Top business schools and management institutions around the globe recognize the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) results as an effective predictor of success and efficiency. The GMAT is considered the primary admission criterion in management schools that provide high-level education and training. The test’s structure consists of verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing assessment sections. The […]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Chapter 2 – Begin With the End in Mind
The title gives us the impression we are in for a fun ride and in most ways we are. However, the chapter blasts into action with a visualization exercise that triggers some deep and emotional thoughts. You find yourself at a funeral which after following the process turns out to be none other than yours. […]
Art, Machiavelli and the Eternal Improvement of the Human Condition – How Art Can Change The World
Progress eh? – you can’t stop it. Lately, I’ve been chewing over the subject of progress in a what’s-it-all-about kind of way. What are we all striving for, and where does art fit into it? Does it have any function beyond the beautification of our environment? Can it really impact upon modern thinking, or is […]
Discipline Makes a Man Perfect
Discipline means training or way of life aimed at self control and conformity to any given guidance. Obedience is what required from the person who intends to be disciplined. It is assumed that the one who disciplines another has already attained the top position or perfection in all respects. In other words, a person is taught […]
Marketing Techniques For the Newly Published Author
This May I published my first novel. I’m an intellectual property attorney with no formal background in product development or marketing, so I knew that increasing the book’s profile would be a challenge. In this essay I’ll share with you some techniques that worked for me. Marketing is more art than science, so the suggestions […]
Copywriting Cannon: 3 Barriers To Becoming A Better Copywriter! (What’s Stopping You?)
Recently I was asked ‘why more people become copywriters?’ It’s a good question. Copywriting is actually the skills that drives so many businesses to success. If you can convert traffic and eye-balls into enquires and then into paying customers, then you’ve all you need to build a business. In my opinion, if you have ever […]
How to Write a Touching Short Story
“Only the foolish, blinded by language’s conventions, think of fire as red or gold. Fire is blue at its melancholy rim, green in its envious heart. It may burn white, or even, in its greatest rages, black.” – Salman Rushdie When a writer bleeds words on to a page, he hopes in his heart of […]
The Importance of a Graduation
Why is it that a graduation is deemed so important to so many people? What makes it special that a singular person is moving up from one academic position to the next? How is any of this relevant? All questions have answers, but none quite as simple as these. A graduation is important because it […]
5 Productivity Tools for Teens
It may come as a surprise, but you’re not being very productive. I’m guilty of it too. Maybe it’s going on a Facebook break instead of finishing that essay. Or not remembering that one thing I was going to do that one time – just because I didn’t write it down. Luckily there are hundreds […]
TOEFL or IELTS – Which is Better?
Because universities want to make sure you have the English language skills necessary to study at their school, almost all institutes of higher learning require you to take a test of English. And TOEFL and IELTS are the two biggest standardized tests of the English language. One of the most frequent questions I hear is […]