2020 was a hectic year, and it forced us to confront fears that we’d been avoiding. Chief amongst those fears for many of us is losing a loved one. Losing a loved one is always going to be a difficult process, but it doesn’t have to destroy your world. You can recover. If you are …
Public Speaking is an underrated skill that is crucial to success in your personal and professional life. Whether you’re a business owner, an employee, or a customer, you need good communication skills. I recently sat down with Brenden Kumarsamy, the founder of Mastertalk, to talk about common communication problems and improving your communication skills. You …
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There’s a good chance that the current economic climate will lead to a surge in entrepreneurship. With many 9-to-5 jobs falling to the wayside, people will have to be resourceful if they want to continue making ends meet. The digital marketplace has seen an increase in participants, and that number is likely to grow since …
If there was ever a time to be fiscally responsible, it’s now. The problem is that not all of us received an in-depth financial education when we were growing up. However, the real world couldn’t care less about that fact. It’s become abundantly clear that strictly relying on your W2 paycheck is no longer going …
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Cliché alert: For better or for worse, this is the new normal. All we have now are memories of what seems like a distant past. One aspect of my daily life that I took for granted was the simple act of going to the gym and working with a personal trainer. It was my sanctuary, …
2020 will be remembered as the year of the pandemic and the creatives. As crazy as it sounds, I don’t think there’s ever been a better time to be a content producer. Whether you’re a musician, writer, blogger, vlogger, or whatever, this is your moment. The world is on hold, and all we have to …
There’s a growing sentiment that the economic blowback from this pandemic will reach or surpass great depression levels. But what about the cultural ramifications? Around the world, fear has gripped the hearts of the many and is beginning to govern peoples’ actions. For example, in America, there’s a growing resentment toward people of Asian descent, …
First and foremost, I’ll state the obvious — the coronavirus is horrible. The number of lives lost and/or negatively impacted by this global pandemic has been unfathomable, but the goal of this article isn’t to state the obvious. Since I’ve been quarantined in my apartment on the outskirts of Madrid for the last few weeks, …
You can learn a lot about a person by looking at their playlist. I recently did a lesson with my older ESL students in which they created personality profiles based on music. They chose songs that they feel accurately represent them in various situations. The kids loved it, and it was a huge success. The …
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I haven’t written about music in roughly a decade, and that’s because I fell out of love with rap music. But that may have all changed thanks to Netflix. There aren’t many things that can top the honeymoon phase of a relationship. Everything you do or experience together is new and exciting, and the two …
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