“When everything goes right, go left.” – Unknown “Watch what everyone does – do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.” – Earl Nightingale There are beliefs out there that we take as complete truth just because people continue to use them like: Opportunity only knocks once. No it doesn’t. …
Library Beast – The Ultimate Self-Learning Resource List
How would you define the ultimate resource? “Resourcefulness” is such a buzzword. We know it when we see it and yet it can still have this aloof nature. To be resourceful sounds like a positive trait. And when venturing into entrepreneurship, resourcefulness is one of the word’s closest relatives. But …
Should You Quit College?
You’ve been attending college and feeling overwhelmed. You’re not that interested in the courses, you’re not mingling with your classmates and peers the way you expected, and you’re not even sure you want to continue majoring in whatever you chose. Right now, in this moment, you feel done. Time to …
How to Answer 3 Difficult Interview Questions
Interviewing can be stressful enough. You have to prepare to meet someone you might’ve talked to once or twice on the phone, someone whose name you just saw on the job posting or a few contacts on the same day: multiple interviews. You should adopt the mindset that having a …
Avoid This One Mistake When Job Searching
So you’ve done your homework. You found a list of 10 companies you want to apply to. The job descriptions look too good to be true and you could see yourself growing with the brands. Is it a dream? It is until you make this one move. You call the …
The Art of Professionalism
People become students of various subjects to master them and reap benefits; they range from the cold and calculating sciences to the more empathetic arenas of music, dance and theater. Mental capacities are sharpened to handle social confrontations, creation and refinement of policies and building of communities through the realm …
A Little Thank You (Letter) Can Go A Long Way
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=UUqvh1GRkIslY6G1e0IMrWOw[/embedyt] Sometimes a little thank you can go a long way. Appreciation is one of the inner gifts experienced when someone shows they value you. In some way, you’re acknowledged as a human being and it’s a rewarding feeling to know that, of the 7 billion people on the …
How to Answer Difficult Interview Questions
Interviewing can be stressful enough. You have to prepare to meet someone you might’ve talked to once or twice on the phone, someone whose name you just saw on the job posting or a few contacts on the same day: multiple interviews. You should adopt the mindset that having a …
Avoid This One Networking Mistake When Job Searching
So you’ve done your homework. You found a list of 10 companies you want to apply to. The job descriptions look too good to be true and you could see yourself growing with the brands. Is it a dream? It is until you make this one move. You call the …
Technology & Cultural Connection
One of the most influential creations in science fiction was Star Trek. Centering on the Starship Enterprise, Captain Kirk and his crew traversed the known universe in search of new life and knowledge. The show stimulated the minds of future science fiction writers and futurists who envisioned far-out worlds and …
The Art of Teaching
Example 1: Student: What’s the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Teacher: Here’s the textbook. And you can Google the definition. I have the dictionary here too. You can read both of the definitions. Memorize them. That will help. Example 2: Student: What’s the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Teacher: *Gives …
Define Your Purpose
“…And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche The music is your raison d’être. This is about purpose. What is your reason for living? If you have that feeling you’re wandering, just floating throughout life without …
Attracting Vs. Chasing Opportunities
They say opportunity knocks only once. Then they say when one door closes, another opens. Which is right? Depends on your thinking. The first mind that believes opportunity knocks only once is thinking with scarcity while the latter has an magnetic mindset. Magnetic? What does that mean? It means you …
How Women Can Establish Intellect in College Classrooms
So imagine you have a camera or phone in the back of the class and no one notices you. You see the classroom filling up; it’s the first day. College students typically don’t walk around trying to associate with each other. Sometimes you know friends who might’ve been in a …
Create Your Resource Pack
All students need a resource pack. When you start school, one of the first experiences you’ll have is going to pick up your books. If you’re with parents, they might buy you pens, pencils, notebooks. Your school provides you with textbooks. If you’re in college, you just might receive the …
Multiple Tab Internet Browsing – The Self-Induced ADD
In the past if you remember, we had one browser on Internet Explorer. You viewed what you wanted and if you wanted to look at a new page at the same time, you had to open an entirely new browser. Then came the multi tab system. The point of this …