If you create a successful business, paying taxes is inevitable. But it can be a lot less painful if you use the tax code to your advantage and maximize your business's tax deductions. Bookmark this business expenses list and utilize as many tax write-offs as you can to save money for your hard work. Running a business is a lot of fun until the tax man comes beating down … [Read more...]
Should You Switch Jobs? 8 Factors To Consider Before Starting A New Job
Work can turn into such a grind over time that we start daydreaming about doing something else. If you've been in the workforce for at least five years, I'm sure you've thought about jumping ship many times already. But daydreaming about changing jobs is quite different than actively pursuing a new position. After all, it takes time and effort to land interviews and find a new … [Read more...]
Career Lessons From Martial Arts: A Black Belt Is A White Belt That Never Quit!
Sometimes our greatest career lessons aren't learned on the job. Without realizing it, we often pick up skills and mindfulness from outside sources and experiences that we later apply to our careers. For example, the countless hours I spent in the performing arts as a student taught me a lot about discipline, that progress and rewards come from hours of effort, and that getting … [Read more...]
Why It’s Worth Starting A Podcast Even If You’re Not A Good Speaker
If there wasn't already enough on my plate as a father to a newborn who publishes 3X a week, I decided to finally start a podcast on iTunes. Each podcast episode takes me about 30 minutes to 1 hour to record on average, due to all the many different takes. The funny thing is, for the past year, I thought I already had an FS podcast channel on iTunes because my random audio … [Read more...]
GRE Tips: Acing The GRE As A Middle Aged Person Long After College
When I took the GMAT for business school at 27, I was frustrated by the archaic equations that have nothing to do with real life problems. You know, things such as fixing the budget deficit, getting a promotion, saving more money for retirement, and making sure your spouse doesn't yell at you for forgetting her birthday. So here I am, eight years later at the age of 35 going … [Read more...]