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The Merchant of Maine: L.L. Bean is Born
For the first 39 years of his life, few people ever thought that Leon Leonwood Bean would amount to much. He floated from one undistinguished job to the next, and had little in the way of formal education. Instead, Bean was a young man happy to retreat to the woods, whiling away his time hunting and trapping instead of reading books. But it was Bean’s love of nature that would eventually become what is today a thriving multimillion dollar business. Named one of the Wall Street Journals Top Ten Entrepreneurs of the 20th century, Bean turned his passion into the internationally successful outdoor clothing and equipment company L.L. Bean.

From Rags to Riches: Gardner Lives the American Dream
“A slow walk to Wall Street is how others describe my life,” says Gardner.

The Cookie Connoisseur: The Early Years of Debbi Fields
“I was really happy being a housewife,” says Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies. “I was proud to be there for my husband, but it did not necessarily make me feel great.” Longing for something more out of life than being just a mother and a wife, Fields turned her lifelong passion for baking into a multimillion dollar enterprise that has continued to attract a loyal following throughout the U.S. She did not have a business degree or the support from her family, but what Fields did have was a dream.

The Father of Chewing Gum: The Early Years of William Wrigley Jr.
William Wrigley Jr. was just 29 years old when he used his life savings of $32 to start up his own soap manufacturing business. After experimenting with selling both soap and baking powder, Wrigley Jr. finally found his niche in chewing gum. He did not invent it, but he did go on to build the top chewing gum manufacturer in the world, bringing it for the first time to the masses, first in America and then around the world.
Anti-Procrastination ACTION PLAN
Life is full of exciting choices. It’s easy to get distracted and do the fun, enjoyable tasks, and leave the boring or difficult ones for tomorrow. The problem is that every day there are new enjoyable things to do and tomorrow never comes.
Addiction to Video Games
In recent years, video game playing has become a major addiction that people use to avoid responsibility for their feelings.
3 Profitable Internet Income Ideas
If you’re one of the many people looking for ways to pay your credit card bills or need extra income, then internet income opportunities should be a welcome thought.

The Job Alternative
This article addresses various ways to earn a living other than a 9-5 job.

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The Comeback Kid: Steve Jobs is Born
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life,” says Steve Jobs. From the day he was born on February 24, 1955, Steven Paul Jobs has been blazing his own path. As the CEO of Apple Computer and CEO and Chairman of Pixar, Jobs is today recognized as one of the top leaders and visionaries of both the computer and entertainment industries and is worth an estimated $4.4 billion.
Steve Jobs Bio
The Steve Jobs bio, and the story of the life of a man whose career would rebound more times than many critics thought possible, began in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955. Born to an unwed American mother and a Syrian father, Jobs was put up for adoption by his parents the week after his arrival in this world. Taken in by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California, Jobs dislikes the term “adoptive parents” and considers Paul and Clara the only parents he ever had.

Steve Jobs Commencement
On June 12, 2005, graduates of Stanford University were treated to Apple founder Steve Jobs’ Commencement address. A college dropout himself, Jobs opened his speech by saying, “Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation.” Now one of the most respected names in the computer industry, Jobs was invited to the Ivy League school to share his advice and experience with the up-and-coming leaders.
America's Most Wanted Workers
Many companies are cutting jobs, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of jobs out there. As more workers from the Baby Boomer generation retire, millions of jobs are becoming available in a variety of industries and managers are having trouble filling those positions.
Apple’s next CEO and the future (or lack of it) of cloud computing
Yesterday I talked about the “Steve Jobs effect” on consumers as to their likelihood of buying Apple products if Jobs were to permanently step down as CEO of the company. Today I’d like to look at some pundits’ prognostications on who might replace Jobs whenever he steps down.
Earn Extra Money At Home With Online Jobs
Today there are many people that are beginning to quit jobs in the office and turning to work at home jobs. Even if you're not quite ready to give up your day job, there are many online jobs out there that can give you the ability to earn extra money from home.
The Mess Will Save Us. Eventually.
We tend to think of the jobs economy in terms of jobs lost at the likes of GM and jobs added at the likes of Google. And thinking in such a manner is misleading, and downright dangerous.
Get Rich: Policies to Put Green in the Palm of Your Empty Hand
People want policies to benefit them personally. Who cares, after all, if everyone else is well off when you're not? So politicians promise all sorts of schemes and ideas to keep jobs, make jobs, and make jobs pay more, in order to get more votes. Most of these schemes and ideas, however, don't work because most politicians don't know anything about economics.

Are You Planning To Be A Rich Dad Or Poor Dad? Welcome To The New Economy updated
Let’s Be Realistic here. No more pretending about our lives, future and financial well being. We might be living a false hope of things will get better, the economy will come back to normal, our jobs will return and so on. By the way the internet had taken away many of the manual jobs and day- to-day labors that people were hired to do in the past 50 and 100 years. Most jobs are now automated. This mean, computers automation are now doing most of the jobs.

Today's "rant" - Jobs
How many of you read the title and asked if I was writing about the jobs we do every day or if this was another ode to Steve Jobs? Well, the answer is both.
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