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Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

  • Delicious healthy hot drinks for winter to boost and heal your body during the winter
    Food & Drinks, Lifestyle

    Delicious healthy hot drinks for winter to boost and heal your body during the winter

    Slowly but surely, winter is creeping up on us all once again. During this time of year, the chill is perhaps the most prevalent thing that makes us really feel the power of the cold weather. Frost will come early in the morning which will either wake you up quicker or force you to give into the temptation to stay in your warm bed for longer. All throughout the day, even the sun will get duller and the sunshine less powerful, eventually bowing down to the bitter cold. It’s times like these that we find a good hot drink of something that’s beneficial to our bodies and minds will hit the spot and satisfy us. Often the natural thought it to have a big home-cooked meal that’s going to heat up our insides and give us the energy to face another tomorrow. However, drinks that have medicinal qualities concentrate the nutrients, minerals, and vitamins we need, allow them to be digested in liquid form, which will, in turn, enter our system much quicker. Therefore as part of a healthy breakfast, these drinks should be catered for and given more priority if we’re going to look for something healthwise when it comes to helping our bodies maintain our internal anatomy. (more…)

  • If you feel like a loser in business because nothing is working, read this
    Business, Business, blogging & Money, Self improvement

    If you feel like a loser in business because nothing is working, read this

    We all know that running a business is not easy; it was never meant to be. However, the scale and number of challenges you will have to deal with can be surprising if you’re a new entrepreneur. It seems like there is something just waiting to trip you up around every corner. And it’s often those small hiccups that cause business owners the most problems, especially when they’re just starting out.

    You should be aware of the danger these minor hiccups present. They could even take down your business entirely if you’re not careful. That’s not what you want to happen, so you need to manage your small business in the right way in order to ensure they don’t become a major hassle.  (more…)

  • Is it too late to get into the tech industry
    Business, Business, blogging & Money, Career, Tech

    Is it too late to get into the tech industry?

    The technology industry is the fastest growing in the world and it’s becoming a huge part of business as a whole. The rapid expansion of computer technology caught us by surprise so there aren’t enough people to fill all of those jobs yet. A lot of people are choosing computer science courses at college but if you’ve already graduated, you might not have realized how important it was going to be when you were choosing your major. There are so many different jobs that you could apply for in the industry that don’t require a computer science major so don’t worry, you haven’t missed the boat quite yet. If you are trying to get your foot in the door of the biggest industry out there, here are a few tips. (more…)

  • The digital discrepancies that you need to be making
    Blogging, Business, Internet Freedom, Tech

    The digital discrepancies that you need to be making

    We’re living in the digital age – and with that comes the uncertainty of it all. There’s no denying that there are some people who are complete whizzes when it come to technology and computers, and the majority of us are actually quite limited when it comes to knowing what to do. When you couple this up with trying to keep everything that we store on a computer, whether personal or private, it’s safe to assume that we don’t know as much as we should – leaving ourselves vulnerable to losing it all. It’s not even a case of misplaced, as you would do with physical files; instead, your documents and software can be lost forever through not following simple protocol within your business and investing in the right outsourced companies to help you keep secure. So how do we go about this? (more…)

  • The unexpected life lessons of literature
    Lifestyle

    The unexpected life lessons of literature

    We all know reading is good for the mind. As Joseph Addison said, ‘Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.’ Anyone with a love of reading knows that to be true. It has the ability to strengthen your mind. It helps you develop analytical skills. And, depending on what you’re reading, it can grow your knowledge. Of course, nonfiction is best for that, but even fiction has educational qualities. 

    But, you might not realize the benefits reading holds for your emotional wellbeing. Knowledge acquisition is well and good, but it’s not everything. In fact, many people stop reading once they’re out of school. Why do they need knowledge then, after all? But, if they knew about the emotional benefits, they may not be so quick to give up the pursuit.

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  • The guide to organising an incredible event
    Creating a buzz, Food & Drinks, Lifestyle, Marketing

    The guide to organising an incredible event

    Whether you’re trying to raise money for a charity or organisation, meet with customers and shareholders, or simply put on one heck of a party, there are few better ways to do it that with an absolutely killer event. In the business world, when a lot of people think of an event they think of rooms filled with people in suits being bored out of their minds, pretending to care about powerpoint presentations.

    Now, that’s not to say that an event where information is communicated carefully and intelligently isn’t extremely important, but if you want your event to really engage people, then you need to give it something a little bit more special. Whatever the reason behind it is, your event is an opportunity to excite, delight and keep your organisation in the forefront of people’s minds well after it’s ended. To do that you need to turn it into something remarkable and unique. It needs to be the kind of thing that attendees have never seen before. To help make sure that it really is a showstopper, here is some simple advice to help you put on the best possible event. (more…)

  • How to protect yourself from ransomware
    Best Of, Finance, Internet Freedom

    How to protect yourself from ransomware

    Let’s get personal today – I want to warn you for something that’s been going around the web. I wrote this article a few weeks back, but I guess now is the time to share. I have one (sometimes two) standard days in the week that I backup my whole life. This is probably the #1 most important task I have because without my digital files I would be nowhere.  (more…)

  • Scary travel movies inspired by true events PART III
    Entertainment, Film & TV, Travel, Travel Hacks & Tips

    Scary travel movies inspired by true events PART III

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    When we think about scary travel movies, Eli Roth’s incredibly bloody horror movie Hostel is probably the first thing that pops into your head. But there are many more travel movies that are scarier simply because they are based on real stories. These aren’t the kind of stories about people getting slaughtered, these are the kind of stories that freak you out because you know someone lived it and has survived to tell the story. They’re about people surviving terrible accidents or situations. They’re freaked out by mother nature instead of zombies or murderers. Must watch for travelers, because who knows, you might pick up some survival skills! Somehow, after I watched the Shallows recently, I’m SO into this kind of thrillers, so I decided to collect a few recent ones I saw inspired by true events. And yes, I must admit, they do fuel my wanderlust, often they start in the most beautiful places like Mexico, Hawaii or Australia. Enjoy! 

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  • Don't fail when your business fails: moving on gracefully
    Business, Business, blogging & Money, Self improvement

    Don’t fail when your business fails: moving on gracefully

    I noticed that 2016 has been a very hard year for a lot of (online) entrepreneurs. You lived like this for months, but slowly but surely reality sets back in: you haven’t made any profit in months. You have problems acquiring new clients, you have no success with your press strategy or you have problems with negative clients. It might be too late to change your game, it might be time to quit your business and move on. But how to get over the feeling of feeling so d*mn disappointed and like a failure? I’ve collected a few tips to help you through this tough process.  (more…)