have sold their soul to the man.

Why SMART Goals Don't Work and How to Fix Them

Why SMART Goals Don’t Work and How to Fix Them

“Where will you be in 5 years?” I’ve always hated this interview question. The truth is none of us has a clue where we’ll be in 5 years. We may be in Phoenix, Antarctica, or Bali. We may be healthy or sick, single or married. Yet, so many classic self improvement books instruct us to create 5 year plans and to set SMART goals to reach them.

Three Common Excuses For Less Than Excellent Work

Three Common Excuses For Less Than Excellent Work

We should fully apply ourselves and our resources to completing every task we take on with excellence.  If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing right!  Other people are always watching us and making judgements about our character.  The majority of what they conclude about us comes from the actions they observe.  [...]

Are You Really Free Or Are You A Slave?

Are You Really Free Or Are You A Slave?

Living life to the fullest is an incredible balancing act.  It is like walking a high-wire at the circus.  It takes a lot of practice to get things just right.  If you lean too much one way or another then you’ll lose your balance.  The trick is to find that equilibrium between the hard work [...]

How To Protect Your Money From Panhandlers

How To Protect Your Money From Panhandlers

I am tired of all the panhandlers I see begging for money on the street corner.  Why do these people do this?  The panhandlers stand there with their sign that reads, “Will Work for Food” or “Out of Work Vietnam Veteran”.  If they are looking for work, then why are they standing on a street [...]

A Maintenance Plan For Our Minds To Avoid Burnout

A Maintenance Plan For Our Minds To Avoid Burnout

Our minds need maintenance to perform at peak efficiency and to avoid burnout.  We often neglect this about ourselves.  We live in a fast-paced world.  We burn the candle at both ends and then wonder why we feel tired and run down.  We don’t really take the time to give our brains the chance to [...]

Are You Living the Life You Dreamed of When You Were Little?

Are You Living the Life You Dreamed of When You Were Little?

It is time to unleash your dreams and pursue your desires!  Are you living your dreams?  Why hold back?  You can overcome any doubts or fears you have, if you press forward.  No one is going to hand you the life you desire on a silver platter, but you can achieve whatever it is that [...]

Ready for a Super-Charged 4-Hour Workweek?

Warning: Do not read this book unless you want to quit your job. This is what is stated on the back cover of Timothy Ferriss‘ book titled The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich which I just finished reading. This book will make you think. It will challenge you to [...]