What successful people do in the morning Yahoo! editors have selected this article as a favorite of 2012. It first appeared on Yahoo! Small Business in June and was one of the most popular stories of the month. Readers traded tips on what works for them in the morning, and why. The day may have 24 hours of equivalent length but author Laura Vanderkam says not every hour is created equal. From former Pepsi CEO Steve Reinemund's 5 a.m. treadmill sessions, to author Gretchen Rubin's 6 a.m. writing hour, examples of highly accomplished folks who wring the most from their pre-breakfast hours abound in the book. "Seizing your mornings is the equivalent of that sound financial advice to pay yourself before you pay your bills. But what if you're a night owl by inclination and you go pale at the thought of setting the alarm for even five minutes earlier? "Around 10% to 20% of folks are confirmed night owls. What's your morning ritual? More from Inc.com:
25 Websites To Have Fun With Your Photos Getting a little bored with how your photos are presented online? How about injecting some fun and humor into it? You don’t really need to be Photoshop literate to edit and add effects to your photos. There’re some great sites out there that allow you to add effects to your photo by using their existing effect templates. The best part is – they are free, the output is shown immediately on the fly, and no installation of apps is required. Here’s a collection of ten websites to have fun with your photos we’ve come to know. 13 Sites to Create Cartoon Characters of Yourself 13 Sites to Create Cartoon Characters of Yourself Thanks to many free web services, you don't have to pay an artist for your cartoon illustrations. PhotoFunia One of the hottest site with tons of creative backgrounds to play around with. Photo505 We’d say, with Photo505 and Photofunia, you’ll be buzy for days. Loonapic Make funny photos by embedding your face from the photo into the various templates. PhotoWorks Write On It
Nine Things Never to Say to Your Boss - Monster.com By Megan Malugani, Monster Contributing Writer, and Charles Purdy, Monster Senior Editor “Think before you speak” is always a good policy -- and at work it's even more important. Saying the wrong thing to your boss can do serious damage to your career -- and some of the things bosses don't like to hear may surprise you. We checked in with some managers and came up with this list of nine phrases they strongly dislike -- and we'll tell you what you should say instead: 1. "I need a raise." 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
6 Resume Red Flags for the Modern Age As we all know times are changing and the recruitment and candidate market place is changing with it. Candidates no longer submit hand-written, hard copy resumes; they don’t always interview face-to-face. No-one expects a job for life these days; candidates have a wealth of job search information resources available to them on the Internet and they can apply for jobs at the click of a button. These changes to the recruiting and job seeking landscape are beginning to filter through to the resume short-listing process, which must adapt to suit the modern marketplace. For example, where once a candidate who changed jobs twice in a decade might have seemed unstable, in the modern age this might be the norm and could even constitute a long tenure. So, I thought it would be a good time to take stock five of the key resume red flags and update them to ensure they are in line with the modern age. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Top 10 Ways To Become An Evolved Man Do you want to start attracting amazing women – and ultimately find the perfect match for the long term? The key is rising above all the guys competing for her attention by coming across as far more “evolved” than they are. Here are ten fast, easy ways to do it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ready to learn dozens of simple, success-proven ways to become an irresistible “evolved” man? MapCrunch - Random Google Street View Deion Sanders is funding free charter schools in Dallas, Fort Worth | Prep Rally Deion Sanders has made millions of dollars playing football and delivering his own insight on the sport he loves. Now he's giving back to one of the communities in which he starred, which he still calls home. NFL Hall of Fame defensive back Deion Sanders — Getty Images As reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Prime Time is investing in and starting two tuition-free charter schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Sanders is launching the schools in conjunction with his business partner, D.L. [ Related: Superstar prep pitcher Lucas Giolito hits 100 mph on radar gun ] Together, Sanders and Wallace have put together ambitious goals for the first-year school. For his part, Sanders sounded confident that his forthcoming schools would be at least as important a part of his legacy as his playing career. "It's been a three-year process and it has finally come to pass," Sanders told the Star-Telegram. Other popular content on the Yahoo! Deion SandersFort Worth
10 Words You Should Remove From Your Resume Right Now Are you a "creative" and "effective" job candidate? News flash: you're also "predictable," like a lot of other applicants using these same buzzwords. LinkedIn released their annual list of the most overused buzzwords on their 187 million profile pages this week, with "creative" taking the dubious honor for the second year in a row. Words commonly used on LinkedIn are also likely to appear on resumes, meaning the list outlines the buzzwords you should be avoiding when formatting and writing your own resume. 1. The lack of creativity in using the word "creative" to describe qualifications isn't confined to the U.S. -- it was also the most overused buzzword in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Singapore, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Still, removing the unoriginal buzzword entirely can be difficult. Separate from pure semantics there's plenty of other ways to make your resume stand out. Loading Slideshow Ridiculous Resumes & Cover Letters 1 of 22 Hide Thumbnails 70 Points
10 Ways to Appear More Authoritative at Work If you want to be taken more seriously at work, take a look at how authoritative you appear. Many people, especially newer managers, undermine their own authority without realizing it, and then wonder why they're not more respected. Here are 10 ways to exude confidence and appear more authoritative at work: 1. [Related: Why Intelligence Is Overrated] 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [Related: The Best Big Cities for Jobs] 8. 9. 10. Alison Green writes the popular Ask a Manager blog, where she dispenses advice on career, job search, and management issues. More From US News & World Report
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Never ask employees to do these things Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way. You’re the boss. You have the power. Awesome. Pressure employees to attend “social” events. Embarrassing behavior aside, some people just don’t want to socialize outside work. And keep in mind that “pressure” can be as simple as saying, “Hey, Mark, I hope you can come to the Christmas party… I hope we see you there…” While you may simply be letting Mark know how much you enjoy his company, if he doesn’t want to go he hears, “Mark, you better be at the party or I will be very disappointed in you.” If you really want to hold outside social events, pick themes that work for your employees. Ask an employee to do something you already asked another employee to do. Maybe so, but she'll resent it. Leave Mary alone. Pressure employees to donate to a charity. Pressure enough? I’m sure the United Way is a great charity, one worthy of our support. Make employees go without food at mealtime hours.
Eight Products the Facebook Generation Will Not Buy Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation present the most dramatic shifts — a reflection of what they find important. 24/7 Wall St. has identified eight popular products that the “Facebook generation” is not buying. Generation Y, generally defined as those born between 1980 and 1999, have lost interest in many of the services and products their parents found important. [More from 24/7 Wall St.: America’s Nine Most Damaged Brands] What young adults care about has shifted. However, many products that have declined in popularity among the youth are more a result of the changing tastes across all ages than a generational shift. 24/7 Wall St. has identified eight of the country’s most popular products that are losing favor, either solely among young adults or at a significantly higher rate among that group. 1. 2. 3. [More from 24/7 Wall St.: The Six States Where Taxes Are Soaring] 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.