10 Benefits of Knowing Your Purpose in Life

10 Benefits of Knowing Your Purpose in Life

Ever thought about what your purpose is in life? Some of us live our entire lives trying to figure out the purpose of our existence. Some people fail, and some people succeed. And then there are those people who know their purpose, but still they get diverted from...
Important Writing and Editing Skills That Employers Value

Important Writing and Editing Skills That Employers Value

Written language skills are an integral part of many positions in almost every industry. Even staff positions and freelance opportunities that center around writing or editing skills can occur in multiple fields that don’t overlap. From textbook proofreading to...
The 5 Skills You Need to Become a Successful Content Writer

The 5 Skills You Need to Become a Successful Content Writer

Writing is a dream job, but not for everyone. Some writers are hired to write product descriptions for catalogs, and some turn out to be J.K. Rowling. Unfortunately, however, most writers have a better chance of writing product descriptions than they do of becoming...
Why Attitude Matters

Why Attitude Matters

Our lives are greatly affected by what we know, since what we know determines the decisions we will make. Just as we are affected by what we know, we are also affected by how we feel. While philosophy deals essentially with the logical side of life—information and...
14 Questions to Ask Yourself Again and Again

14 Questions to Ask Yourself Again and Again

In school, we’re typically only rewarded when we give the right answers. That’s too bad because it prevents us from learning a critical lesson: that the real power lies in asking the right questions. Over the years, through reading books, talking to my mentors, and...
Soft Skills to Help Your Career Hit the Big Time

Soft Skills to Help Your Career Hit the Big Time

You’ve got a reputation for being the best coder/editor/mechanic/whatever, but it amounts to little if you don’t work well with others. Some of the most important professional skills for workers and employers alike simply can’t be taught in a classroom or measured on...