When applying for a job, there are few faster ways to get your résumé and cover letter thrown out of contention than by making a glaring grammatical error.These days, human resources departments and hiring managers are flooded with résumés. They have to be narrowed down somehow, and grammatical errors are an easy way to eliminate applicants."In an era of spell check, ea...

We’ve scoured the Letters of Note archives once again, this time for notes from men who would hold or were holding the highest office in the land. Here are ten of our favorite letters from the presidents. (There’s a Letters of Note book in the works — learn more and preorder a copy here.)1. “Liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.”General Eisenhower’s O...

You want to write … but you don’t seem to have anything to write about.Whether you’re writing blog posts, fiction, articles, or a book, try these ways to get a creative spark going. There are fifteen general tips, plus five for bloggers and five for fiction-writers:Any Type of Writing#1: Read – a lotTo be a writer, you need to read. You should be familiar with what’s...

We all have a book or two inside of us from the reality that we are alive and live unique lives. I am not saying you have to write a book, however if you look in your rear view mirror you will find a treasure trove of experiences that will help you clearly see you have a book or two inside that can help others through your story.Because we are all different, yet unique in that we live different li...