Living up to one’s full potential can be hard to quantify. Could a 98% on a test have been a 100% if more study time was devoted? Perhaps, but there are also more obvious circumstances where one does not live up to full potential. For example, one might have run a mile 3 minutes slower […]
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A man of awesome personality and the winner of my unconditional trust, Raul Gonzalez, my father, made numerous life choices for me when I was younger. He continues to influence my decisions today. He is a man of strong character, a man who intimidates me with just a glance, a man whose incredible humor makes […]
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Procrastination is one of the most deadly traps of failure for students. We often wait until the last minute to complete our assignments. Some people, like me use the quote, “I work better when I am under pressure.” Most people use that cliché in place of the word procrastination in which what we are really […]
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Sports are a universal source for gaining knowledge and skills. They help us get through difficult times, and are available for generations to come. Sports are a universal language that all people can understand. They teach us life skills and techniques that we can transfer into the real world. Sports are a valuable part of […]
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UPDATE: Writing Contest Voting is now live. New essays will be posted daily. Vote here. Dear Applicants & Voters, Starting Monday, December 13th, Yakezie.com will be posting the Writing contest essays once a day for Members and readers to vote on. There are a total of 14 applicants for December’s HowtoSaveMoney.com Yakezie Writing Contest and […]
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To help kick-start the HowtoSaveMoney.com Yakezie Writing Contest, I’ve decided to share a story about one of my big failures and what I learned. I don’t qualify to win, but I thought it would be good practice to lead by example and provide an idea of what we are looking for in your essays & […]
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Thanks to the generous contributions of more than 30 people (see the exact number in our writing contest tracker in the sidebar which will be updated at least 3X a week), we have raised over $850 so far with more in the pipeline. Given that we have past our goal of raising $500, we’d like […]
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It’s with great pleasure that we highlight a 72 hour sale of some of the best blogging and online entrepreneur resources we’ve ever come across. We’re talking 23 guides, books, and courses by some of the most dedicated bloggers around. If you add up the total costs of all products, it comes out to $1,052. […]
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