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4 Key Features That Separate Successful Entrepreneurs From the Rest

It’s one thing to be an entrepreneur, and yet another thing to be a successful one. What separates both of them is simply a combination of key features which when applied consistently and creatively goes a long way in determining the difference between success and failure. Let’s take a long, hard look at these: 1.

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You are what you DRESS: How your self-esteem & Confidence are significantly tied to your clothing

What’s the secret to being confident? Some people believe it’s having a positive mental attitude, while others claim it’s being wealthy. But according to one researcher, the answer may in fact lie in what we’re wearing. Professor Karen Pine from the University of Hertfordshire said that specific clothing – including even superhero T-shirts – can

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Does being rich make you SMART? Academic success is linked to your parents’ wealth, study claims

Having rich parents doesn’t just buy an expensive education and exciting holidays abroad. It may also purchase more brainpower. A study found the children from wealthy families have bigger brains than their poorer counterparts. Brain regions key to academic success were particularly large, the journal Nature Neuroscience reports. Interestingly, the study also revealed that money

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Beyond just good manners, why you should always say ‘thank you’

Most of us were taught that saying ‘thank you’ is simply the polite thing to do. But recent research in social psychology suggests that saying ‘thank you’ goes beyond good manners – it also serves to build and maintain social relationships. The research specifically looked at how do expressions of gratitude among strangers shape social

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What shape is YOUR face? Scientists identify our NINE distinct face shapes (Photo)

The number of our face shapes is no longer limited to four, with scientists identifying five new distinct shapes among Australian faces. Dr Kendra Schmid, a leading facial recognition scientist, analysed over 1000 faces from different states across Australia, unmasking five new face shapes. New face shapes that were discovered are kite, rectangle, teardrop, heptagon

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Teens who smoke marijuana are 60% less likely to finish school – and are more likely to commit suicide, experts warn

Teenagers who adopt a daily cannabis habit before the age of 17 are 60 per cent less likely to finish secondary school or university, compared to peers who have not used the drug, researchers claim. The study also found that regular teenage cannabis users are seven times more likely to attempt suicide and eight times

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Should phones and laptops be banned from classrooms? Experts say yes… and here’s why

Even the smartest college students suffer academically when they use the Internet in class for non-academic purposes, researchers have warned. They say that the huge number of students who take phones, tablets and laptops to lecture could be seeing their grades slip. The researchers say students would perform better without their gadgets – but admit

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Could video games make you KINDER? study claims violent gameplay makes people more moral

Despite claims made earlier this year that video games leave players morally immature, new research suggests the activity actually boosts morality. During tests, participants were asked to play violent video games that involved breaking moral codes, such as causing harm to others. Those who hurt a virtual character, or made them suffer an injustice in

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