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Why This Student Got into Every Ivy League School and Rejected All of Them
Ronald Nelson is a high school senior who’s accomplished something most students only dream of: admission to all eight Ivy League schools. Nelson’s qualifications are equally as impressive. He’ll be graduating with a 4.58 weighted GPA, a 2260 out of 2400 SAT score and 15 AP…
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Man Reveals How Choosing Comfort in His 20s Led to a Terrible Life of Emptiness and Pain
Earlier this month, 46-year-old John Jerryson posted on the reddit forum Today I F*cked Up a story recounting how he wasted his life by pursing his comfort over his passions when he was in his 20s. The man’s story is a great reminder of how what society sees as the best options…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the Epic Life of a DJ Legend’s 23-Year-Old Daughter
Reya Benitez is the 23-year-old daughter of DJ legend John “Jellybean” Benitez. Since the 1980s, Jellybean has produced and remixed songs for legendary artists including Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Paul McCartney. He produced the late Whitney Houston’s hit…
· Max Chang
A 20-Year Study Reveals Which Skills Will Make Your Child Most Successful in Life
If you want ensure that your child has the best chances for being successful in life, you may want to pay extra attention to developing their social skills as they enter kindergarten, says a newly released study 20 years in the making. The study, which began in 1991 and was…
· Max Chang
There’s a Silicon Valley Dictionary For Anyone Confused By the Language of Startup Bros
Silicon Valley, the Mecca of startups, might as well be a different country for how unique the culture is from the rest of America. It’s almost too easy to generalize Silicon Valley-ers as quinoa-loving, eco-friendly snobs who drive Teslas or ride bikes from their early morning…
· Max Chang
Why People Who Stress About Deadlines Are Less Creative
For many people who work on project-based jobs, their lives are measured one deadline at a time. Work deadlines may push employees to be more productive, but that main driving force that pushes you to finish (most likely the fear of what would happen if you didn’t) can have an…
· Laura Dang
This Couple Quit Their Jobs and Sold Everything to Travel the World on $1,000 a Month
Matt and Jessica Johnson, both 32, quit their jobs to sail the high seas with their cat Georgie. Matt, a former automobile sales manager, and Jessica, a billing specialist, have since traveled to 16 countries including Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Peru.
· Benny Luo
How a Simple Law Student Became an EDM Legend
Anyone that considers themselves even a casual listener of EDM has come across the name “Armin van Buuren” at some point in their lives. As a legend in the industry, Buuren, 38, has achieved multiple accolades and managed to stay relevant in an era inundated with noise. In 1995,…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Kim Kardashian Rented Out the Entire Staples Center For Kanye West’s Birthday Party
Reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian shelled out a steep $110,000 to rent out the entire Staples Center in Los Angeles for a day for husband Kanye West’s 38th birthday. Kardashian chose the Staples Center as the location for West’s birthday party so that West, a team of…
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Why This Woman Left a Successful Fashion Career to Build Sustainable Homes in Bali
Elora Hardy is the daughter of John Hardy, a successful jewelry designer from Canada. She was raised in Bali, Indonesia and spent 14 years of her life growing up in the United States. After receiving a degree in fine arts, she went to New York City and carved out a successful…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
CEO Offers to Pay for College Tuition of Employees’ Kids
Stock options, 401(k) with employer-matching contributions and free gym memberships are the most popular perks that employees receive from their employers. But some progressive companies like Google, Apple and Starbucks, who are all known to take great care of their employees,…
· Melinda Sherrill
10 Celebrities Who Became Successful Entrepreneurs
Many people are under the impression that celebrities make the majority of their income from solely being in the spotlight. Many of them, however, choose to pursue other professions within Hollywood or have ventured off into the world of business. From sporting stilettos on the…
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Can Your Name Determine Your Career?
We all know that the names given to us at birth can impact our lives in immeasurable ways, but can they also help predict our careers? Venture capitalists, for instance, are more likely to have individuals named Joanna, Guy, Shawn, Nicholas or Alexander than the general…
· Laura Dang
Why a 31-Year-Old Yale Grad Gave Up a $95,000 Job to Scoop Ice Cream in the Caribbean
Four years ago, 31-year old Noelle Hancock did what many of us wished we had the guts to do. She uprooted her comfortable Manhattan, New York life, turned down a $95,000-a-year job, and moved to the Caribbean to scoop ice cream at a local ice cream parlor. With several job…
· Waylae Gregoire
15 Habits Only Real Entrepreneurs Who’ve Struggled Know About
Being a real entrepreneur isn’t easy. By real entrepreneur, I mean someone who has turned an idea into a profitable startup with their own two hands, their own money and a carefully chosen team. I’m talking about the bootstrapped entrepreneur who hustles at every corner and is…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
New App Lets You Charter Private Jets With Your Friends For as Low as $317 a Person
Now you can fly like the rich by chartering a private jet for as little as $317 a person.
· Benny Luo
Man Behind Avicii’s Tremendous Success Reveals How He Deals With Haters
Anyone who is a fan of electronic dance music (EDM) knows of Avicii. He was ranked No. 3 in DJ Magazine’s annual top 100 DJs in the world list for 2012 and 2013, has two Grammy Award nominations and is one of the highest-earning DJs in the world. However, behind every person…
· Editorial Staff
Study Finds That Complaining About Work Only Makes You More Stressed
While complaining about work can be cathartic, it could also end up hurting you in the long run according to new research.
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Society is Wrong About People Who Work From Home
Telecommuting is one of millennials’ and techies’ favorite job perks, but it’s been traditionally viewed as a way to dodge workplace responsibilities in order to lounge around at home (paging Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer). A new study, however, finds that people who work from home may…
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Professor Advocates a Simple Yet Radical Change to the College System That Everyone Will Love
To college or not to college — it’s an important question for all millennials and entrepreneurs of a certain age. On the one hand, while there are the usual arguments for going for that four-year degree, such as the ones Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton gave to…