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The best method to work from home on the internet

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How many times have you come across someone who has started to learn a little about internet marketing. In South Africa, we are still in the relatively infant stages as a community of online writers.

The key to success

The key to success: grit. Angela Lee Duckworth left a high-paying job in consulting to teach 7th grade math to inner city students. What she found was that intelligence did not predict her students’ performance: it was their level of grit. Here, she explain what kind of grit one needs to succeed.

Why Less Really is More: Visually Simple Websites

Why Less Really is More: Visually Simple Websites Visually Simple Websites are the key to getting viewers approval. It’s a question that marketers and designers ask themselves every day: What is the key to a conversion-based design? And the answer: As little design as possible. According to a 2012 Google study, users…

How to Budget And Save!

How to Budget And Save! Does your budget keep you awake at night? Trust us, we’ve been there too and it’s not pretty. Whether you’re looking to save one percent or twenty percent of your budget, these key strategies will not only cut down your expenses, but also make you better in business.…

Rituals to Reach Your Potential

Rituals to Reach Your Potential “Every day I need physical energy, mental clarity, and emotional balance to tackle everything that comes my way,” someone once said. “Self-care is the secret to performing at the highest level.” Here are the six simple rituals to perform at the highest, which…

Gain the Advantage in Social Situations

To gain the Advantage in Social Situations is truly inspiring. Social situations are among the most important in our lives. There is a chance that you are not aware of the unwritten social rules that structure everybody’s behaviour. Not recognising and failing to comply to these cultural signals can cause…

THE ANT THEORY: Watching The Ants At Work

THE ANT THEORY: Watching The Ants At Work Kibale Forest in Uganda As I was one day watching the ants I thought how they resembled a column of human travelers seen from above. Looking closer, I saw ants guarding the flanks, as human soldiers might for a civilian convoy. The…

The Future: The Next 5 Years

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The Future: The Next 5 Years 2015 The world’s first zero-carbon, sustainable city in the form of Masdar City will be initially completed just outside of Abu Dhabi. The city will derive power solely from solar and other renewable resources, offer homes to more than 50,000 people. Personal 3D Printing…

Dare To Disagree

Dare to disagree. Margaret Heffernan posits that diverse organizations with leaders that actively disagree create better solutions. The fact that 85% of CEOs surveyed in the U.S. and Europe said they had big concerns they were afraid to bring up should alarm all of us.

The Puzzle Of Motivation

Dan Pink throws conventional business wisdom out the window. Social scientific research shows that the traditional carrot/stick approach to business, where employees are rewarded with money and bonuses, doesn’t work for most complicated, 21st century tasks. Instead, intrinsic motivators, such as autonomy (getting to set your own rules), mastery, and service push workers to higher. Discussing The Puzzle Of Motivation.

Does Money Buy Happiness?

“All I ask is the chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.” Spike Milligan Does money buy happiness? Wealthier people are happier than poor people. Wealthier countries are happier than poor countries. As countries get richer, they get happier. The relationship between income and happiness is extremely…

What Is Success?

“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.” Bob Dylan If we were to ask you, “what are your feelings about success?” What would be your response? Most people would…