Since I've been bartending for years people often as me "how much do bartenders make?" This is a question that simply "depends," but I'll do my best to try and answer it. If you want the short answer the range varies from $5 an hour, all the way up to $100 an hour, but in my experience, an average...
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I recently watched a CNBC special titled: Keeping America Great in which Warren Buffet and Bill Gates were asked questions by students at the Columbia business school.  It was a very informative special that highlighted their optimism of the American economy and capitalism in general. Below I've highlighted some of the questions and answers I found interesting. If you'd...
When I see a fork in the road I make a decision, and when one of those forks leads to a dead end, my decision becomes quite simple. Today I made a decision to quit my job because I saw a fork in the road that had two options - a dead end or me taking my leave....
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"All day long you'll have good luck"... at least that's how the saying goes. Pennies are abound in parking lots, couch cushions, and cars around America and even the world. As you read this there is probably a forgotten penny somewhere nearby. You can pinch em, toss em, flick em, and skip em yet they stick around like...
As I was counting inventory at work today it hit me like a ton of bricks. What I do at work is directly related to my own life. The same processes, functions, and systems a business uses can be overlapped into your own personal life. The business of life is exactly like the business of… well… business. If you’re great...
Life has many similarities to the game of chess. In the chess set of life there's strategy, proven methods, along with winners and losers.  Those who figure out the rules of the game and learn strategy have a huge advantage.  This can be demonstrated when placing a grand chess master against a newbie - the chess master will beat...
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"-English Proverb- Often the hardest step to take when getting out of debt is the first one. It's not any more challenging in terms of work or sacrifice, but it's going to be the biggest mental challenge you'll have on your journey to getting out of debt. "I have learned...

Achieving Success

I really enjoyed watching this short video about achieving success from, Eric Thomas, the hip hop preacher. In the video Eric talks about how hard several people have worked to achieve what their dreams and how you've simply want it more than the next guy. My favorite part of the video is when Eric says: "When you want to succeed...