With the current, uncertain economy and rising unemployment rates, it’s tempting to borrow from or cash-in your retirement plan savings. In the video below, financial author, Lynette Khalfani-Cox talks about the pros and cons. Take a look:

From the humorous to the downright silly, here are some of the world’s favorite funny ads from the past year. I like the one with the giant commuting tube. What a fun way that would be to get to and from work each day. Take a look:

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Hah! Don’t you love it when you find someone who agrees with you? Here’s a video about writer’s block that really rings true for me.

Write well and often,

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I’ve got a client who is doing a series of fairly short videos full of management tips, techniques, etc. They are used in her organization and we’re using them as the basis of a book. If we do this right, we’ll have two products to sell – the book and the video set.
Writing from videos, however, isn’t a cinch. Although it can help to see her talk and hear her voice, and she’s pretty good about leaving out all the umms and ahhhs and yaknows so many people use in speech, the spoken word is still a long way from …read more