Just bought an Echo on Amazon Prime Day? Try these 7 'skills'

View this email in your browser Daily dose of inspiration: "It's not enough to just do the school work that school assigns you and homework; you have to go beyond that. Going out and self-educating is really what separates those who are successful from the rest." -Richard Lorenzen, New York public relations firm Fifth Avenue Brands 3 things to help you make it. 1. This map shows how much one person needs to earn to live comfortably in every US state You can get by on a $22,000 salary in Kentucky, but not in Maryland, according to the MIT living wage calculator. Read More » 2. Just bought an Echo on Amazon Prime Day? Try these 7 'skills' to be more productive CNBC Make It selected seven Amazon Alexa skills anyone can use in order to be more productive, from cooking and meditation how-tos, to streaming TED Talks. Read More » 3. 4 traits learned from homeschooling that this entrepreneur used for his multimillion-dollar business High school, for many, is more likely to inspire boredom than the next great business idea. But for Richard Lorenzen, homeschool education led him to found a multimillion-dollar business. Read More » unsubscribe privacy policy © 2018 CNBC Inc. All Rights Reserved. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add makeit@cnbc.com to your address book.