<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906716311096662419</id><updated>2011-11-27T19:01:15.834-05:00</updated><category term='promotion'/><category term='higher earnings'/><category term='higher education'/><category term='Microsoft'/><category term='Harry S. Truman'/><category term='corporate America'/><category term='cubicle'/><category term='determination'/><category term='dx'/><category term='Peter Jennings'/><category term='do you'/><category term='def jam'/><category term='dropped out'/><category term='success'/><category term='college'/><category term='college drop out'/><category term='six figures'/><category term='depression'/><category term='nonfiction'/><category term='great depression'/><category term='Abraham Lincoln'/><category term='book'/><category term='great'/><category term='employment'/><category term='k2'/><category term='kindle'/><category term='empowerment'/><category term='self help'/><category term='Steve Jobs'/><category term='job'/><category term='Bill Gates'/><category term='wealth'/><category term='novel'/><category term='college degree'/><category term='raise'/><category term='def comedy jam'/><category term='survey'/><category term='Thomas Edison'/><category term='ladder'/><category term='career'/><category term='russell simmons'/><category term='hip hop'/><category term='bonus'/><category term='John D. Rockefeller'/><category term='self-help'/><category term='def jam records'/><category term='shark'/><category term='money'/><title type='text'>Six Figures, No College Degree</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>sumaiyah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01734611542158286270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906716311096662419.post-6176302970711177449</id><published>2009-08-08T15:34:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T16:10:46.083-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cubicle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='employment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ladder'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='determination'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corporate America'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bonus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raise'/><title type='text'>Which Personality Are You?</title><summary type='text'>Climbing the corporate ladder takes hard work and dedication -- degreed or not. One must first determine if they are willing to put in the work necessary to achieve the corporate position and salary they desire. This isn't a matter of book knowledge...it is a matter of determination.You must set your goals high and aim even higher to succeed in corporate America. The corporate work world is fast,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/feeds/6176302970711177449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/08/which-personality-are-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/6176302970711177449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/6176302970711177449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/08/which-personality-are-you.html' title='Which Personality Are You?'/><author><name>sumaiyah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01734611542158286270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906716311096662419.post-6438572819495256049</id><published>2009-08-01T18:12:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T23:01:02.282-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bill Gates'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Harry S. Truman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Steve Jobs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Abraham Lincoln'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John D. Rockefeller'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='success'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college degree'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thomas Edison'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Microsoft'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college drop out'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter Jennings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dropped out'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='survey'/><title type='text'>Does a College Degree Equal Success?</title><summary type='text'>While doing research for Six Figures, I came across a RateItAll survey with a list of 35 successful business people who do not have a college degree (accessed July 19, 2009, 6:15 p.m. ET, http://www.rateitall.com/t-20542-success-without-a-college-degree.aspx). The likes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, the creators of Microsoft, are contained on the list. Other well-known names include George </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/feeds/6438572819495256049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/08/does-college-degree-equal-success.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/6438572819495256049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/6438572819495256049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/08/does-college-degree-equal-success.html' title='Does a College Degree Equal Success?'/><author><name>sumaiyah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01734611542158286270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906716311096662419.post-7125036418533373788</id><published>2009-07-25T17:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T15:30:53.079-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='great'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college degree'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corporate America'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='great depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='k2'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='promotion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wealth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='employment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kindle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dx'/><title type='text'>Unexpected Support</title><summary type='text'>"Fifty-five years ago, 80 percent of American television viewers, young and old, tuned in to see Milton Berle on Tuesday nights. Tens of millions, rich and poor, worked together at Elks Lodges and Rotary Clubs. Millions more, rural and urban, read general interest magazines like Look and Life. In those days, the owner of the local bank lived in the same town as the grocery clerk, and their boys </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/feeds/7125036418533373788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/07/unexpected-support.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/7125036418533373788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/7125036418533373788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/07/unexpected-support.html' title='Unexpected Support'/><author><name>sumaiyah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01734611542158286270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906716311096662419.post-7987755626226558337</id><published>2009-07-18T08:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T15:20:10.561-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self-help'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='empowerment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonfiction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='def jam records'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='do you'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='russell simmons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hip hop'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self help'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='def comedy jam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='def jam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='book'/><title type='text'>Don't Take My Word For It...</title><summary type='text'>I know some who are reading this blog are saying, "What authority does she have to write such a book?" First, my authority lies in the fact that every author writes what they know. That is one of the first and most basic rules that you learn when starting out as an author. You don't want to write about a topic or idea that you are totally unfamiliar with -- it would make the writing that much </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/feeds/7987755626226558337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-take-my-word-for-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/7987755626226558337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/7987755626226558337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-take-my-word-for-it.html' title='Don&apos;t Take My Word For It...'/><author><name>sumaiyah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01734611542158286270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906716311096662419.post-286736978637492172</id><published>2009-07-11T23:45:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-19T18:52:19.692-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='higher earnings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='six figures'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='higher education'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='career'/><title type='text'>No College Bashing...</title><summary type='text'>It would be good to start this blog acknowledging that I have no intention of bashing college. Going to college and receiving a higher education can be fulfilling in your life -- for personal reasons. You can go to college to learn a skill or trade that caters to your interests rather than to your livelihood. You can go to college and earn a degree because it is a personal goal rather than a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/feeds/286736978637492172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/07/no-college-bashing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/286736978637492172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5906716311096662419/posts/default/286736978637492172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://six-figures-no-degree.blogspot.com/2009/07/no-college-bashing.html' title='No College Bashing...'/><author><name>sumaiyah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01734611542158286270</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
