Coinstar Machine vs. Coin Sorter: Which one is better?

You all know the green Coinstar machine at your nearest Albertson’s, Ralphs, or Vons supermarket. It’s really easy to use and it gives you the option of giving it to charity or cashing out. The problem is, Coinstar charges 8.9% for every dollar that’s sorted by the machine. If you feed the machine $10.00, then [...]

Gain Confidence and Talk to That Crush of Yours!

I know you’ve had a secret crush on someone at one point in time. You just want to talk with them, laugh with them, and enjoy their company. I bet you’ve even pictured yourself and that person holding hands, going out on a date, and being able call them yours. Then after you came down from [...]

Little Things add up to Big Things

There’s got to be something you buy everyday. I know food is a great example, but that is more of a necessity. Let’s take coffee each morning. Every morning Suan goes to Starbucks and orders a tall, non-fat gingerbread latte (I think that’s what it is). She pays $3.65 each morning. In this day and [...]

Don’t Forget the Hidden Costs!

Have you ever bought something that you saved up so long for, and found that you couldn’t afford having it months later? It sucks. My friend recently bought a 6-month old, full bred male golden retreiver…if you know anything about full bred puppies, they cost an arm and a leg. He saved up for 7 [...]

Dreamer vs. Doer

I firmly believe that knowledge is power. Knowledge has no price tag on it. It can make a homeless, uneducated man into a wealthy scholar. But what is knowledge if it isn’t put to use? Value everything that is taught to you by family, friends, and past experiences, but weep if they rot away in [...]

PERFECT Practice Makes Perfect

Everyone knows that practice makes perfect, right? I guess it does, but it’s more of perfect practice making perfect. If someone were to shoot a basketball 1 hour a day, every single day for 1 year, he probably would be a lot better than he was a year ago. Now, if someone shot a basketball for 1 hour [...]

5% Physical, 95% Mental

It’s all in the mind. You need to know that from the start. Yes, there is the physical labor of typing, editing, driving, negotiating, calling, etc., but if you don’t do that stuff  because you give up, you are bringing failure upon yourself.
I recently took a jog with my 12-year old sister at the park. [...]

Do what you love most, and money will follow.

Most of us are trying to find ways where we can find a job that we can tolerate, and at the same time make a decent living. If I lived like that, i’d probably shoot myself in the head from going crazy. People tend to value the place where they can get the highest paying job, and [...]

The Giant vs. The Wiseman: Overcoming Procrastination and Laziness

Everyone has two people inside of them: A giant, and a wiseman. The giant is a very strong person who fears nothing, but he is a very dumb fellow. The wiseman is a gentle genius with tons and tons of knowledge, yet he is very weak. Have you ever tried to wake up, then hit the snooze [...]

5 Steps to Making it Big

Each person is different, having their own set of rules, view, and ways of doing things. There is one common underlying factor though: They understand the process and steps of becoming great. Let me give you some of the most vital steps one takes into becoming a successful genius.
Step One: Organization and Planning
People who put their thoughts [...]