Your friends have been taken from their homes and many have been exterminated. There are rumors about death camps where people like you are being mass murdered by gasing. You are hiding, but you know it is only a matter of time before you and your family are taken to be killed. There is no one to turn to. Everyone is your enemy. Everyone hates you. How do you survive?...

Think of your vision statement as your north star. Without it, you’re just wandering around, hoping for the best. You’ll have a tough time remembering why you started a business in the first place and what you’re working to accomplish. Think about the flood of feelings, questions, and decisions in your brain when you’re starting a business: Do I have enough money to support my family? Am I making the best decision?...

To help you find a fun job that makes your life more interesting, here I’ve got you a list of 20 fun jobs in the world that pay well. You may soon regret not reading this earlier. 1. Ferrari Driving Instructor How fun is it? To be paid to drive a Ferrari while others save so hard just to do so. How well does it pay? From $90,000 to $120,000 a year Requirement: Extensive experience in professional racing and expert training....

Here are some of my favorite inspirational Happiness quotes about life. Though finding, or perhaps more accurately, experiencing our own “True Happiness,” is up to us, we can certainly find inspiration in the thoughts, words and lives of others to help us along our journey. Featured photo credit: Hybrid via unsplash.com

If you’re not one of the ten to fifteen percent of the population with dyslexia, it’s really hard to understand what it’s like. It’s easy to think that it’s a bit of a scam. That if people with dyslexia worked harder, and really applied themselves, they could “get over it.” But that’s not the case. Life is actually much more difficult for people with dyslexia. They have brilliant minds, but they’re hard to focus....

We are told to be grateful but often it seems as if gratitude is more an obligation than anything else. Another item on our already overburdened to-do list. We may end up feeling resentful when we are expected to feel grateful particularly under difficult circumstances. The key is to understand what gratitude really is and the impact it has on your life and the lives of those around you. In fact, gratitude has some hidden benefits that can improve your productivity and your life....

Here is a collection of short books, meaning less than 200 pages, that you can consume within a few hours. Most of them go deep, and you’ll probably want to read them more than once. 1. Rich Habits Thomas Corley interviewed his wealthy clients over many years and compared their personal finance habits with those of poorer people. Ten simple principles are given in a step-by-step format that will help you become successful in business and gain financial success....

This post contains very practical tips on how to manage interview anxiety and deal with imposter syndrome so that you can deliver an amazing interview performance. In no particular order, here are 23 essential things to keep in mind when preparing for an interview. 1. Keep a master list of everything you were responsible for at your previous position Sometimes you want to prove to your interviewer that you are well-rounded and have been responsible for tasks beyond your pay grade....

In a factory setting, it is a good thing if you can increase the number of units produced while at the same time either reducing costs or, at the very least, not increasing costs. The less is more principle at work — less input to produce more output. And we can create the same idea for our productivity. Leveraging our skills, know-how and creativity to produce excellent volumes of work by inputting less and producing more....

1. *** by Elina Shumilova With a portfolio of almost 300 unique and beautiful photographs, Elena Shumilova is without a doubt one of the most talented photographers and Flickr members on the Internet. 2. Nightly shower 130812 F4332 by Pete Huu This striking photograph was taken near Helsinki, whilst Pete Huu was hunting for Perseids. 3. Persist | Lofoten, Norway by Lorenzo Montezemolo This bright green streak of aurora lasted for quite a while in Lofted, Norway....

Some New Year’s resolutions sound familiar: Lose weight, exercise more, quit a bad habit, prioritize family. But, whether you are unhappy with your current situation or you realize that’s finally time to pursue a lifelong dream, starting it can be daunting. Reinvention is a Process, Not a Destination As founder of ReinventionWorks, a digital learning platform that provides tools, networking, and education for those going through reinvention, I’m no stranger to the career reinvention process....

Here are 27 useful Excel spreadsheet secrets you may not know. 1. One Click to Select All You might know how to select all by using the Ctrl + A shortcut, but few know that with only one click of the corner button, as shown in the screenshot below, all data will be selected in seconds. 2. Open Excel Files in Bulk Rather than open files one by one when you have multiple files you need to handle, there is a handy way to open them all with one click....

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. William Arthur Ward Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. Samuel Johnson Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humour....

1. They may dress like princesses, but they’re no damsels in distress. Every girl has her favorite princess. (Mine is either Ariel or Sleeping Beauty. Does Mulan count?) But real life isn’t always happily, ever after, and princes aren’t the solution to all of our problems. A little fantasizing is fun, but share some real-life heroines with them, too, like Jane Goodall, Rosa Parks, Malala, Susan B. Anthony, and Harriet Tubman....

That’s why, if you’re serious about saving money when shopping for top quality products, you have to start making use of the some online tools and services that can do the job for you. Fortunately, there are plenty of free services that can save hundreds of dollars (possibly more) on your next big shop. Here’s an example of their results showing the biggest deals on the best selling books:...

The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris: Be prepared to get your mind blown with limitless possibilities of financial freedom. “Stunning and amazing. From mini-retirements to outsourcing your life, it’s all here. whether you’re a wage slave or a fortune 500 CEO, this book will change your life!” – Phill Town #1 New York times bestselling author. A life coach and fellow blogger recommended this book to me when I first told him that all I want in life is to make a steady income that enables me to travel full time....

1. Boost Your Efficiency With Hotkeys, Keywords And Much More With Alfred: Do you often spend a lot of time searching for apps or websites you often use? Then check out Alfred – an award-winning productivity app designed exclusively for Mac OS X that gives you greater control over your computer and makes life much simpler. After making some settings, you’ll be able to open what you want within a second....

What makes a kid learn so fast? Apart from physiological factors, attitude is key. Are you motivated to figure things out like when you were a kid? Have you cared more about how others think about you as you’re growing up? All these can largely affects one’s success more than intelligence does. And you might have already noticed that friends who succeeded are not the most intelligent ones. It’s their mindsets that make them go far....

Capture The Year In Memories Put together a collage of photos from the most recent year you’ve been together, and include photos from trips, with friends, family, and all your favorites. Use iPhoto, Picassa or one of the many other programs to make the collage look nice and not overly cluttered. Save the collage as a .jpg or .png picture file and print it at Costco as a 16×20 print for about $6 (or wherever else you like)....

It’s a never-ending cycle of income (and spending) increase, so let’s break the cycle right now by learning 3 steps to buying more stuff you want right now. Step #1 – Awareness Most of us have no idea where our money is actually going, and we have to ask ourselves whether we’re spending it on things that really matter to us. The little things we buy have an amazing way of adding up and we have to look at their long term cost to fully understand what we’re losing....