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The Success Checklist: 15 Things to Discuss with Your Kids Before the First Day of School
Honor Roll, School, Slider
The first day of school is met with both excitement and trepidation. Some kids look forward to it and other kids lie awake at night worrying about it. The same is true for parents, as thoughts of school shootings and stories of abuse linger…
Wake & Partake! 10 Surprising Ways to Become a Morning Person
Colgate Total Health, Empowerment, Health
If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you or someone you love is a night owl with (perhaps?) the desire (or need?) to become more of a morning person. Everyone’s body clock—or circadian rhythm—is set to roughly a 24-hour cycle…
Stagnation Nation: 15 Ways to Tell if You Need a Career Change
Money, Slider, Work
During the recent economic crisis people held on to their jobs for dear life. The fear of risking a steady income kept many workers from seeking more meaningful employment that was more relevant to their education. As the economy recovers,…
10 Ways to Tell if You're Being Confident Versus Cocky
Money, Slider, Work
Feeling self-assured in whatever you do, whether it’s a presentation at work or just cooking dinner, is always a plus. Confident people do what they need to do without needing praise and admiration. A cocky person, however, is actually less…
The Soulful Sweet Spot: 15 Ways to Make Your Work-Life Balance Right for You
Empowerment, Health, Slider
We’re all guilty of it. The proverbial vicious cycle of working to support your life and trying to find time to enjoy said life while working. It's our modern Sisyphusian state of affairs—where we somehow always feel like we’re struggling…
10 Reasons Why Being a Tech Geek is the New Black
Money, Slider, Technology
We all know a geek. In days gone by they ran the audio-visual equipment at school or set up the announcer’s booth at the football game. These days, however, being a geek means you hold the whole world in your hand. Geeks have become indispensable.…
Jealous of Your Back-to-School kids? 15 Awesome Courses You Can Take Online
College Bound, Featured Stories, School
We’re the first to admit there’s something about the end of summer and beginning of fall that brings back memories of those first days of school. We even admit that we’re more excited than our kids about school supply shopping. There’s…
15 Ways to Help Turn Your Teen Wallflower Into a Leader
Health, Parenting, Slider
Is your teen one of the shy ones? There’s nothing inherently wrong with being introverted. In fact it can be a strength, but the teen years are already a time when kids tend to become much more self-conscious as they are developing their…
Conscious TV: 20 Life Lessons We Learned from Watching TED Talks
Entertainment, Life, Slider
If you haven’t seen a TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) Talk, you’re cheating yourself out of some of the most intellectual and entertaining video out there. TED—whose mission statement is Ideas worth spreading.—began in…