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Struggling With Student Loan Debt? Here Are Some of Your Options
The class of 2015 was the most indebted in the history of the United States. According to the Wall Street Journal, over 70% of these graduates held some form of student loan debt, with the average...
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3 Skills That Will Change Your Life
It is possible to change your life. It is possible to better your life. Everything is possible. We often hear the term "The Game of Life." In some ways, life is a game. It is a game of strategy that...
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How to grow your company's brand
More than product or services - brand is a key factor that determines your relationship with new and existing clients and your ability to bring in new business. Your company's image to the public...
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The Pitfall Many New Entrepreneurs Face and How You Can Avoid It
Vaclav Volrab/Shutterstock.com Many of us have dreamed of having our own business for years before we actually did anything about it. There are many reasons we allow ourselves to dream for years...
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Launching a Business: Define Your Niche
In 2013, when I enrolled in my coach certification program one of the first thing I heard was, "you're going to need to determine your niche." My initial reaction was, "why would I want to limit the...
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Launching a Business: Define Your Niche
In 2013, when I enrolled in my coach certification program one of the first thing I heard was, "you're going to need to determine your niche." My initial reaction was, "why would I want to limit the...
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Ask an International Etiquette Expert: Uber Passenger Etiquette
It was the video that went viral and shocked most people who viewed it: A Miami doctor is caught on camera in a heated and physical argument with an Uber driver. With more and more people turning to...
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Break the Mold: Warning Signs that Your Job Isn't a Fit
One day, I finally realized I was just holding on. I was clinging to work that I didn't enjoy. I was grasping onto a position that didn't fit me. I was lingering in an environment that wasn't healthy....
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Social Media in a recession, does it make financial sense?
In December of 2015 the then governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago made a not so startling announcement. Trinidad and Tobago had suffered its fourth quarter of negative growth and was...
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Uber Drivers Have No Right to Strike
Some Uber drivers in New York City went on strike this week, after the company reduced rates on its basic service, UberX, in New York City by 15 percent. The protest was planned by a group of drivers...
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How to Beat Jetlag and Travel Healthier
It's the morning after my journey from the Andes to Ireland. Four planes, a 12 hour transatlantic flight, 7 hour time difference, 11k foot altitude change, 3 countries, complete culture shock, all...
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Resilience -- One of Few Traits That Matters to Success
If you're like me, then you watched the Broncos vs. Patriots game on January 24th with amazement. If you're not a football fan, understand that this is the Playoffs and if you lose one game your...
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The Leadership Game Plan: How Tim Koschella Approaches Leadership
Do you think that leaders are born or made?There is no wrong or right answer. What is most important is that a leader understands that he must grow. Why? Because leadership is a multidimensional...
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Good Karma at the Workplace: Positive Energy Produces Stellar Results
A vital yet intangible element of all healthy and well-performing workplaces is the presence of good karma or, if you prefer, positive energy. The concept of karma is often misconstrued in the West,...
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What's in a (Business) Name?
Naming a business can seem like a daunting task, and it may not be something you want to spend a lot of time doing. But make no mistake - your business name can often be just as important as the...
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Why Is the Ivy League Elite?
When I was younger and thought of the Ivy League, I had visions of grandeur and prosperity. I believed that it was the melting pot for the cream of the crop. Books such as Ugly Americans convinced me...
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Weekend Roundup: The Pope Blesses China
Many seem to fear the rise of China as a challenge to the West. Not Pope Francis. In a remarkable interview published this week in Asia Times, he takes the long view, transcending contemporary...
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Nick Varano -- A Cut Above
He's been seared, broiled, and filleted just a bit along the way, but, just like the mouth-watering steaks he serves at his five award winning restaurants and one café in and around Boston, Nick...
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Is Time Really On Our Side in Business?
The old saying that time is on our side feels like a mixed bag of emotions for me. There is so much that I want to accomplish in life, that it can feel overwhelming at times. But on the other hand so...
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Venezuela: Ricardo Hausmann Versus Nicolas Maduro
Prof. Ricardo Hausmann, a native of Venezuela and professor at Harvard, concluded in a Financial Times op-ed last week that Venezuela will go down the tubes. Indeed, Hausmann wrote that "It is probably...
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