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Running your own business doesn’t require you to be a professional or have the experience of a redwood oak. What a student entrepreneur needs is a goal, motivation and specific steps to get there. You must have something that the public did not even know they needed and once they know, they cannot get it out of their minds. A new idea needs nourishing and development and here we have the most brilliant student entrepreneurs giving you their tips on putting that idea into play....

We all want to achieve success so we could live a comfortable life—have financial freedom, drive a nice car, and live in a beautiful house. However, although success can be achieved, it does not come easy. How To Be Successful In Life: 13 Tips From The World’s Most Successful People

Shipping Providers: Compared For this article, we will focus on American shipping providers. The main providers are FedEx, UPS, and USPS. In terms of price, USPS is a good choice for individuals who don’t have an issue with size. If you item is able to fit into USPS’s flat rate boxes, you will be able to pay a specified price, as long as it’s under 7 pounds. This is perfect for individuals who aren’t frequent shippers and want to take the guess work out of shipping....

10 Happiness Hacks Backed by Science Here are ten scientific ways you can change your life to make your days just a bit more joyful. 1. Do More Physical Exercise It is one of the most common New Year’s Resolutions, and science has proven why exercise is very important in our life. A study cited in the book: “The Happiness Advantage” also confirmed the importance of exercise on our happiness level....

Possible Causes Much like headaches before pregnancy, there are a number of different potential causes. Pregnancy adds one more possibility to the lineup with the hormonal changes that take place within your body during this time. Unfortunately, those pesky hormone changes are going to have their way with you throughout the pregnancy. Although the hormone changes are a big possibility, they are not the only reason you could be experiencing the headaches....

You Talk Too Much You Gossip or Swap War Stories You’re Afraid to Ask Tough Questions You Fall Prey to the Halo Effect (or the Horns Effect) You Ask Leading Questions You Invade Their Privacy You Stress the Candidate Out You Cut It Short You Gravitate Toward the Center You Rate Candidates Against Each Other Now Hiring: Brilliant People – [BNET via TechRepublic]

How about at a job interview? Double heck no. You are a high achieving go-getter who wants nothing else but to be the best employee ever and you are going to stay this way until at least you qualify for full benefits and vacation pay. What about on Facebook and other social media? Are you kidding me? Reveal our true selves on there? Isn’t Facebook meant to help make your friends jealous of the types of food you are eating and the awesome places you take a vacation?...

One of the apps that have slowly creeped their way into my life is GoodReader for iPad. GoodReader is an app that allows you to read, manage, organize, access, and annotate just about any file that you would want to. It was released as primarily a PDF reader / “annotater” at first, but now hos taken on a life of its own with ways to download files, sync with Dropbox, create, edit, and manage annotations on PDFs, and much more....

Reg Adkins recently posted some excellent tips on commenting. From the standpoint of the small business blogger, or a writer looking to get some eyeballs on their stuff, his first tip – adding value – is key. Good Point… Who Is This Guy? From the questions I get asked, many folks are confused as to what commenting is good for. To me it’s just like anything else in business, you provide something of value to someone, and chances are, it’ll be reciprocated....

1. You become a better listener. A musician or a true fan of music has to be an attentive listener to earn one of those titles. By listening for specific beats and riffs on a track, you can piece together why a song is of a high or low quality. Likewise, a successful entrepreneur knows how to separate the good from the bad. By listening closely to others’ ideas, they can dissect what parts work and what parts don’t....

Now the folks at SleepyPeople.com have produced this infographic, taking a look at exactly how much exercise you would have to do to burn off the calories found in some of the nation’s favourite tipples. For example, a small glass of white wine would only take a seven-minute jog to burn off, while a White Russian would take as long as 33 minutes! They’ve done their researched based on how long it takes to burn off certain amounts of calories when walking, cycling, running and doing pilates, based on a 10-stone person....

Using email effectively is the key to productivity. More so, using it as little as possible at appropriate times is key. Here’s how you shouldn’t check your email while working. The Do Nots: Check mail first thing in the morning Get started on work first, then check mail at a specific time afterwards. When you begin with email, it muddles your day. You’ve suddenly got 10 things to think about without having started any work for the day....

That’s when I started to research for smarter ways to work. And then, I found the unicorn that took me closer to success. Here’s something you can try too to wisely allocate your time and effort to gain the most success. The Unicorn That Drives Great Results The Unicorn Principle[1] tells us that only 2% of your effort is going to contribute 98% of the end result. Sounds amazing? Probably this is why people call it “unicorn”....

Smartphones have changed how we live. We now enjoy the liberty of connecting to the world as we carry our smartphones in our pockets wherever we go. But, as our technology improves the way we live, our health may be deteriorating. Here are some disturbing facts about how your smartphone affects your brain and body health without your knowledge. Your Psychological Health Smartphone Use Demotes Our Social Interactions The use of smartphones effectively kills your mood and pace, especially if you’re in a group setting....

This is not to say Steve Jobs has enhanced the way all of us do things. For a lot of people, his company’s creations played a minimal to non-existent role in their lives – at first glance. But if you look deeper than the iDevices he had a huge hand in bringing to the world, you may find that some of what he helped create may have had a more profound impact on your productivity than you realize....

Only those who can balance their IQ and EQ collectively in the workplace will truly become the successful people they want to become. Here are steps to up your EQ so it equal to or exceeds your IQ in time. Know Your Triggers, Don’t Pull It To raise your EQ, one must know one’s self first. What are the things that push your buttons or cause your to act irrationally or overly emotionally....

Here’s a sneak peek into what’s going on there: Another point strikes me–Denmark gives leisure time a high premium. The country believes: If you have quality leisure time, you become a better and more productive worker. And I’m awed–Danes have 37-hour work weeks! Another important point is–in some years based on the latest stats, laid-back France is shown as more productive than the U.S.. Some of the reasons? They have short, bounded, flexible working hours....

Every week, I would map out my game plan and color-code my calendar. But when I tried to set things in motion, I faced ten-foot barriers that would force me to change direction. I’d have to reschedule meetings, push deadlines back, and reorganize my life because of all the twists and turns. Pivoting became my life, and it was taking over every part of it. When I think back to the last year, it was like trying to survive the Tour de France blindfolded....

I was talking with a friend recently who took a voluntary lay-off to go to a new position at a start-up company. When the hiring executive at the new company went to his boss to make the hire, however, he was told he couldn’t bring my friend on full-time. By then his old position had already been reassigned, and if he were hired back, it would mean several other people would lose their jobs....

The History of Calligraphy The word calligraphy is formed from two Greek words, ‘kalli’and ‘graphy’ which, in turn, mean beautiful and writing. Calligraphy has been widely used in both Western and Eastern traditions and with such a rich heritage it is unsurprising that this art form is still so sought after today. The Tools of the Trade The tools of calligraphy have evolved through the centuries. Originally stiffened paint brushes, wooden pens or even large feathers were used....