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Friday, January 15th, 2010To celebrate the launch of Thursday Bram’s new ebook, Discover Your New Job Online, we are launching a contest! The grand prize is your choice of Veronica London bag from CareerBags.
About the prize
Veronica London bags come in 3 different styles, each in two colors, all of them classically elegant. With several compartments for all your [...]
New Ebook Released: “Discover Your New Job Online” by Thursday Bram
Friday, January 15th, 2010Today, we announce the launch of our second ebook, Thursday Bram’s Discover Your New Job Online: Everything You Need to Know to Land a Great Job in the Digital Age. This all-original book is your map to the increasingly complex resources available to today’s job-hunter.
Former employment agency staffer and ex-Lifehack writer Thursday Bram guides you [...]
8 Qualities of Powerful Writing
Friday, January 15th, 2010Every semester I agonize over how to help my students learn to write more meaningful, interesting papers. Not just in my class, but altogether. Writing well is a key skill in today’s information-heavy society, and above all else my job is to help prepare students to become active participants in the society we live in.
Writing [...]
Develop Your Greatest Skill – Language
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010The most common method of thinking is verbal thinking. We have a range of intelligences including numerical, musical, spatial, emotional, verbal and kinaesthetic intelligences, yet it is verbal intelligence that we depend on most. We tend to think and express ourselves in words. Mastering the use of words is the most [...]
3 Secrets to Getting Your Child to Transition From One Activity to Another
Monday, January 11th, 2010Have you ever told your child that it’s time to go somewhere or do something else and their response was either to ignore you or yell at you? There are ways to avoid this and make the transition from activity to activity easy and smooth.
Create a Stress-Free Home: An Introduction to Feng Shui
Thursday, January 7th, 2010If I asked you what words come to mind when you think of your home, what would you say? Would you tell me that it brings you peace every time you walk in the front door? Would you say that the items in your home inspire you and bring you joy every time [...]
Getting Ready for 2010: My Moleskine Setup
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010I’m a few days late, but with the new year upon us, I’ve decided to inaugurate a new Moleskine. The old one is… well, it’s not good. The binding is broken, pages are out, and it’s just about full anyway. Plus, I’ve got a saucy new Moleskine in fire engine red that’s eager to get [...]
College 401: Tips for Advanced Students
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010It’s hard to believe, but the Spring semester is upon many of us already – I have colleagues who are already 3 days into the semester, and my own classes start back in just a few days. Outside the US, students are still working on their Fall terms, but they’ll be starting Spring soon enough, [...]
Why Popularity at Work Matters
Monday, January 4th, 2010 In high school, didn’t a part of you always wonder how the cool kids did it? Popularity remained an enigmatic aspect of human existence that ceased to be relevant once we threw our caps in the air…right?
There are scores of research studies on popularity in schools, and most have indicated that popular children [...]
Why Popularity at Work Matters
Monday, January 4th, 2010 In high school, didn’t a part of you always wonder how the cool kids did it? Popularity remained an enigmatic aspect of human existence that ceased to be relevant once we threw our caps in the air…right?
There are scores of research studies on popularity in schools, and most have indicated that popular children [...]