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Helping others is a great way to help yourself

Posted on June 11, 2022

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.“
     -–John Holmes


Have you ever had the opportunity to help someone who desperately needed some form of assistance?

And if so, did you take it?

If you did I’m willing to bet the experience ended up making you feel just as good as the person you helped.

Life being what it is, virtually every time we’re around other people we’re presented with opportunities to help someone.

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Levi Strauss built his fortune during the California Gold Rush – but not by mining gold!

Posted on June 10, 2022

As you probably know, the California Gold Rush created tremendous wealth and made lots of people rich, but not all of them got rich the way you might suspect.

One of the most famous men to earn a literal fortune during the Gold Rush was Levi Strauss, whose name is no doubt quite familiar to you.

And like so many of his “Gold Rush” contemporaries, Mr. Strauss didn’t earn his incredible fortune by mining or panning for gold.

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Do this when you get a customer service rep you can’t understand

Posted on June 9, 2022

Have you ever called a customer service or tech support line and ended up having to talk to a rep you couldn’t understand?

Well, me too, and to say it’s a very frustrating experience would be the understatement of the year.

Many large companies now outsource their call center operations to third-party companies located in foreign countries.

And as you well know, that can create quite a language barrier if you happen to get a rep who doesn’t speak English all that well.

But as luck would have it, there’s often a very simple solution to this problem… [Read more…]

Time-lapse video: The incredible beauty of the American Southwest

Posted on June 8, 2022

The American Southwest is something of a contradiction…

The nearly-barren and extremely arid landscapes that make up much of Arizona and Utah can be unforgiving to both humans and wildlife.

However, those same areas offer some of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenery on our planet.

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How to prevent getting zapped by static electricity

Posted on June 7, 2022

Have you ever touched a doorknob, a car door or some other metal object and ended up getting zapped by a static discharge?

I have too, and it’s no fun!

A typical static discharge can transfer 20,000 volts or more from your body to a metal object, resulting in a visible spark and a very painful zap.

That’s literally like getting struck by a miniature lightning bolt!

Luckily, there are several things you can do to prevent the build-up of a dangerous static charge: [Read more…]

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