Take My Advice

Biography of feuding advice columnist twins, Ann Landers and Abby Van Buren, starts with their early lives in Sioux City, Iowa when they were known as Esther and Pauline through their ... See full summary »

Did You Hurt Yourself?

Many people who hurt themselves on the job feel that the problem will go away in a few days. So they wait: a day, two days, a week, two weeks, a month. Lo and behold, the pain does not go away, or, it becomes worse, so they can’t work because of it. Then, it is reported to the employer.

The Art of Advertising

“Advertising is a distinct art, as much so as the art of coal mining or of engine building,” noted copywriter and author Nathaniel C. Fowler wrote in 1889.1

What Will Be, Will Be

When I was just a little girl I asked my mother what will I be Will I be pretty Will I be rich Here's what she said to me Que sera sera Whatever will be will be The future's not ours to see Que sera sera When I was just a child in school I asked my teacher what should I try Should I paint pictures Should I sing songs This was her wise reply

Careers

A career is an individual's journey through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define a career and the term is used in a variety of ways.

Big Changes

recently made a discovery that massively increased the amount of change that I have been able to take on. Good stuff, too, like my eating habits and the amount that I exercise. By this time last year, and the year before, I would have already dropped my New Year’s resolution. Maybe you have, too.