Ernest Hemingway Did a censored female writer inspire Hemingway’s famous style?Ladders - Cynthia Wachtell Virtually everyone has heard of Ernest Hemingway. But you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who knows of Ellen N. La Motte.People should.She is the …
Success This 1 unconventional relationship is the key to creating lasting connectionsLadders - Michael de la Maza When you meet someone new, you form a specific type of relationship. That person becomes a partner, friend, business acquaintance, or simply someone …
Success 6 solopreneur challenges — and how to overcome themLadders - Laura Gayle If you’ve been sitting behind a desk, pushing paper based on the demands of others, it’s not uncommon to dream of being your own boss one day. That’s …
Success How to solve conflict productively at workLadders - Gustavo Razzetti “Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.” — M. Esther HardingTensions are a source of personal and organizational growth. Conflict is neither …
Cognition This is how to rewire your brain for happiness: 4 secrets from researchLadders - Eric Barker Someone compliments you and you think, “They don’t mean it.”Something good happens and you hear, “I don’t deserve this.”You’re meeting new people and …
Work-life Balance Congratulations, you got a raise! Here are 5 things to do with itLadders - Jane Burnett Scoring a raise can feel like winning the lottery, but that definitely doesn’t mean you should spend it all. Instead, give each dollar a real purpose. …
Success The 10 things you need before becoming self-employedLadders - CW Headley FreshBooks’ third annual self-employment report arrives just in time for World Entrepreneurs’ Day, which lands on August 21st every year. According …
Success This is the surprising age when you are most adventurousLadders - Kyle Schnitzer Want to know what makes someone an adventurous person?A new study powered by OnePoll asked 2,000 Americans what were some signs of an adventurer …
Money How to improve your financial confidenceLadders - Maggie Germano Nearly four years ago, when I was just realizing that I wanted to pursue the financial industry for my career, I faced a fork in the road.Do I go to …
Budgeting Types of budgeting: which one is right for you?Ladders - Bob Haegele There are many types of budgeting. Many of us might just think of a stuffy Excel spreadsheet with a bunch of numbers.However, there are actually many …
Success Gruyères Switzerland: a village full of surprisesLadders - Renate Strub The municipality of Gruyères comprises four villages with a population of a mere 2,200. One of these is Gruyères which sits on top of a hill. …
Behavior Change your life the easy wayLadders - Zat Rana Hong Kong has more than 1,300 skyscrapers. That’s almost twice as many as New York.It’s one of the most densely populated areas in the world; a …
Success Feeling distracted? How to cut back, tune out and focus inLadders - Nir Eyal Is the world getting us more distracted? More often than not, it feels that way. Our digital devices are buzzing at all times, world news demands our …
Work-life Balance Death of the department store: don’t just blame the internet, it’s to do with a dwindling middle classLadders - Jason Pallant and Sean Sands Barneys, the iconic chain of upscale New York department stores established in 1923, has just filed for bankruptcy protection. Another of America’s …
Success This is what happened when I cut out sugarLadders - Sarah Nowicki Pregnancy makes your body change in really weird ways. Huh. The more you know. You may suddenly crave things you’ve avoided for years, like Flamin’ …
Success How to think on your feet when under pressureLadders - LaRae Quy FBI firearms training pushed new agents to think on their feet when under pressure.I have vivid memories of one exercise where I walked down an …
Success How to become the best in the world at what you doLadders - Benjamin P. Hardy It can feel impossible to move toward your dreams. You know exactly what you want to do, but there are endless obstacles in your way.There is so much …
Success Good sleep starts the moment you wake upLadders - Stephanie Fairyington Who hasn’t had the experience of lying awake while an endless series of thoughts — regrets, unfinished tasks, goals — churn in your brain? It’s the …
Success The top 10 reasons why too many people retire poorLadders - Steve Adcock There are too many people in this country (and the world) who retire poor. Some are forced into early retirement before they are ready. For others, …
Work-life Balance Why smart people never bring smartphones into meetingsLadders - Travis Bradberry You are annoying your boss and colleagues any time you take your phone out during meetings, says research from USC’s Marshall School of Business, and …
Success How understanding conversation styles can make you successfulLadders - Deborah Tannen Though no two people’s conversational styles are exactly alike, there are patterns that tend to characterize styles.Expecting shorter pauses between …
Success If you’re traveling without this, you may need to sweat it out firstLadders - Sheila McClear If you’re going on vacation, you might need a detox – from your digital devices.New research from the University of East Anglia, the University of …
Success Vita Coco CEO Michael Kirban on overcoming a tough childhood to become a thriving CEOLadders - Kyle Schnitzer Michael Kirban was destined to fail, or so that’s what people told him.In his youth, Kirban, the CEO of Vita Coco, the coconut water empire that …
Success 5 ways for workplaces to support employee happinessLadders - Elise Proulx Most of us spend the lion’s share of our waking hours focusing on work. If we’re not at work, we’re thinking about it. We rush off to answer emails …
Success Congrats on your raise. Here’s how to keep itLadders - Kelsey Sheehy A few years ago, my best friend said something that really stuck with me. The gist was this: It doesn’t matter whether you make $25,000 or $100,000 a …
Success 13 famous companies that started out as side hustlesLadders - Frank Olito While side hustles become more and more popular, only a few people have managed to turn their passion projects into multi-million-dollar …
Success What I learned from shutting up in meetingsLadders - Dominic Price What happens when you talk less and listen more? You might be surprised.I’m a six-foot-four, white, alpha male. Myers & Briggs invented a new scale …
Success It’s not in your head – you really are more anxious at the end of the summer, psychologists sayLadders - Liv McConnell After exiting the subway and starting my walk home to my Brooklyn apartment last night, I noticed something pretty disturbing. It was dark outside. …
Success Bad decisions won’t kill you. Here’s proofLadders - Maxie McCoy Bad decisions aren’t poison. They’re scrapes. And scrapes don’t kill us. Ok, some scrapes do just like some bad decisions will kill you. But those …
