How does the word “investing” make you feel? I have found that for many people investing is synonymous with fear. To them putting money in the stock market is risky and instead just save their money in the bank. Some people just stare at me blankly like I’m some sort of nutjob. To them, investing […]
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Creatures of habits… That’s what we’re called. And it’s so true because most of our lives is made up of routines. Wake up, eat breakfast, drop the kids off at school, head to the office, put in 8 hours, come home, eat dinner, watch a little TV…you get the idea. The worst part is most
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Back in 1998 when I came to Japan to work I had no idea what was in store for me. I was fresh out of college and didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life, all I knew was that my life would start in Japan. I liked teaching English, so I
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40%… That’s what I read on Yahoo! News the other day. By 2030 a staggering 40% of people in the US will be obese. I don’t know about you, but that’s verging on insanity if you ask me. There are those people out there that like to say that there’s nothing they can do about
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It really is a shame… In spite of all the incredible advances we have made and the technology that is available to us, many students today seem less ready to deal with the challenges of life than ever before. For years now I have wondered why, but recently I believe I have come to this
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Who doesn’t love Sundays? I know I sure do…it’s the lazy day of the week. It’s the day when we get to do what we want to do. Sleep, eat, watch TV, relax, swim, anything and everything…that is until you have kids. Now Sundays are no longer our day but the family day as it’s
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Movies rock… Or maybe more correctly I should say, GOOD movies rock. Let’s face facts, there is a heck of a lot of garbage out there…I know, I’ve seen a lot of it. Johnny Mnemonic (the guy who made the trailer should have been given a damn award cuz he made this look good…and boy
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Students just can’t get a break, can they? Just when you think you’re done, they suck you back in. For years, students can’t wait to graduate school thinking life will be so much easier when they are free to make their own choices. Well, I’ve got good news…and bad for all you students out there.
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There’s the easy way… And the hard way. You can take the path less traveled…or follow the crowd. Let’s face it, life is full of choices and no one knows just what’s the right path for them. It’s sort of trial and error. Today I have three businesses. I run an English school, I run
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Who knew? Life as a child, for many people, is a cakewalk. Go to school, hang out with friends, play computer games, eat, sleep and have a whole lot of fun. Oh, and maybe a little homework. College is, for lack of a better word, freedom. Free to choose for the first time. What time
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