What do you think when you hear the word millionaire? If you are a millionaire, you must have a big house, fancy cars and lots of money! You may be surprised to find out that the vast majority of millionaires are just like you and me. They work hard, live modestly and struggle like the rest of us with money. ...
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Champions are Made not Born
A champion is someone who won first place in a competition. It is also someone who fights for a cause, sees a challenge as an opportunity and never gives up. A Champion does what is right even when no one is looking. They find the skills to be successful. A champion is mentally tough to handle the pressure of competition. What does a champion ...
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2011 College Class: Bigger Paychecks?
In a recent article on CNNMoney.com, college grads are getting offered bigger paychecks for the first time since 2008. The article goes on to state new graduates are averaging $50,034 per year starting salaries. Engineering degrees are averaging $59,435 per year. ...
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Resumes That Work
In this economy, companies receive 100s if not 1,000s of resumes every day. How do you get your resume selected out of those thousands of resumes? It is not easy; you have literally seconds to be noticed. What does it take? Do you have to attach $20 to it to be noticed? No, of course not! If the company advertises a job, posts a job opening ...
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Look Out, Danger Ahead!!!!!!
This weekend, it was 82 degrees in Southern California. Summertime in January! Every weekend I go for a 20 mile bike ride around the park. Beautiful weather brings out everybody, so it was crowded on the bike path. When I pass, I warn people that I am coming up on their left to let them know I am there for their and my safety. In California a ...
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How Do You Choose the Right Career?
I know what you want! It is a career that pays the most, where you have fun and don’t work too hard. Are there careers like that? If you ask people who like what they do, their answer will be yes! What are those careers? Some (well, most) professions require some form of higher education. However, with the modern world we live in, one can go ...
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Chasing the American Dream
What is the American dream? It is the American social, economic, and political system that makes success possible for every American. What are you doing to attain the American dream? Yes, you have to do something! Unemployment is at record levels, housing and construction is down, and the stock market is volatile at best. Well paying jobs in ...
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Questions that Make You Think!
Why are questions important? When someone asks a question, they are generally curious, or want an answer. For example, when will dinner be ready or what time will the bus arrive? Sometimes questions require more questions or you just think about the answer. Sometimes you use questions to learn information about something or someone or to just ...
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Five Things I Wished I Did Before I Turned Thirty
By the time I turned thirty, I was married, with one child and one on the way, owned a house and had my dream job! So I do not have any regrets. Why am I writing this article? As I become older, I reflect on my life and what if anything I would do differently. ...
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If you won the Lottery, What Would You Do?
Every time I buy a lottery ticket, I play this mental game of what I would do if I won! I allow myself to fantasize for a couple of hours or a day, the few times I bought tickets. Lotteries draw many people, but few win. I don’t think I ever saw a rich person win. The background of many winners is generally hard working people or people with ...
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