When you work for a bad boss, it is easy to just try to “keep your head down” and do your job. If your boss is merely annoying, this isn’t a bad strategy.  Maybe he/she will get replaced someday and the risk of trying to find another job may not seem like it is worth it.

You’ve heard of “Dressed for Success.” Well, what about “Dressed for Productivity?” I think that the way we dress can have a big impact on our performance. Where I went to college required that all the guys wear ties and all the gals wear dresses to class. There was quite a bit of debate among the students about whether this was really beneficial or not.

It has been years since I read Rich Dad Poor Dad, but one of the things I remember the most was the way Robert Kiyosaki said he approached starting his business.  He knew that four out of five businesses fail, so he figured he should plan on starting 5 businesses in order to get one that succeeded.

What's up everybody! Just came back from Europe where I had some very nice vacations. France is a great country with an amazing culture, delicious food and drinks and the classiest women on earth!

I'd like to dedicate this week's article to free stock photo sites. These are great ressources for people with a low budget that are looking for a new wallpaper, need images for their blog or website, or are just looking around for inspiration. So keep your wallet in your pocket and enjoy, because everything is free on those sites!

I had quite a few comments about taking classes online in my post “17 Things You Should Stop Doing“.

When LifeHacker linked to the article, they had even more comments from their readers. Many of the comments were negative, saying that you shouldn’t take classes online. So, I wanted to take some time to talk about the best way for college to fit into your career.

I see many people working a normal job with the idea that if they work hard they will be rewarded for their good service. That isn’t the way it works. Your employer owes you nothing. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve worked at the job or how loyal you’ve been. In the end, your years of service aren’t going to turn into some valuable investment that you can cash in.

If you work in a leadership position, you’ll probably appreciate this article that looks at leadership traits from the perspective of what followers desire in a leader.

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Thomas Malthus ( 1766 – 1834) had a theory that continual increase in the world population would eventually cause food demand to outpace supply, and a collapse that would push the survivors back to subsistence farming conditions. Obviously, this hasn’t happened and there are a number of theories why.  For example: