How To Be The Next Bill Gates

Profit-seeking entrepreneurs could learn a few tips from billionaire software engineer-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates. In honor of his June retirement from Microsoft, career consultants and psychologists scrutinized the peaks and valleys of Gates' 35-year career to figure out what factors led to his success.

Start Early

Gates developed a fascination with computers at an early age and earned permission to be excused from middle school classes to study programming. "Even as a child, Gates was determined to do something spectacular and have fun along the way, entering the adult world prematurely with enough emotional stability to sustain his place and make his mark," writes career psychologist Siobhan Hamilton-Phillips in an e-mail to Forbes.com.

Develop a Clear Vision--and Stick to It

Gates started his first software company at age 17 and, from the beginning, dreamed of developing it into a corporate giant. "At a young age, Gates devoted time to practicing his skills and seeking more information about what fascinated him: approaching problems, testing ideas," says Andrea Kay, career consultant and author of Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers. "He's gifted, with incredible focus."


Break the Rules--Within Reason

School wasn't for Gates, and he knew it. He ditched Harvard at age 20 to found Microsoft. But before you make a dangerous career choice, make sure you've thought through the consequences. "It would be a mistake to generalize from Bill Gates' dropping out to infer that most aspiring entrepreneurs should drop out," San Francisco-based career coach Marty Nemko writes in an e-mail. "One needs Gates' unusual combination of Harvard-level intelligence and drive, ruthlessness masked by boyish charm, and--maybe the most important of all--luck."

Hire Your Friends

Gates' Microsoft cohorts have been with him from the very beginning, and the loyalty with which he's treated them has produced big returns. He met the co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, when he was only 13, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is a friend since their days at Harvard. Strong personal relationships provide a level of trust that extends beyond the workplace, and they guarantee that your employees will perform at a high level for you.

Image Is Everything

Gates has successfully transformed himself from a rebel upstart to a corporate leader to a groomed philanthropist, and in doing so has dictated how the public perceives him. "As he's gotten older, he's been able to present himself as more mature and more corporate: His glasses got smaller, his hair got tamer," says Barbara Pachter, career coach and author of New Rules @ Work. "Now he's moving from that image to that of the elder statesman, so he's clearly able to develop his image based on how he wants people to look at him."


Don't Get Complacent

Despite becoming a billionaire at age 38, Gates didn't stop prioritizing innovation. That's because his desire to achieve goes beyond profit. He's obsessed with his industry and has a passion for developing new ideas. When choosing a career, make sure you have a genuine interest in what you're doing. Your performance will never cease to improve as a result, experts say, and the money will come later.

Know Yourself

Throughout his career, Gates has succeeded by pursuing his passions, from basic programming up to philanthropy. He's never settled for work he didn't believe in. "Readers should look at Gates as someone who has been successful as a total human being, not just as a businessman," says Alexandra Levit, career expert and author of How'd You Score That Gig? "This is, admittedly, a new definition for success, but one that's becoming increasingly important as the boundaries between the personal and the professional continue to blur."

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Knee Pain Exercises Especially for Women

A young lady in a baseball uniform recently came to see me in the emergency room. She had pain in her knees that had been increasing over the last few weeks. It had gotten to the point that she was actually limping. What to do?

A brief exam and a couple of x-rays later and we knew what the problem was. There was inflammation of the joint between the knee cap (patella) and the knee (distal femur).

Many women suffer from the same ailment. The reason is that because of the wider pelvis that women have, the muscles of the thigh tend to pull the knee cap off to the side. The result is that it gets increasingly inflamed and painful.

The pain from this type of problem is normally just in the front of the knee. It will be painful to straighten out your leg when you are sitting. It will be tender on the side of the knee cap.

If you have this problem, the good news is that normally you can completely relieve your pain with a few simple exercises.

The goal of these exercises is to strengthen the mucles of the front of the thigh (quadriceps muscle) that will pull the knee cap straight.

To strenghten the quadriceps, simply lie down on your bed and do straight leg raises. Don't bend the knee. It is already inflamed and you don't need to make that worse. Just repeatedly raise your leg. This will strengthen the quadriceps.

If you get a bit tired from doing this ten times, just keep doing it. But, if you are in pretty good shape already and this does not make you tired at all, it is time to step things up a bit.

When you are ready, the next step is to do the same exercise with weights. To do this just get an old purse and put a can of food in it and repeat the straight leg raises. Pretty easy eh? As you get stronger, gradually increase the weight in the old purse.

During this time, if you can take them, a good anti-inflammatory medications such as Ibuprofen will help get rid of the inflammation and aleviate the pain you are having in your knee.

However, by doing these exercises regularly, you should not need to use the medication for more than a few days.


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Remedies to prevent hair loss

Hair loss is caused due to many reasons such as lack of vitamins, minerals or iron in the body, age, pollution, heredity, stress, lack of sleep, hormonal imbalance and illness. It is said that that losing almost100 hair in a day is normal. If you lose hair more than that then it's an alarming sign. Usually hair fall in normal quantity is normal as even they have a life and grow back again. But if they are going through the roots and you can see bald patches on your head then its high time to go to a doctor to find out the reason and get the perfect cure for it. Its only when the situation is rally bad, you need to go to a doctor otherwise its very much in hand to tackle the problem of hair fall. Some other hair problems as dandruff, uncleanness or split ends too tend to break the hair. It's very important to look after the hair well. One needs to eat healthy food, regular cleaning of the hair, drinking plenty of water, sleeping properly to keep the hair healthy and shining.
You can follow some routine care at home to prevent the hair from damage.

Always keep your hair clean. It will protect them from dandruff, itching and hair lice, which ultimately results in hair fall.
Always use the shampoo and conditioner depending on your hair type. As for oily hair, you should use a shampoo, which is meant for specifically for oily hair.
Give regular massages to your scalp and hair with lukewarm oil at least twice a month. You can choose coconut oil, olive oil or almond oil for your hair. You can even mix these oil and apply the solution on your hair.
If there is dandruff in your hair you can mix camphor cubes in coconut oil to massage on your hair and scalp. It helps in reducing the dandruff.
Rub a lime on your scalp if there is dandruff on your scalp, leave it for 10 minutes and shampoo the hair. You should use medicated dandruff shampoo and oil to apply on your hair when they are suffering from dandruff.
Never comb your hair when they are wet. The roots of the hairs are the weakest when they are wet.
Keep the hair wrapped in a towel for a while then let them dry in natural air as excess usage of hair dryer too damages the hair texture and makes them weak and then ultimately they fall.
When your hair is falling, make a mixture at home containing Amla, Shikakai and dry neem leaves. Grind them together and apply this paste on the hair before washing them off for a while.
Whipped eggs mixed in curd and henna powder help in preventing hair fall.
Eat healthy diet including green vegetables, dairy products and fruits.
Drinking coconut water prevents the hair fall.
You can make oil at home for falling hair. Boil henna and neem leaves in mustard oil till the leaves get almost dissolved in it. Let it cool and then filter. Add few camphor cubes to it and fill in a bottle. Use this oil to massage on your hair.
Mixture of almond oil, olive oil and castor oil is equally good to prevent and stop hair from further falling.
Get your hair trim every month so that there are no split ends left.
Include at least 2 nuts in your daily diet. They help a lot in strengthen the hair.
Avoid using too harsh clips or bands on the hair. Never make hair too tight.
Protect the hair from dust and sun. Cover your head while going in the direct sun.
Apply hair pack on your head at least once in a month. It can be henna paste, curd, eggs or a combination of all.
Wash your hair every time you apply some chemicals on your hair in form of styling gels, creams, sprays or lotions. The harmful chemicals in them damage the hair and make them to fall.
If you have got the bald patches on your head then apply onion on the bald patch by rubbing it and then apply honey over it. Leave it for few minutes and then wash off.
Boil fenugreek seeds in any of the hair oil of your choice as coconut oil or olive oil. Restrain it and fill it in a bottle. Use this oil to massage on your head. Its very helpful in reducing the hair fall.
Eating iron rich fruits and food helps in preventing the hair fall. Include apples, beetroots and jagary in your daily diet. They are rich in iron so help to prevent your hair fall.
Eating amla in any form or drinking its juice too helps in preventing hair fall.


Follow these simple hair care tips and you can protect your hair from further damage.


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