Can she sing? Debatable. Can she dance? Perhaps. Can she act? LOL. Could these attributes explain the real reason behind Madonna’s status as a 25-year long, money-making icon? No! As Madonna had proven to the world, an abundance of real talent isn’t necessary for acquiring substantial wealth. It all comes down to how you market [...]

Would you like a foolproof, guaranteed strategy to get a raise? Well, here it is:
Make your company more money.
The people that get raises aren’t the ones that work the hardest. They’re not necessarily the smartest, either.
They simply become a better investment. What do I mean?

Growing up, I was a kid that wanted to believe in the miraculous. I fantasized about being able to lift things with my mind, fighting off armies of alien invaders, and, most of all, transforming anything I wanted into gold.
“Why, wouldn’t it be something if I could transform that stick over there into solid gold,” [...]

Did you think slavery was over?
It’s not… not even in the United States.
True, the 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery in 1865 (although Mississippi neglected to ratify until 1995). It ended slavery in one of its most brutal, inhumane forms: chattel slavery, in which people are treated as nothing more than property.
Yet at least one type [...]