Richard Dedor is a writer, speaker and personal coach dedicated to helping each person achieve their dreams. He ran for political office at age 18 and recently published his first book, Anything is Possible. You can find him at his blog Finding Focus and on Twitter @RichardDedor.
As things begin to get tense around political debates, it’s good to have a solid grasp on the foundation of the country. Do you remember the three branches of government and their functions or the differences between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? No sweat, we’ve got you covered with this easy refresher.
Email has become such an integral part of our lives, sometimes it feels like it has taken priority over everything. If you want to be successful professionally and personally, you’ve got to learn to wrangle in the time you’re ‘checking’, and spend more time ‘doing’.
When you finally start pulling in some money, investing in your retirement may seem like the last thing you want to put it towards. Having a lot of confusing choices like 401(k), Traditional IRA, 403(b), and a host of other options doesn’t make it any easier. Today we’re focusing on the pro’s and con’s of the Roth IRA.
A good man is well-read. The books, or lack thereof, on your shelf reveal a lot about you. Spice up your home library with these good reads that offer a diversity of interests and a wide knowledge base.
So, you’re out of college now but you still have no idea how to make your dreams come true. You have student loans farther than you can see, your car is about to die and that smell coming from the neighbor’s apartment isn’t getting any better. What is a man to do? Here are eight things to remember as you’re starting to grow your wealth.
New to an office, or feeling like the one you’re in isn’t ready for all the shrapnel work throws your way? Load up on these eight essentials and be ready for anything.
We did just enough to get by thinking we’d never actually need any of it. But in the real world, you need math. Whether splitting a check, buying new hardwood floors, or figuring the payout of a split-bet on the roulette table, you need to know how to figure volumes, square footage, and use fractions, so why not take a minute to freshen up?
Eight years ago at only 18 years old, Richard Dedor ran for mayor of Mason City — and lost. The lessons he learned from his failed political campaign may have been even more valuable than winning.
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