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5 Ways to Make Friends When You Move to a New City

Moving to a new city is often both an exciting and stressful experience and requires a lot of energy, from finding a comfortable place to live to lining up a job. Whatever the reason you might be moving, be it for employment, housing, school or health-related reasons—all of which are

Why You Need to Completely Unplug From Work When You Take Time Off

This excerpt is shared with permission from Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom by Dr Gino Wickman and Rob Dube (BenBella Books, 2024). Here are a few of the activities that past clients proudly share with us when they return from vacation. “I cleared

How to Budget Your Money as a Teen

Looking to take control of your money and make it work for you? Whether you’ve just started your first part-time job or want to make better use of an allowance, learning how to budget your money as a teen can help you get more out of your money. Budgeting doesn’t

The US Has the Highest Recidivism Rates In the World—Here’s Why

More than 1.2 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. in 2021, according to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. The U.S. also leads the world in recidivism—when a person convicted of a crime has

How to Ask Your Boss to Pay for Continuing Education

It’s no secret that businesses that support continuing education for their employees experience higher levels of stability. From workshops to conferences, skill-enhancing opportunities help employees rise in the workplace, stoking a culture of growth linked to higher retention rates. Although the mutual benefits of professional development are widely recognized, how

David Altizer Makes His Living Creating Thumbnails for YouTube

The YouTube thumbnail is a reduced-size version of the preview image for videos on the site and gives the viewer some insight into the content. David Altizer is a YouTube thumbnail creator for YouTubers like Max Fosh, Kurtis Connor and Jeff Wittek, and he is working on a website where

Psychologist Kelly Weekers Shares Her Advice for Living Authentically

The first thing you notice about Kelly Weekers is that she has honest eyes, which I suppose is expected for a psychologist who specializes in authenticity. The model-turned-psychologist and author of three books, including the recently released Choosing Me: Staying True to Yourself and Living the Life You Want, has

How to Incorporate Slow Travel Into Your Vacations

The desire to travel is a very real thing that we can see all around us—from our close friends’ Instagram stories to content creators’ travel vlogs that highlight every step of the traveling process, including packing, hopping on the plane and taking in the sights.  With international tourism expected to

Ghosted After an Interview? Here’s Why Companies Do It

You polish your résumé and obsess over the wording in your cover letter. After submitting dozens, even hundreds of applications, you get a callback. You research the company, prepare for the interview and show up looking the part. You send the thank you note and even have a few follow-up

5 Ways to Make Friends When You Move to a New City

Moving to a new city is often both an exciting and stressful experience and requires a lot of energy, from finding a comfortable place to live to lining up a job. Whatever the reason you might be moving, be it for employment, housing, school or health-related reasons—all of which are

Why You Need to Completely Unplug From Work When You Take Time Off

This excerpt is shared with permission from Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom by Dr Gino Wickman and Rob Dube (BenBella Books, 2024). Here are a few of the activities that past clients proudly share with us when they return from vacation. “I cleared

How to Budget Your Money as a Teen

Looking to take control of your money and make it work for you? Whether you’ve just started your first part-time job or want to make better use of an allowance, learning how to budget your money as a teen can help you get more out of your money. Budgeting doesn’t

The US Has the Highest Recidivism Rates In the World—Here’s Why

More than 1.2 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. in 2021, according to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. The U.S. also leads the world in recidivism—when a person convicted of a crime has

How to Ask Your Boss to Pay for Continuing Education

It’s no secret that businesses that support continuing education for their employees experience higher levels of stability. From workshops to conferences, skill-enhancing opportunities help employees rise in the workplace, stoking a culture of growth linked to higher retention rates. Although the mutual benefits of professional development are widely recognized, how

David Altizer Makes His Living Creating Thumbnails for YouTube

The YouTube thumbnail is a reduced-size version of the preview image for videos on the site and gives the viewer some insight into the content. David Altizer is a YouTube thumbnail creator for YouTubers like Max Fosh, Kurtis Connor and Jeff Wittek, and he is working on a website where

Psychologist Kelly Weekers Shares Her Advice for Living Authentically

The first thing you notice about Kelly Weekers is that she has honest eyes, which I suppose is expected for a psychologist who specializes in authenticity. The model-turned-psychologist and author of three books, including the recently released Choosing Me: Staying True to Yourself and Living the Life You Want, has

How to Incorporate Slow Travel Into Your Vacations

The desire to travel is a very real thing that we can see all around us—from our close friends’ Instagram stories to content creators’ travel vlogs that highlight every step of the traveling process, including packing, hopping on the plane and taking in the sights.  With international tourism expected to

Ghosted After an Interview? Here’s Why Companies Do It

You polish your résumé and obsess over the wording in your cover letter. After submitting dozens, even hundreds of applications, you get a callback. You research the company, prepare for the interview and show up looking the part. You send the thank you note and even have a few follow-up