How to be Smarter: Don’t waste your time on hold when calling customer service. Hit “0″ and 90 percent of the time you will be connected directly to a live operator.  How to be Prettier: No going on a job interview without a French manicure, your hair away from your face, and eyebrows that were [...]

How to be Smarter: You want to run out for coffee because the office break room brew is disgusting, but don’t want to get caught with a still hot coffee at 3pm from your jaunt around the block when you should have been working….what you do is when you get back to the office quickly [...]

How to be Smarter: Don’t get stuck in a rut with anything. Wake your senses up. Today, try a Carmel Apple Cider with whipped cream from Starbucks. What a beautiful drink.  How to be Prettier: Pale pink nail polish flatters every skin tone, and chips are less noticeable in a lighter color.  How to be [...]

How to be Smarter: Take a few minutes out of your morning to look at the word of the day on www.dictionary.com. Then try to find a way to use the word in regular conversation or an email. This will not only improve your vocabulary, it will make you a force to be reckoned with [...]

How to be Smarter: Most people seek privacy by going to the back of the bathroom, so there is less bacteria in the first stall. An ABC news source verified that the first bathroom stall is the cleanest.  How to be Prettier: Dip your fork into your side of salad dressing, then put the salad piece [...]

How to be Smarter: Non-smokers come off as smarter than smokers–a 1989 study in the British Journal of Addiction said that the social image of the young female non-smoker is perceived as wiser then a young female smoker. Stop smoking today. How to be Prettier: It takes 20 minutes for your mind to process that [...]

How to be Smarter: People always listen the most when the quiet person in the back of the room speaks up. If you want to be listened to more, shut up more. Instead of voicing your opinion about ten items you only moderately care about, save it for the two items you have strong feelings [...]

How to be Smarter: If you hear a word you don’t know, text it to yourself and look it up later.  How to be Prettier: Everyone must own flat brown equestian boots for winter. PiperLime.com has good options. How to be (less) Awkward: An easy way to brag about your accomplishments at work without feeling [...]

How to be Smarter: When the book comes out as a movie, the fact that the written word got turned into a movie is justifying how great the book was, not how wonderful the movie will be. There is no better time to read the book, not run to the theater. How to be Prettier: [...]

How to be Smarter: Always dress up for a phone interview. It gets you in the right mindset more than anything else. How to be Prettier: Hot liquids fill you up faster than solid food. Have soup and hot drinks to save calories.  How to be less Awkward: If you find yourself in a situation [...]

How to be Smarter: Protect yourself as you mature. Apple juice and apples protect against cell damage that can hurt your memory as you age, says a University of Massachusetts study.  How to be Prettier: Go to www.colorandflavorshop.com. Put a tube in every purse, schoolbag, and at your desk at work. No chapped lips.  How [...]

How to be Smarter: Care about the environment. Switch to paperless billing for your credit cards and bank accounts–its more convenient and saves paper. How to be Prettier: Throw out mascara after three months. It clumps, doesn’t work as well, and can lead to eye infections.  How to be less Awkward: If you absolutely must [...]

How to be Smarter: Whether talking to a boss or in a class, never start a sentence with “I was just going to say….” It sounds like you are apologizing before you even begin speaking. Instead of “I was just going to say that cash flows are low this year….” say “Cash flows are low [...]

How to be Smarter: Whether a student or a young professional, join your occupation, or the occupation you want to get into’s, organization. For example, the finance club at your college, the Society for Human Resource Management, the National Student Nurses Association. This both connects you with industry news and is a good resume enhancer. [...]

How to be Smarter: Read “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307353133?ie=UTF8&tag=offsitoftimfe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307353133 How to be Prettier: Wash your face in the shower after you wash your hair, so shampoo and conditioner don’t remain on your face near your hairline, clogging your pores. How to be less Awkward: No slobbering while kissing. Swallow first, then kiss.

How to be Smarter: Don’t be caught looking unproductive at work. If you need to pause for a second, don’t just sit there. Open up on your screen on of Microsoft’s help tutorials (office.microsoft.com, click on “Help and How-to”) on a software program your office either has or is thinking of getting. If your boss [...]

How to be Smarter: Your level of intelligence is not fixed. Today, research everything you hear that you don’t know enough about to discuss with someone for five minutes. How to be Prettier: When putting on perfume, don’t rub your wrists together, it changes the scent of the top notes. Instead, pat them together.  How [...]

How to be Smarter: Don’t be dumb with money. Live off your salary, not your bonus.  How to be Prettier: When applying under eye concealer, tilt your head downward while looking in the mirror. The shadows will make under eye circles become more visible, so you can cover them better.  How to be less Awkward: [...]

How to be Smarter: Michael D. Lemonick of Time Magazine reported in January 2006 that “Austrian scientists reported on a study showing that the equivalent of two cups of coffee boosts short-term memory significantly.” So drink up before that math test. How to be Prettier: Strawberries are a natural teeth whitener.  How to be less [...]