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Whether it’s been a while since you picked up an investment book, or you’re a ravenous reader, here are the investment books that should be on your must-read list. For When You’re Just Getting Started If you’re getting started as an entrepreneur, or even just thinking about it, these books will help you get your foot in the door. 1. A Random Walk Down Wall Street Burton G. Malkiel’s book truly is a must-read for aspiring entrepreneurs who are new to investing and want to learn the ropes....

Essentially, what this means is that you may be fantastic at crunching numbers or developing software (both hard skills) but if you’re difficult to work with and not a team player, (a soft skill) you probably won’t be around for long. Employers want more than just a warm body who has the necessary requirements and education to do the job. They also need an employee whom they can count on and whom they genuinely want to work with....

Also note that 8 of the tips on this site are to get the most out of your air-conditioner – I didn’t mean to not include those of you with ACs. 25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler – [MSNFinance]

6. Spend ALL of your money on something superfluous 7. Take an art class. Or a life drawing class. Or any creative class 8. Hike a snowy mountain 9. Go to a yoga and health retreat 10. Go on a massive back-roads road trip 11. Volunteer 12. Spend at least a few days living off the land (Or trying to) 13. Go horse riding 14. Learn a new language 15. Go deep-sea diving 16....

Razor Social has created this hands-on infographic that illustrates various tools, tasks and their optimum usage. While it may not be possible to use them all if you work by yourself. Picking the ones that are most aligned to meet your needs would be a boon. 29 Powerful Tools for a Social Media Marketer | Razor Social Featured photo credit: Razor Social via goo.gl

1. Resilience For starters, resilience enables you to quickly return to normal after a hardship, such as stress. Resilience also means focusing on what the individual can control. (Of course, there are variables that you cannot). Hopefully, adopting resilience might result in improved ability to manage personal difficulty. In turn, being a resilient individual might lead to cultivating the descriptive traits of determination and motivation. Resilience is a brilliant method of self-improvement....

From being tracked by the government or ISPs (Internet Service Provider) to their neighbor stealing their wifi and monitoring their transmitted traffic. There’s no safe haven on the internet as long as you’re connected! Luckily, there’s a technology called “VPN” (Virtual Private Network) which can help protect your identity, location and data. It’s not the magic answer, but it will help keep you from being an easy target. First, what’s a VPN?...

1. Delete Hateful People to Make Facebook a Happier Place Ain’t nobody got time for negativity. If a person complains 24/7, leaves hateful comments or sends excessive game requests… it’s time to break up. When making important decisions, it’s smart to consider all variables. But there’s nothing wrong with having a slight case of tunnel vision on social media, where the whole point is to connect with people you care about....

The biggest question is: what are your responsibilities when you have a pet that’s the best of both worlds? Recently, I got a bright, fluffy and red Persian cat who encompassed all of these qualities. Two days after taking it for a hike to the forest, I came back to find her hair tangled with twigs and leaves within her beautiful coat. Here are a few of the points I’ve picked up that will help you as a new pet owner....

When you feel unhappy with your current situation, you dream of a better future or think of about how you screwed it up last time you were happy. When you’re happy it’s easier to enjoy the moment and even joke about your past mess ups and have a fun time planning the future. But none of it deters your happiness in the present moment. So that leaves you with two options for how to be present: get really sick or be happy....

1. Drag And Drop This is the simplest way to go about things, in my opinion. All you need to do is go to the music directory on your Mac or PC. There, you will find a folder labeled “iTunes.” Simply click “iTunes,” then “iTunes Media,” then “music,” and you will find all of the music you have stored or purchased on iTunes. From here, it is a simple process. First, plug your Android device into your computer using a micro USB cable and open its file directory (to do this on a Mac, you must first install the Android File Transfer App or your phone won’t be detected)....

Scientific evidence [1] clearly points out the root most health issues are poor diet habits leading nutritional deficiencies. These problems build up gradually and may not be easy to notice. The best way to tell if your diet is in good tact is by being on the lookout for the main warning signs of a poor diet . A proper high fibre breakfast will prevent diabetes, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis, heart disease, colon cancer and hemorrhoids....

It’s hard to maintain a secure, virus-free Windows set-up. The Internet is like a minefield, where a poorly protected computer can become infected by all sorts of virii or allow malicious individuals to tinker with your hard drive’s contents, or worse, your operating system itself. Don’t waste any time getting your Windows computer secured. You don’t need to shell out hundreds of dollars to do this — and if you have a computer that’s not secured already, you may be unaware that not all free software is malicious....

Your plan is to stop procrastinating and start that new business, join a gym, demand a raise, or ask that special someone on a date. Then, the next day comes and nothing quite goes the way you expected. While the day showed promise, you ended up stopping before you ever gained any momentum. That cycle is the result of you not mentally preparing yourself to change your life. Change can be stressful and overwhelming at times, so you want to be confident in your ability to succeed[1]....

For Jennifer Lopez, “I always joke about letting the haters motivate you. Everybody has that in their life, people who doubt them or make them feel less than they are.” Indeed, haters and naysayers do help. Besides that, check out the following hacks that you can apply easily to your life. Get enough sleep. Nothing works if you feel lethargic. Energize yourself with a 10 to 20 minutes nap. Have positive self-talk in the morning....

Sometimes I take life too seriously, and I want to let loose as well. I don’t want to look back several years from now and wonder why I was so “serious” when I was younger. These years are supposed to be the time of our lives, right? 1. Travel alone. Traveling alone can teach one a lot about themselves. You can also do what you want, when you want to....

It’s terrifying approaching someone for the first time. Naturally, you want to make a good first impression with this person, but you have no idea how they will react to you. Will they like you? Will they reject you? Will they think you’re an idiot? The fear of looking like an idiot by saying or doing something stupid is uncomfortably real. Maybe you have had it happen in the past....

If your hand went up, then we now know you’re a liar. If it didn’t go up then we know you’re an even bigger liar. When asked the question “are you a liar?” nearly 97% of people answer “no”. When the remaining 3% (self-confessed liars) are subjected to questions calibrating their real, rather than perceived, honesty, they turn out to be, on average, 28 times more honest than the people who claimed they never lie....

Personally, happiness has always been an intriguing point of interest for me. I have always seen happiness as the epitome of all success that life can bring. If you’re happy, then surely you’ve got everything sorted, right? What more could you want? Happiness comes in many forms. The good thing is it can be extremely different from person to person. Why is this a good thing? You can tailor everything you do in your life to bring out the happiness in you....

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. We’re both decent writers and the price is right so we follow up on the sign. Within minutes, we’re each sitting before a computer. The monitors blink on, the countdown starts, and our assigned topic is displayed. “Write about the development of cold-hardy peach varietals.” I stare at my monitor, deflated. I type a few lines about liking peaches but that’s it....