INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Blow dryers, curling irons, and straighteners can all cause damage to the hair, which you want to avoid more than ever while you’re trying to grow it longer. If you can take a break from styling it with heat, do it. This will help prevent breakage and keep your hair growing beautifully.  If you can’t avoid using heat on your hair, make sure you spray it thoroughly with heat protectant sprays before styling. Search for hairstyles on YouTube with the keywords, “No heat,” for ideas. Shampoos can be harsh on your hair. When you shampoo away the dirt and grime on your hair, you also shampoo away moisture and oils that are really healthy for your hair. Try to shampoo infrequently, and only when you really need it. However, you should condition your hair every single time you shower. Conditioner helps to seal and smooth the frizz, protecting it from damage and helping it stay healthy, and thus grow long! By giving your hair a little extra TLC, you’ll help it stay healthy, hydrated, and growing. You can purchase special hair treatments at your local pharmacy or beauty supply store, or you can make them yourself. You can learn about hair masks and their ingredients here!  Try these DIY recipes to make an olive oil hair mask, a gelatin hair mask, a banana hair mask, or a special protein hair mask. You can apply ingredients that you already have around the house to your hair. Coconut oil is an easy, nourishing mask to tame split ends, while avocados and olive oil can make your hair shiny and sleek. Eggs can increase your hairs strength, and yogurt can clean your scalp to help hair grow.  Apply a mask or other treatment to your hair every week while you’re growing it out. Standard pillowcases are made of rougher fabric that can cause your hair to tangle, break, and frizz. They can also suck moisture right out of your strands. Swap your pillowcase for a silk one, and your hair will thank you. The buttery smooth texture of the silk won’t dry out your hair or cause it to break while you sleep. It sounds counterproductive, but getting the tips of your hair cut will actually help your hair grow. When you get split ends at the end of your hair, the damage can travel up the root of the hair shaft. This can cause your hair to actually break off at various places in the strand, which is obviously not good if you’re trying to grow it out. You should get your hair trimmed every 2 to 3 months. When you go to a salon, make sure you tell the stylist that you are trying to grow your hair out, and only want a very tiny bit cut off.

SUMMARY: Avoid using heat on your hair. Skip the shampoo, but not the conditioner. Treat your hair to masks or oils regularly. Invest in a silk pillowcase. Get regular trims.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Successful people aren't born; they are made through accumulated life experiences and that includes risk as well as failure. While acting impulsively is never recommended, taking calculated risks can pay off in the long-run.  Even if you don't succeed at everything you undertake, studying failure and learning from it is a key feature of all successful people. Steve Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985 in large part because he was difficult to work with. However, he returned 12 years later and turned the then-failing company into a success because he had become a better leader. , not reactive. Research has linked personal success with proactivity.  Therefore, instead of waiting for opportunity to find you, brainstorm ways to improve your life and career and act sooner rather than later.Below are some tactics for becoming more proactive: Useful brainstorming techniques include freewriting, making lists, and mapping.  Anticipate what obstacles you will face and how to tackle them. Related to skills like visualizing is is prediction.  When we realistically project a path to success, necessarily, we also project the pitfalls along that path. Prevent avoidable obstacles.While not all obstacles are avoidable, many can be circumvented by preparation, funding, and training in advance. Appreciate timing. Research shows that, just important as taking action, is learning when.  Act too soon on something you are unfamiliar you, you may look unprepared or fool-hardy.  Act too late and you may not get the opportunity to use your skills and demonstrate leadership. Success doesn't happen in a vacuum.  Every successful person has a long list of friends, teachers, mentors, co-workers, etc. who assisted them along the way.   Look to people you already have in your life who are talented, positive, supportive, motivated, and knowledgeable. Spend time learning from them and collaborating when possible. Internships, seminars, and job-shadowing are other great ways to interact with successful people and to learn from them. Maybe your goal falls outside of the rat race and you are looking for ways to be successful as a parent, or teacher.  The rule is still the same.  Find those people who are successful and who you admire. Spend time with them and learn what makes them tick.  Emulate good habits to bolster your own ambitions. Are you attempting to improve delivery of a product or service to a client?  Are you seeking out mentorship from other, more senior professionals? Are you looking to improve your skills as a competitive cyclist? Whether thinking logistically or personally, fostering strong relationships is an integral part of success, no matter what the playing field. The following tactics can help you grow these relationships in productive ways:  Grow your personal network. While every entrepreneur knows that a strong brand and social media presence is key to professional success, these do not take the place of personal encounters, which are the most common source of opportunity and growth.  Foster relationships outside your serious aspirations. Think about your personal life as practice for managing people in professional or employment-related contexts.  When you don't listen to the needs of family or aren't a loyal friend, these relationships fail to thrive.  It's also important to seek out opportunities to develop relationships with new friends as well, so consider joining a club or attending a hobby meet-up. Asking questions is a great way to not only be a part of important conversations but it grows your knowledge and increases your likability, as it gives others the opportunity to share. Listening to others also gives you the ability to benefit from their expertise and utilize what you learn toward future tasks. When you outsource blame for your actions, you also take away the ability to take credit for your success. Don't blame failures on outside forces. Instead, analyze what you did and how, next time, you could do it better.  Remember that only you decide whether you succeed or fail. Successful people are intensely motivated and possess a strong work ethic. Apply yourself fully to each task you undertake.  Exceed the expectations of co-workers and supervisors. Do not accept "adequate" but instead always work toward improvement and progress beyond what is required.

SUMMARY:
Learn from failure. Be proactive Surround yourself with successful people. Nurture strong, positive relationships. Ask questions and listen more than you talk. Take responsibility. Adhere to high standards.