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Business Travel Shortcuts For The Working Parent

Last winter, I tried five times, unsuccessfully, to take a business trip from New York to Phoenix. On all five attempts, my flight was delayed and then cancelled for weather-related reasons. In my view, this really meant five wasted trips to the airport and dozens of hours I will never get back. For us working…

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Help Your Child Develop Good Writing Skills

So, you want your child to become a better writer. Good plan! The ability to write clearly and with ease is one that will help your child from first grade through the rest of his or her life. Sure, school will teach your child the fundamentals of writing (grammar, syntax, and such), but that wont necessarily make it easy or fun. Take-home essays and homework assignments can only help so much; the only way to become a better writer is to practice it over and over. Even as a college English major, I fully admit that writing is hard!

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Follow These 3 Simple Steps to a Richer Life

Many individuals are living their lives on autopilot, going from place to place, but not enjoying the ride. We get so caught up in the details of life that we dont really stop long enough to enjoy lifes simple pleasures. Going from work to your blackberry to your cell phone and back again becomes a bad habit that will rob you of being in the moment. I believe getting back to the basics is critical if you want to live a rich and prosperous life. Even some of the busiest people know the value of stopping every now and then, in order to refuel and re-evaluate how their life is going. Otherwise you become a hamster in a cage, running endlessly around the wheel, but getting nowhere. Try some of these simple tips to get re-focused on what matters most.