Planning

Should You Be Charting the Course of Your Life?

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I remember when I was working part-time and going to college. I was, well, busy. In fact, I was so busy, that I didn't really take time chart the course of my life. There just wasn't any time for that – I was too busy living life. Do you ever feel that way? Like you don't have enough time to plan? Like you don't have enough time to dream? What's one to do?
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How to Handle Tough Job Interview Questions

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Few of us are completely okay with job interviews. There’s the fact that we are facing judgment of sorts – either we will be hired or we won’t. We’re also voluntarily subjecting ourselves to grilling by strangers. And then of course, there’s always the unknown – there’s just no way of knowing exactly how it will turn out.
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How to Ask for a Raise at Work and Get It

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Your career is one of your most important financial assets. And knowing how to ask for – and get – a raise at work is one of the most important things you can do to grow your net worth.
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5 Real Life Side Hustle Jobs: Go Make More Money!

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You’ve probably read posts like this before – a laundry list of theoretical opportunities to earn extra money on the side. But we’re going to do something different here. Below is a list – albeit a short one – of income earning side hustles real people are doing in real life. That is to say that I know that they work.
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Is Work a Form of Worship?

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It’s easy to see prayer, church attendance, fellowship, mission work and financial giving as forms of worship. But work? It seems like a bit of a stretch at first glance, but something about that idea took root in my brain and got me to thinking about it more deeply.
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Were You Deceived About Work Growing Up?

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It wasn't their fault. It wasn't your teachers' fault, your parents' fault, or anyone else's. But you might have been deceived about what work would look like in the 21st century. It's not because they intentionally lied to you, it's because they grew up in a different time. What does it take to survive (and moreover, thrive) in today's world?
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Does Job Security Exist Anymore?

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Growing up, I was told by my teachers that one of the reasons I was studying certain subjects was because I needed to get a job that had great job security – a career, some people call it . . . .
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Do People With College Degrees Make More Money?

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Will you earn more with a Bachelor's degree than those with only a high school diploma? In general, the answer is yes. But what you make depends largely on what you take. Because historically, some degrees are worth more than others. And today, some seem to be worth nothing at all. Here's what you need to know.
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Quitter Book Review

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If you haven’t heard of Jon Acuff, you should have! He joined Dave Ramsey’s team in 2010 and is an author of three books including Quitter (with a fourth set to release in the spring), as well as a motivational speaker teaching countless people how to close the gap between their day job and their dream job.