8 Ways To Quit Your Day Job To Pursue Your Entrepreneurial Dream
Elite Daily I don’t know when the shift happened. I went from thinking I could never quit my job, to sitting down with my boss and confidently informing her that I would be traveling, and therefore, would be ending my contract. Prior to that moment, I didn’t know I had…
READ MOREFive Secrets to Leading a Healthy Office Life
The Telegraph The sedentary life is a silent killer. We round up five clever tricks to help combat its negative health effects. 1. Swap your seat for a ball Does the idea of standing on your feet all day at a desk sound like torture? Then there’s a middle ground.…
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How to Optimize Your Daily Decisions
You might assume humans buy products because of what they are, but the truth is we often buy things because of where they are. For example, items on store shelves at eye level tend to be purchased more than items on less visible shelves. In the best-selling book Nudge, authors…
READ MOREThe 11 Best Jobs for Women in 2015
msn money Although inequality is still very much present in the workplace, women have made great strides in recent years. But some jobs are known for treating and paying women more fairly than others. Jobs site CareerCast recently put together a new list of the best jobs for women in…
READ MOREThe Richest Person in Each State
mental floss America’s elite live vastly different lives than the rest of us. Those at the top have incomes that are orders of magnitude higher than the average person. Even when we compare their individual wealth with that of households in the states in which they live, there’s no comparison.…
READ MORE10 Rules for Making it as a Writer
The Telegraph Read whatever you can lay your hands on We were working class. There were no books. There were some encyclopaedias – I always say it was the day my father didn’t see the salesman coming. And there was a Bible. I read the Bible from cover to cover…
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10 Major Contributions From People With Liberal Arts Degrees
Well, my thoughts on education caused quite a ruckus. I recently wrote: A good formal education, in my view, is one that emphasizes the liberal arts: literature, language, history, and the arts. Some knowledge of science and mathematics is helpful. But these are skills that are not likely to make…
READ MORE21 Surprising Facts You Never Knew About Warren Buffett
Huffington Post: A lot has been written about the Oracle of Omaha, from his famously prescient investments to his near-mythical origin story. But there are still a lot of things the general public doesn’t know about Warren Buffett. 1. Warren Buffett loves junk food and eats 2,500 calories a day.…
READ MORELiving Rich #2: Sleeping Like a Billionaire
So you want to live like the rich do? You’ve come to the right place. I’ve spent years thinking about this topic, and I’m sure that it is entirely possible to live as well as a billionaire without spending loads of money. I’m going to begin our investigation with an…
READ MORE10 Tips for Retirement Savings
How Stuff Works: Retirement just kind of happens. If we live long enough, we’ll eventually reach a point where we either leave our careers, opt for another, less intense work life, or finish working for a living altogether. There was a time when companies included pension plans in their compensation…
READ MOREThe 10 Best Places to Retire Abroad
The Telegraph: As the memories of the warmth and carefree air of a British summer fade, many people nearing pension age may be giving thoughts to retiring abroad, writes Ian Cowie. Cheaper and more convenient air travel has made the world smaller – so you no longer need to say farewell…
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One Thing To Do No Matter What
In the fall of 2007 I heard an Olympic champion and passionate public speaker move an audience to tears, several times, with his tale of tragedy, perseverance, redemption, and ultimately, heartbreaking courage. The man was Dan Gable, the legendary wrestler with an unmatchable work ethic and dedication to success. Even…
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