The reigning World Memory Champion, Alex Mullen, can memorize the order of a deck of cards in 17 seconds. But in some ways, he’s just as forgetful as the rest of us. “I still forget plenty of basic things, like where I left my keys,” said Mullen, a medical student at the University of Mississippi.…
Do you know what the best thing about time is? Everybody has the same amount of hours per day. “Talk about an ideal democracy! In the realm of time, there is no aristocracy of wealth and no aristocracy of intellect. Genius is never rewarded by even an extra hour a day. And there is no…
”Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymus Sometimes, to become successful, we do not need to add more things, we need to give up on some of them. Even though each one of us has a different…
What’s holding you back from landing your dream job or advancing in your career? Are you afraid of failure? Of the stress of more responsibility? Of letting someone down? Many times the reasons we give ourselves for not going after that new job, not asking for the raise, or not sending in a resume seem…
Here is a list of tips on how to manage your work from home. Draw the work/life balance line When you work from home, “always” is your workday. There are always more emails to process, more tasks to complete, more jobs to finish up. This exists because the dividing line between “work” and “home” is…
Black Friday can be overwhelming. For the last few years, what started as the biggest shopping day of the year has steadily grown into its own season. Deals steadily appear from early November onward now, and without a shopping strategy in place, you can miss the best ones. Fortunately, I’ve got you covered. Whether you’re…
Despite the fact that companies spend $124 billion a year on recruiting, they are still unable to find the best talent. Not only are organisations failing to choose the right candidates – Harvard Business Review (HBR) points out that as much as 80% of employee turnover is due to bad hiring decisions – but the…
Did you really think that the richest man in the entire United States would live in a three-bedroom house in the suburbs with a nice lawn and maybe a pool in the backyard? Guess again! With an estimated net worth of $81.5 billion, Bill Gates likes to spend his money frugally and is well-known for…
Do you know all the ways your agent can help? There’s a reason that 88% of homebuyers use a real estate agent when buying a home, according to the National Association of Realtors® 2015 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends report. However, most people don’t know about all the ways an agent can help them…
One thing most people try to understand is how your credit score is calculated. After all, credit scores can be influential to mostly everything in life. It is known that credit card utilization is one of the most important factors credit scoring models use to calculate your credit score. You can figure out your utilization rate…