621: Sometimes Typhoons Come
Tonight the beach is dark. No fireworks will dazzle the crowds tonight. No concession booths will sell snacks, and no families will congregate to enjoy the summertime display. All those plans. All the money invested in food, in merchandise, in giant fireworks that shoot two hundred meters into the air. When a typhoon comes, the merchants here just go to Plan B....

622: Selecting a Good Culinary School
Culinary schools offer various kinds of programs ranging from few weeks to five years specialized courses. Top of the line culinary schools offer specialized course. These types of schools are often termed as dedicated culinary schools or institutes....

623: You as THE Authority Figure
Natural leaders are usually made, not born. Ever wonder why so many corporations invest so heavily in leadership training? They're making their own leaders....

624: Nightmares - Your Richest Resource for Personal Growth?
Last night I had a nightmare, but it was different in one important way. In most distressing dreams, you find yourself in a tough situation and whatever the problem persuing you, it usually grows worse and worse till you wake up in a cold sweat. But as I say, this one was different....

625: How to be the Most Memorable Person at Networking Events
Most people go to networking events because they know they "should," but they hate it. If you've experienced the usual clammy grip of fear......

626: The True Price of Success
Standing in the gale-force winds, the kid was looking queasy. The storm was growing more intense, and the rain had already plastered his hair to his forehead....

627: But I Don't Want to Wait THAT Long
If you want to be rich but you want it NOW, you may be like my friend Sam. He wanted riches, but waiting wasn't his style... he thought....

628: How I Lost The Secret Of Dazzling Success For 20 Years
When I started a new job selling door-to-door, it seemed like heaven. I was ecstatic from the first minute of the first day. Every house I walked up to, my heart sang and I said over and over to myself, "I am SO-O-O-O-O-O glad to be out here and not trapped in that cubical." Then, after a few weeks, something quietly changed....

629: How to Make Your Self-Help Really Help
Ray ranted, "All that self-help stuff has never worked for me. In fact, it usually makes things worse." I asked him for examples......

630: How to Wake Up Eager to Start
When you jump out of bed every morning, all fired up with enthusiasm and eagerness to... Huh? What's that? You don't do much jumping in the mornings? Well, okay, when you ease out of bed every morning, all eager and enthusiastic to... Huh? What's that? You don't do that either? Well, okay, when you're lying there in bed every morning wondering why the heck you should get up......