Archive for January, 2009

Motivational Effort Quotes

In 1986, a group of researchers published a study of Japanese mothers and mothers in Minneapolis. The mothers were asked to rank the most important things that a child needs to succeed academically. The answers tell a lot about the difference in our two cultures today. The mothers in Minneapolis chose “ability.” The mothers in [...]

Fire your Boss

Several months ago after the economy began to tank I had to lay aside my modeling career and get a job. So at first I thought that I would just kind of creep into the working world by getting a part time job waiting tables a couple days a week. However, those couple of shifts [...]

How Much Do Archaeologists Make

If you are looking for an interesting line of work and love history archaeology may be the line of work for you. But just how much does an archaeologists make? The average salary for an archaeologist with an advanced degree and experience in managing projects is around $45,000. Most field hands starting off will [...]

Don’t Try, Do

Have you ever heard someone say, “I will try to make it.” Let me help you…they won’t. Muhammad Ali was famous for prophesying the round when he would knock his competitor out and for speaking in absolute terminology. He continued this confident speech throughout his career until he met Joe Frazier. Leading up to this [...]

Quotes about Taxes and Tax Preparation

In light of tax season I decided to put together some of my favorite quotes revolving around the dreadful subject of taxes and tax preparation. These are funny I think you will enjoy them.

“I’m proud to be paying taxes in the United States,” said Arthur Godfrey. “The only thing is I could be just as [...]