Read Across America Day: 13 Children's Books That Teach Money Lessons
By Jamie Young, Contributor I'm sure you can recite lines from "Cat in the Hat," but can you recall learning about mutual funds or Roth IRAs as a child? Dr. Seuss books are undoubtedly more engaging...
View ArticleHow To Attract Talent With An Effective Employer Brand
In the fight for talent, there seems to be one key factor organizations continually struggle with: their employer brand. A 2015 CareerArc survey of more than 200 HR professionals and 1,300 workers...
View ArticleHow I Taught Myself Product Design
When we think of autodidacts, our minds frequently race to the arts: people who discovered an aptitude for painting or music despite their lack of formal training. We often separate the innate impulse...
View ArticleSean Talks Credit: Travel Credit Card Rewards More Flexible Than Ever
By Sean McQuayTravel credit cards used to be a lot less complicated -- and a lot less useful.If you carried a credit card co-branded with the name of an airline or hotel chain, you earned miles or...
View ArticleWhat the Defeat of Iran's Hard-Liners Means
Two important nationwide elections were held in Iran on Feb. 26. One was for the Majlis, or parliament, while the second was for the Assembly of Experts, a constitutional body that appoints the supreme...
View ArticleCorporate Totalitarianism, or Not
Corporate totalitarianism means total control by corporate interests. If they want a war, they get a war. If they want GMOs, they get GMOs. If they want fracking, they get fracking. If they want big...
View Article7 Ways to Jump-Start Your Creative Mind
(photo credit: istock.com/damedeeso)Brett Berhoff brings us 7 Ways to Jump-Start Your Creative MindYou are amazingly creative! I strongly believe that most people have an impressive creative mind. Some...
View ArticleGoogle's Recent Market Share Drop Will Bring Us Closer to the Perfect Search...
I recently wrote on SearchEngineLand that after many years of stability, Google's share of the search market dipped a few percentage points, according to the October Comscore's report on desktop search...
View ArticleBasic Photography Tips for Business Owners
Ask business owners in today's world if they could live without their phone and chances are they'd either laugh or say how ridiculous your question is. No phone? Are you crazy? Yes a phone houses...
View ArticleAre you an Informed Dictator or a Benevolent Monarch? How your...
In my previous post, I outlined some of the biggest obstacles for creative teams: lack of alignment, slow decisions, lack of clarity around roles, poor communication, inadequate cultivation of new...
View ArticleWhat It Really Takes to Be Successful
Everyone wants to be successful, but many people struggle to reach their goals. We tend to look in the wrong places and seek out the wrong things to help us move toward success. The most common...
View ArticleCreation, Prosperity and Abundance... It All Starts With a Single Thought
Have you ever heard of the phrase "What you think about you bring about"? Or "You are where you are in life due to your best thinking"? Or what about, "If you change your thoughts you'll change your...
View Article110 Million iPhones in Use in U.S.
Almost Three-Quarters of U.S. Users Now Have iPhone 6 or HigherConsumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released research on the installed based of iPhones in the US. CIRP finds that as of the...
View Article3 Things You Can Do Immediately to Improve Your Social Media Presence
I talk to business owners and executives every day and realize that businesses of all sizes share one important thing: They all read the same social media advice. There is no shortage of social media...
View ArticleCar insurance costs soar 44% after one claim
It's getting more expensive for drivers to file even one auto insurance claim, with their annual premiums spiking on average 44 percent nationally. That's according to a new study that shows increases,...
View ArticleHow To Use Social Media To Be Awesome At Your Job
For most of us, social media is a big part of our daily lives. It lets us keep up with friends and family, stay informed of things happening in the world, and watch the latest funny cat videos: But...
View ArticleHow This One Decision Can Allow You to Scale
Diana owned a successful contracting business along with her husband Mark. They had grown their company at a steady 4-5 percent clip over the prior decade until they reached $750,000 sales per year....
View ArticleGrowing Summer Savings in the Garden
I love the outdoors and I use any excuse that I can to get out and experience nature. However, during the worst of winter, it can be tough to even recall what a beautiful summer day feels like. With a...
View Article2016 Election Results vs. Ad Spend: South Carolina Primary, Nevada Caucus and...
By Laura Woods, Contributor Getting elected to the most powerful job in the world isn't cheap, but presidential candidates are willing to pay up. In total, the 2016 election is expected to cost up to...
View Article5 Nuggets of Wisdom That Guarantee Success in Life and Work
Success is often defined by power, prestige and profit. Yet many who achieve these status symbols eventually ask: "Is this all there is?" How disappointing it must be to invest so much time and energy...
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