"I have 144,000 miles on my car and it's a 2005 model Chrysler 300," says Chris Shella, a 40-year-old criminal defense attorney from Durham, North Carolina. Even with an office he says that, "it's not unusual for him to drive six hours for a 15 minute conversation."

It wasn't until Sam began waiting tables in New York City after college that his love for beer grew and he really developed an appreciation for flavorful beer.

One mentor, one home brewing kit and one batch of beer later, Sam had an epiphany that he wanted to be a beer brewer.

Zach is an American auto race car driver currently competing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for Andretti Autosport; a published author ('99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16'); and the National Spokesperson for FocusDriven, which advocates cell-free driving. But it was Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day at his dad's IT Solutions Company that encouraged this young entrepreneur to create and design a cell phone App, urTXT, that helps save lives.

"The most surprising aspect of being a celebrity wedding planner would have to be that it is not always glamorous; in fact it never really is," says Yifat Oren, celebrity event planner to stars such as Jason Bateman, Mariska Hargitay and Reese Witherspoon.

Despite the stigma often associated with drugs, today's medical marijuana business (MMJ) is booming. The herb is used to alleviate symptoms for physical ailments such as gout, chronic pain, vision problems and nausea caused by chemotherapy treatment.

"Like any other job, being in the military has its ups and downs," admits Theresa, adding that it does offer something that is highly valued in these tough economic times: stability. Instead of feeling sorry for Theresa because her husband is overseas for a year or more at a time, take her advice and learn from it.

"It hasn't always been easy to be a military family, but it is what you make of it. The military tries to make it easier on families too. It is a nice life, because there is a lot of security."

Sandwiched between the first official day of spring and Tax Day, April Fool's Day is often overlooked by many who think pranks, hoaxes and practical jokes are only for the young, not the young at heart. But even if you are not a planner or into elaborate, collective pranks, check out our list of top 10 office pranks that have a proven track record of success and are sure to garner some laughs any day of the year.

We take for granted that our doctors are confident, highly-skilled and well-trained. In this rare memoir, Weir opens up about her personal trials as a struggling pediatric resident who felt let down, overwhelmed and frustrated that medical school had not taught her everything she needed to know to help guide others through the health care system.

"Working for the CIA is a great, exciting job" agree Robert and Dayna Baer, co-authors of the new book 'The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story.' But it does come with a large price tag: not having a normal family life.

"You do this 18 hours a day," Bob notes. "You live in your own CIA bubble, making it almost impossible to separate where your professional life ends and your home life begins."

Furthermore, if you are able to calculate and discover which personality type you are, (yin or yang) you can enjoy greater success and happiness in everything from your home and family life to your career.

At some point during your day, whether you realize it or not, you encounter, hear or touch something that is a part of the vast empire that Jay-Z has built by being both a shrewd businessman and a revered rapper.

Many graduates are settling into high-paying jobs only to find out that they lack the writing skills necessary for that job, leaving them at a loss for words and facing the possibility of getting replaced.

"If I hadn't had my good job outsourced, I wouldn't have been looking for something, but I was in need of something else to help support myself and my family, and there were so many things that made this job look legitimate I figured it was worth a try."

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That is why Morrison passed on the first opportunity she was given in 2007 to work as a consultant for Entertaining At Home (EAH). "I had just had my daughter and the timing was not good." Family was her priority.

Shirlynn White had a full-time job as a teacher and wasn't looking for a new one, especially in the MLM arena where she had bad past experiences with companies such as Tupperware. She also really "couldn't have cared less" about candles, but because she wanted to be neighborly, White went to a PartyLite candle party 12 years ago and got a lot more than she bargained for.

Cook would be the first to admit that there is nothing glamorous about selling vacuums; but going door to door as a salesman taught him two valuable lessons. First, that he liked direct sales and second that he could make more money doing part time DS work on the weekends than he could working his full-time job at IBM. "I made $42,000 in 11 months doing door-to-door vacuum sales in 1982, so I kept at it," he said.

Jobs that promise "easy money," "flexible work from home hours," or advertise "no experience necessary" are just some of the ways con artists posing as fake employers get you on the hook to either steal your identity or make a quick buck.