First of all, I want to congratulate everyone who entered the latest Yakezie Writing Contest. Making an effort is far better than sitting on the sidelines. Although not everybody can win, it’s guaranteed “you will miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” said hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. From each loss comes a lesson which […]
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Nothing good comes easy. You can be the most talented writer, actor, welder, speaker, or negotiator, but if nobody notices, you won’t win or maximize your potential. The Yakezie Writing Contest is constructed so that it attracts the most dedicated applicants. Some find the contest from scholarship sites such as Fast Web. From there, they’ve […]
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“You’re not good enough!” I hate these words. I hate these words because my father says them to me all the time. When I got cut from the high school varsity basketball team, my father looked at the floor and said, “Guess you’re just not good enough,” and walked away. At six foot five inches […]
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She’ll never really know how she changed him because she didn’t know him before. But I did. And I didn’t like him. I loved him, but I didn’t like him. When we were kids I called him “Doey” because I couldn’t say his name right yet. And it drove him crazy. Of course he got […]
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Ever since I was introduced to the world of blogging, and by extension, Yakezie, I have identified myself as a poor student. In declaring this I am correct. The first definition of poor is “having little or no money, goods, or other means of support”. This is relative of course, I have more money than […]
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The 4th Yakezie Writing Contest finalists have been chosen! All essays will be published on Yakezie.com within 7 days after the first essay is published. We will leave the voting open for 10 days after the final essay and tally the votes to announce the three winners in a future post. We are going to […]
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According to real estate agents, it’s always a good time to buy or sell! I’m relieved to say that after putting my house on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for 3.5 weeks at the urging of my Realtor, I withdrew the listing and decided to stay! My Realtor is a friend who kept pushing me for […]
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If there is one moment that is more stressful than others in one’s career, it is living and working through an organization review at your employer – especially a review that is initiated as a result of a deficit of several millions of dollars. There is nothing more difficult than understanding that your employer is trying […]
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