A friend and loyal reader of this blog, Lesley Morrison, who has a wonderful website and blog of her own for those of us who can use some help staying organized, read…

Recently, I ordered a Pumpkin Spice Latte from my office (A.K.A. Starbucks). I’m trying to cut back on my dairy consumption, so I ordered the drink with soy milk. I was unsure how this would taste. Soy milk has a very distinct flavor- It could either make the PSL even more…

History is full of instances where gold and silver coins were “clipped” in an attempt to steal wealth from someone else. Since the monies adopted in markets worldwide were commodity monies they were valued based on the weight of the precious metal contained in the coin. If these coins were accepted on a visual basis instead of the more cumbersome weight basis theft could occur without detection.

When Muhammad came to usher in the age of nationhood the scale of this…

There are underlying laws in the physical world, such as gravity, and these are discovered and mastered by objective methods. The natural sciences of chemistry and biology and physics all use empirical methods to discover laws and as these are discovered and applied human civilization advances. For example, as scientists probed the various characteristics of silicon and explored its electromagnetic attributes and its abundance and ways to purify it technologies emerged, and emerged quickly,…

An ATS friendly resume for Sally

As I met with Sally, I noticed she looked perplexed and a bit frustrated. It seemed she had applied online to 100’s of jobs and was not getting any interviews. First we discussed that…

Josh,

You are going to die at any moment. You have a beautiful wife and children who exist in your imagination with whom you will want to spend much more time than a typical job will afford. You will want to travel with them for leisure, missions, and learning. You will want a generous family. Therefore, you must find the smartest way to put your gifts to their best and most profitable…

It seems that everywhere I go someone is hiring. Web designers are expanding their operation. Retail businesses need more sales people. Cleaning services need workers and with the summer upon us, landscapers need more help as well. Maybe you are a solopreneur and you are hiring your first bookkeeper or virtual assistant. …

“Youthfulness is about how you live not when you were born.” Karl Lagerfeld

“Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel.” Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

“If you think you are too old to rock ‘n roll, then you are.” Lemmy Kilmister

“How old would you be if you…

This week, America witnessed a monumental moment that will forever be marked in time.



Jerry Emmett was 8 years old when women in Arizona were given the right to vote. At the age of 102, she stood on the convention floor and nominated the first female candidate from a major party for President of United States. In 1984, we had our first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party. The Nineteenth Amendment of United States Constitution…

Well, its official, obesity is a disease. Doctor delegates at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting this past June have officially classified obesity as a “disease.” They believe reclassifying it as a disease will reduce the “stigma” that obesity could be the result the result of too much food and…

You have a desire to meet new people and generate new prospects for your business, but when you think of even going to a network event you cringe. Many people immediately associate networking with having to do the process of selling which is why they do not like going to networking events.

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If you have heard of Chris Langan, it was probably within the context of “the smartest man in America.” Quite possibly that is true. There is even a theory that he is the smartest man in the world. He has a verified I.Q. of 195 and says that he has scored over…

This past week I spent some time in the Denver, CO area with a great friend of mine who lives out there. My wife bought me the plane tickets for my birthday saying that I needed to "go have the adventure of a lifetime!" Boy, did I ever have the adventure of my life! If you…

I'm often asked to review online learning courses and provide feedback to content owners. My feedback almost always includes this sentence:

Your video is a lecture … and it is too long!

According to researchers, adult learners hate lectures. Lectures also are educationally ineffective. Yet, classroom and online "teachers" continue to use them while expressing…

Christian healthcare ministries (also known as health care sharing ministries), are becoming a popular alternative to health insurance. I've always been intrigued by the concept of sharing health care…

When in the midst of a business cash flow crunch, what you need more than anything is more money quickly.

Here are three ways you can ease a short-term cash crunch fast.

1. Collect Your Money Now!

Do you have clients who have not yet paid you what they owe? Pick up the phone and give them a friendly nudge!

Making collection calls does not have to be…

We all are products of our educational experiences. Those experiences influence the way we teach other people. It's safe to say that our view of learning is limited by our personal learning experiences. Whether you are a blogger, author, speaker, entrepreneur, homemaker, craftsman, business leader, employee, or anyone I left out, you have numerous opportunities to teach and…

Often we throw away the parts of our fruits and veggies that have just as much or more nutrition than the part we typically eat!

In a previous post I explained why you…