I have a high tolerance for pain. All throughout the 2011 tennis season, I played injured with excruciating tennis elbow, a sprained left ankle, a torn left meniscus, and loose cartilage in my right serving shoulder. You should have seen me. I looked like a robot with my ankle braces, elbow guard, and knee sleeves! […]
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About a year ago, I had a dialogue with a fellow blogger about career advice. Somehow, it morphed into blogging, probably because there are parallels to developing one’s blog and one’s career. I am the old fart who already went through the ringer and he is the young gun wondering what lies ahead. We differed […]
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During high school, I didn’t want to play #1 singles partly because I feared getting pounded every match. All the #1 singles players were ridiculously talented and all went on to play for the best schools in the country. Instead, I played #2 or #3 singles and amassed a 11-1 record my senior year vs. […]
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Recently, Marissa Mayer joined Yahoo as the CEO so naturally I blogged about that (as a Millionaire story – her networth is estimated at over $300 million). As I wrote her story, it struck me that she positioned herself to be in the path of new ideas and opportunities. Have you ever been in an environment […]
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One of the best things about having a job is that no matter what you do, you will always get paid a base salary. The longer people stay at their jobs, the longer they understand this “benefit.” Managers understand this as well, which is why they are constantly looking for new blood to keep the […]
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Now that I’ve retired from my corporate job after 13 years, I’ve had more time to reflect on what has transpired over the past three years since I started blogging. Three years ago, the financial crisis was in full blown meltdown and I had just begun to feel the tug of doing something else after […]
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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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Has your blog been penalized by Google for whatever reason? Are you looking for another, more sustainable (and Google friendly) way to bump up your online income? Affiliate Marketing Has A So So Reputation You may want to consider affiliate marketing. Some think affiliate marketing sounds sleazy, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. […]
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