50 Lessons from Albert Einstein:
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls [...]“Would you tell me which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.
“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.
“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
- Quote from the Alice in Wonderland Movie
My brother called me the other day and asked me for some advice? He was trying to decide between two job offers:
Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.
Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry, where he would start at the bottom, and after many [...]
The New Year is the perfect time to make changes in our lives. We can set new goals and try to improve our situations. Today let’s take a look at some common areas of self improvement people pursue as New Year’s resolutions and some ways you can make real changes in your own life.
Here are five potential paths to self improvement you could pursue in the New Year and some tips and examples to point you in the right direction.
1. Get a new job or a promotion.
Maybe you aren’t earning enough money. Perhaps you just don’t like your current employer or line of work. Here are some things to consider if this year feels like [...]
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Do you wish you could earn an undergraduate or graduate degree online? It isn’t always possible for us to take time off of work to pursue further education and sometimes on-campus courses just don’t fit within our schedules. Whether you need more time to work at your own pace or you’re so motivated that you want to complete courses faster than usual, an online degree program might be a good option for you.
If you’re thinking about distance learning and pursuing an online degree, here are ten respectedU.S.colleges and universities offering these programs. Some examples of degree programs offered are also included below.
1. Arizona State University BS in Communication BS in Film and Media Studies BA in History BAS [...]I’m a freelance writer. I’m a business owner. I set my rates, I decide what services to offer, and I decide which clients to work with and what projects to take on. I’m not an employee. Neither are you if you freelance — in writing, design, consulting, or any other area. Yet I see freelancer after freelancer still using resumes to try to land gigs. What’s worse is that I see clients occasionally demand them in job ads, making it clear they don’t quite grasp the difference between working with employees and contractors.
My advice for freelancers is to bury that resume. Stop sending it out and start acting like the business owner you are. You can land better gigs [...]
Guest posting can be a good way to grow your own audience. It can help you build name recognition and authority status in your niche or industry. It can help you maintain an active network of fellow bloggers in your specialty area. And it can drive traffic to your business website or blog.
When planning a guest posting schedule, how do you choose which sites to target? Where exactly should your guest posts go? Here are three things to consider when deciding which sites to submit guest posts to.
1. Target Niche and AudienceThe most important thing in choosing a guest post destination is the audience of that site. You should have your own target audience (or market) in [...]
Have you ever wanted to learn a foreign language, perhaps for travel or even just the fun of it? Do you want your children to be multilingual to better equip them for the growing globalization of our communities? Do you need to learn a new language for business? No matter what your reason, there are many free language learning tools available online these days. Why not take advantage of them? There’s no risk and a lot to love.
To help you get started, here are five places to learn a language online for free.
1. BBC LanguagesThe BBC’s online language learning courses are some of the most well-known on the Web. You can learn French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek, [...]
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. –Charles Darwin
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. –Henry Ellis
Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out. –Anton Chekhov
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. –James Allen
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. –William James
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate [...]
Whether you just set a new budget for the New Year or you simply want to save some money, there are plenty of ways you can cut your living expenses on a regular basis. Today we’ll take a look at five examples of ways to cut your everyday living expenses, some of which are incredibly simple and others that might take a bit of getting used to (but which can give the greatest rewards).
Below are 25 quotes that will change your life:
1. Govern thy life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other. –Thomas Fuller
2. Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult. –Hypocrites
4. After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. –Italian Proverb
