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Since 1997 Courtney Price has written at least 5 books. Most of the books deal with business and management. If you are well established and profitable in your business this book probably is not for you. But, if you have yet to make the leap to join the growing number of entrepreneurs or you are a fledgling business owner this is a good place to start. I particularly liked the third chapter of the book which examines the advantages and pitfalls of buying and existing business....

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” – Aristotle “Life wasn’t all too bad really, but I wasn’t that happy either,” recalls Henrik Edberg, creator of The Positivity Blog and author of The 7 Timeless Habits of Happiness. “I think the problem was that I didn’t understand myself or the world around that well. I didn’t understand what I needed to do to create a happier life for myself....

But while I wait for Reid Hoffman and team to implement my every wish (I want a pony!), here’s what I recommend might be a good hack for building your own networking toolbag to cement your relationships with interesting and engaging people. Please note: I don’t care if this is your corporate website or your personal website. If there are policies or red tape about getting a new page added, or doing things outside the box, circumvent this....

Are you surprised by the cost of a dog versus a cat? If you own a dog or cat, do you agree that your type of pet costs as much as the infographic states? Let us know in the comments. Dogs vs. Cats: Which One Costs You More? | TurboTax Featured photo credit: TurboTax via blog.turbotax.intuit.com

What is B17? Vitamin B-17 is part of the B-vitamin complex, which also includes B-1, B-2, B-6 and B-12. B-vitamins serve several important functions in the body and help to promote the health of the nervous system (including the brain) and also healthy energy levels. This nutrient is made up of a combination of glucose and hydrogen cyanide and is also called amygdalin. On his website, Dr. Axe, the well-known advocate of natural medicine, notes that this vitamin’s scientific name is mandelonitrile beta-D-gentiobioside and that it has antioxidant properties and can interact with other antioxidants (like vitamins A, C and E) to help cleanse the body of mutated or dangerous cells....

However, a recent Career Say article offers career paths for English majors that might not be as dour as some make it out to be. English majors do not have to resign themselves to becoming a teacher or a writer. Instead, they can often make fabulous journalists or editors. In some cases, they even make amazing film makers, foreign translators, and even news reporters. Anyone graduating from college with a degree in English or any other social science should not be dismayed by the lack of job opportunities....

Positive and Negative The positives and negatives of life sometimes become unbalanced. If you have more negative feelings you feel dark and angry. If you have positive things in your life and are pure you feel sad and lonely. This is because you see so much negative around you that it overwhelms you. You would do well to remember your negative center, because if you do you can thrive in these situations and become more balanced....

As an editor, I’ve noticed certain issues that pop up more often than others, and I’ve listed some of them below. Hopefully these will you polish up your writing, which will in turn prevent editors and proofreaders everywhere from sustaining brain damage caused by banging their heads on their desks. Dastardly Dashes Many people don’t realize that there are several different dashes used in writing, and they don’t all serve the same purpose....

It’s even harder when it’s a big change — breaking up with someone you love, leaving your old job, starting your own business, or hundreds of other difficult choices. But even if it’s obvious that making a big change will be beneficial for us, it can be tough. We worry. How do we know if we’re making the right decision? We wish we knew more. How do we make a decision without all of the necessary information?...

Even as we speak, millions of congested people are wandering pharmacies everywhere, searching for just the right combination of sniffling, coughing, and achy throat medicine. We’ll try anything, too: Echinacea, Goldenseal, humidifiers, Neti Pots, Cayenne pepper, garlic, and chicken soup. Fact is, we’d rub our chests with goose grease and kerosene if we thought it would work, which just so happens to be an old Texas cold remedy. But, the truth is, getting well isn’t our biggest challenge....

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for. A lot of times, though, the work isn’t enough. We get in our own way with ideas and attitudes about relationships that are not only wrong, but often work to undermine our relationships no matter how hard we work at it. I’ve watched a lot of breakups (some of them my own)....

Ten Great Ways to Crush Creativity

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if we could do half of the work and achieve all our goals and dreams in half the time? It’s easier than you think; it just involves a little bit of planning and a lot of common sense. Want to Achieve All Your Goals and Dreams…in Half the Time?...

So, how do you navigate the complex dating maze and come out a winner? Some of the best dating experts share their wisdom on love-talk in this awesome infographic from DatingMetrics. Date-Wise : How to Talk to Women And Build Attraction | DatingMetrics Featured photo credit: Dating Metrics via goo.gl

In a comment on my post last week about living your life as if you were on a date, a reader named Jean posted this comment: Jean raises some really interesting questions, and I thought it would be instructive to consider them in a longer form than is really practical as a blog comment. My immediate thought is that the goal is to be our best selves all the time....

Here’s a guide to some of the most common misconceptions about parents at work and why they’re not true. Parents need more accommodations than other employees. Asking for accommodations or flexible schedules is not unique to working parents only. I’ve worked with men that negotiated all air travel needs to be booked in business class or higher due to injuries. I’ve worked with twenty-somethings that requested to work a four day schedule so they could go back to school part time or pursue a volunteer opportunity....

Read Part One here (Part 1). Read Part Two here (Part 2). The superior man is willing to take massive action, step out of have his comfort zone, and do whatever it takes to accomplish those things that have never been done before. Additionally, the superior man has the ability to separate how he feels from what he does, or even how he leads. Jim Collins describes how great leaders transform others in his best-selling book Good to Great....

The 10-Year Diet Soda Study on Women The study conducted by the University of Iowa, in which over 60,000 women were tested for nearly a decade, indicates that diet soda may actually increase the risk of heart disease in women.[2] While the study did not conclusively prove so, it did point to an association, which basically means more study is needed in this direction. The results of the study showed that compared to women who rarely or never consumed diet soda, those who regularly drank two or more diet drinks every day were 30% more likely to have a heart problem and 50% more likely to die from a cardiovascular event or a heart-related disease....

On top of the DIY, the article also shows some tips on doing macro- and microphotography. From the sample photos that he have taken, it is quite a fine hack indeed. After removing the top and decantering all the lovely crisps into a bowl (nope, I’m not affiliated with Pringles. And the jury is still out if the crisps type have any impact on the photo quality of the end product), it was time to attack the bottom of the tube… Extreme Macro Photography on a budget – [Photocritic....