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3 Words That Guarantee Failure. People who fail to achieve goals almost always signal their intent to fail by using three little words: "I will try...

3 Words That Guarantee Failure

" There are no three words in the English language that are more deceptive, both to the person who says them and the person who hears them. People who say "I will try" have given themselves permission to fail. No matter what happens, they can always claim that they "tried. " People who hear "I will try" and don't realize what it really means are fooling themselves, by thinking there's a chance that the speaker will actually succeed. People who really and truly achieve goals never say "I will try.

" Instead, they always say "I will do" something–or, better yet, "I must do" whatever the task is. As a wise (though fictional) guru once said: "Do, or do not. Reinvent Your Career by Writing Your Own Narrative - Christopher Bowe. By Christopher Bowe | 1:45 PM May 4, 2012 A topsy-turvy world like the one in which we live offers us tremendous opportunities.

Reinvent Your Career by Writing Your Own Narrative - Christopher Bowe

But to tap them, we must remove the barriers within ourselves. The crucial barriers are the ways we compartmentalize our experiences — keeping them uniquely bound to one kind of job or career. Avoid such compartmentalization. Break open those compartments and mix all of your experiences, knowledge, and skills into the precise blend that makes a new you. Not long ago, I had a respected executive recruiter tell me I needed to “climb in a box” — drastically narrow what kind of work I was seeking to do in a new career move in order to get potential employers to fit me into one of the boxes they needed to fill. I’ve made two major career moves in the span of four years.

A mixing board is a large, imposing console with hundreds of dials and sliding faders to control volume. Here are two simple examples of past experiences I’ve “mixed” higher to innovate me. Turn Your Rare and Homemade Cassette Tapes Into MP3s with Audacity. What You Really Need to Apply for a Job—and What You Don't. “An ideal candidate should have a strong marketing background, five years of experience in the consumer goods industry, a track record of designing and running complex marketing campaigns for new consumer products, proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, and a graduate-level degree with a focus on marketing or public relations.

What You Really Need to Apply for a Job—and What You Don't

" How many times have you found your perfect job—and then taken a look at that list of requirements and decided there was just no way you could apply because you didn’t meet every one of the criteria they'd set out? Well, here’s a secret: You don’t really have to. Learn to Survive the Most Common Deadly Bites. I'd gladly be bitten/stung by any of those things than be stung by a suzumebachi; it's what I'm most afraid of here in my tiny mountain village in Japan.

Learn to Survive the Most Common Deadly Bites

We have giant centipedes (mukade) that are creepy and have a nasty bite, but the suzumebachi will frakkin' kill you... sometimes with one sting. They're the Asian giant hornet, or "sparrow hornet," or "yak-killer" and they kill more people annually in Japan than all other animal attacks/bites/stings *combined*. Also, when they sting you, they emit a pheromone that attracts and enrages other suzumebachi, so as soon as you're stung, you're a walking target for other angry suzumebachi. Also, once a person is stung, they often develop an allergy to the toxin that remains with them for the rest of their life, and drastically increases the likelihood of death from a second sting, even years later. 3 Free Voice Chat Programs For PC Gamers. Voice chat is an important part of the online gaming experience, yet PC gamers are left behind the consoles in this respect.

3 Free Voice Chat Programs For PC Gamers

It’s the one (big) disadvantage of gaming on the computer. Yes, we get to install whatever we want – but we also don’t have mandated, centralized services for things like free voice chat. Of course, there are a number of companies that try to rectify this by offering simple, free voice chat for players. Let’s have a look at three of the best. Vivox C3 Recently I was tasked with finding a simple, client-to-client voice communication solution to use with a friend while gaming.

Vivox C3 is the software we settled on. Voice chat programs are not known for being easy to use. Xfire The Xfire service started in 2003 as a gaming instant messenger and community. Steam and other online stores with built-in communities featured have infringed on this traditional territory, so Xfire now offers free client-to-client voice chat to keep relevant.

Mumble Conclusion. 6 Amazing Minecraft Creations That Will Blow Your Mind. Alright.

6 Amazing Minecraft Creations That Will Blow Your Mind

Maybe “blow your mind” is too extreme of an idiom for something as simple and not-so-mind-blowy as Minecraft. However, some Minecraft creations truly are jaw-droppingly awesome. In fact, there are quite a few Minecraft-related creations that have gone viral due to their appeal. I don’t really play Minecraft much anymore – I would if I had the time. Still, I always find myself smiling when someone else achieves a great accomplishment in the game. What Is Minecraft?

Back in 2010, Minecraft exploded in popularity all across the Internet because of its simplistic yet strangely alluring gameplay. That’s the basic gist of it. And now, without further ado, here are 6 really cool creations that were made in Minecraft! The Survival Games In March of this year, the highly anticipated movie The Hunger Games made millions of dollars at the box office. The Survival Games is a Minecraft mod that is based on the movie.