You could apply for a job as the very first and only Chief Candy Officer for Candy Funhouse—an online, Canada-based candy store. (Or what I call a ‘sweet shop’.)

But you would have to act fast. The deadline for applications is 31st August. 

The position is open to anyone over the age of five. But you would have to move to North America. However, you could work from home.

Previous experience is not necessary. But you do need “a passion for candy, pop culture, and a sweet tooth“!

Of course, the position comes with an extensive dental plan.

Oh, and you need to be fluent in English!

What are you?

Are you

• a baby boomer, born between 1945 and 1964,
• a member of Generation X, born between 1965 and 1981,
• a member of Generation Y (also known as a digital native or millennial), born between 1982 and 1994 or
• a member of Generation Z (also known as a member of the post-millennial generation or a centennial), born between 1995 and 2010? 

(I don’t think there’ll be any members of the Alpha generation reading this!)

Now that you know, take a look at what Iberdrola has to say about your generation.

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Albert Einstein

Do you feel like that, too?

I do.

What I have achieved is through hard work and dedication. But also because I’m passionately curious.

Does that apply to you, too?

Something I read recently in Scott H. Young’s blog:

“I knew someone who was enrolled in a college Spanish class. The class was divided into sixteen weeks, one for each verb conjugation. Most of the time, the most common three or four conjugations are all you really need. What’s the point of studying the pluperfect subjunctive if you can’t speak in the present tense without hesitation?”

This is something I truly believe, too.

I had ten years of French at school and later at college. I read Maupassant, Gide and Marivaux.

But I’m still not able to hold a decent conversation in the language.

Why do we learn those complex structures and tenses if we haven’t yet mastered the simple ones?

What are your thoughts on this?

If you find it difficult to understand English films, you might like to start with The King’s Speech.

The film tells the  story of King George VI, his sudden ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the monarch overcome his stammer.

Watch the trailer here and see whether you’d like to watch more.

Is this the kind of film you like watching?

According to author Ryan Holiday, reading is a good thing. But not all reading is created equal.

If you want to be a great reader, you need to know how to read.

Here are 10 strategies Ryan recommends:

• Stop reading books you aren’t enjoying.
• Keep a commonplace book to collect quotes, ideas, stories and facts.
• Re-read the masters.
• Read fiction.
  
• Read before bed.
• Ask people you admire for book recommendations.
• Look for wisdom, not facts.
• Don’t only learn from your own experience. Learn by the experiences of others.
• Study the past to understand the present.
• Aim for quality, not quantity.
  

Actually, Ryan recommends 13 strategies in his blog.

But he says we only need to apply a couple of them, to become a better reader and a better person.

Are you already implementing any of these strategies?