Make sure your TV and cable box are both on so you can see the image on the screen. Look on the remote that controls your cable and locate a button that says Menu, which is usually at the top or in the middle of the remote. Once you click the button, a pop-up menu should show up on your TV screen.  The button on your remote may also have a picture of a gear on it, or it may have an icon with 2-3 horizontal lines. If you aren’t sure where the Menu button is, look for its user manual to find the button configuration. There may also be a Menu button on the front panel of your cable box if you don’t have your remote. If the image on your TV is frozen, you may not be able to access the menus. Use the arrow buttons on your remote to scroll through the menu options on screen. Look for an option that says Settings or Support before clicking the OK or Enter button. A different menu will appear on screen with new options for adjusting the settings on your cable box. Some cable boxes also have arrow buttons on them so you can navigate through the menus without your remote. Scroll through the options in the Settings menu and search for one that says Reset or Restart. Press the OK or Enter button once you highlight the Restart option to start the process. If there’s a pop-up confirmation asking if you want to Restart, click on the Yes option. If you have multiple cable boxes in your home, they may not work while you’re restarting the main box. It may take a few minutes for your cable box to boot up again, so wait patiently while it’s restarting. The image on your TV may flash on and off while the cable box reboots or it may have a loading bar. Once the system boots back up, check if you’re still having the same problems as before. If you’re still having problems with your cable box, you can try restarting it again or you can contact your cable provider’s customer support.

Summary: Open the menu on the cable box using your remote. Navigate to the Settings option in the cable menu. Check for a Reset or Restart option in the Settings. Wait until your cable box reboots completely to see if it worked.


An important part of your feasibility study is a detailed budget, which should include the costs that you'll need to handle as you start your business or project.  For example: what equipment will you have to purchase or lease? Will you need land or special buildings? Do you need special tools or machinery? Determine exactly how much all of this will cost. Your start-up costs are those that you'll have to cover to get off the ground, but which (typically) won't be regular expenses once the business or project is underway. These are the everyday costs of running a business, and will include such things as rent, materials, and wages that you'll need to account for regularly. Use your prior research on the current prices of comparable items to help you set the price of your services or goods. Based on how much of the market you've estimated you'll be able to corner, and based on your productions costs and the price you hope to fetch, what do you anticipate your profit margin to be?   You should also include information about whether or not you see your revenue stream remaining steady or growing over time. To be able to calculate this, begin by carefully outlining your fixed costs (what you will always have to spend on rent, supplies, salaries, etc.). You can then calculate both a conservative and aggressive prediction about your profit growth.  The conservative model will estimate slower growth with possible increases in your fixed costs, whereas a more aggressive model is more optimistic—how much might you be able to expect to grow if demand for your product increases steadily and your operating costs stay relatively stable? Perhaps you're not planning on selling a good or service, but are instead doing a feasibility study to see whether or not a public works project is feasible.  If so, you won't necessarily have to worry about financial revenue, but you'll still want to estimate the overall good for the community that you think will come from your project.  How many people will benefit from the service, and in what ways? You should be able to use the results from your surveys to help you answer these questions. For example, if you're studying the feasibility of a new park, you would have earlier asked residents questions about how often they visit parks, why they visit them, and whether or not they thought they'd utilize them more if current parks were redesigned or if new specialty parks were built. You can use all of this to estimate the longer-term impact the project would have on the town. You need to know how you'll be able to cover all of your costs throughout this operation. Thus, carefully outline all of your available sources of income and funding. For example, do you have savings upon which you can draw? Will you need investors, and if so, have you identified them? Will you need to secure a bank loan? Have you been pre-approved? The final step when considering the financial aspects of your idea is to perform what is called a profitability analysis.  Subtract all of the outlined costs from your anticipated revenue in order to determine whether you'll be able to cover your start-up and operating costs and turn a profit. You should then be able to determine whether or not the profit margin is wide enough. Even if the project isn't concerned with making money, you still need to crunch the “numbers”: given the amount of time and effort that will be involved, will enough people benefit in the long-run to make this project worthwhile?

Summary: Outline your start-up costs. Estimate your operating costs. Estimate your revenue predictions. Estimate the outcome for other types of projects. Identify your funding sources. Crunch the numbers.


If you have a smartphone, you can use an app to start learning a new language. One popular and free app is Duolingo.  Many of these programs are set up in a game style to keep you motivated.  If you don't have a smartphone, you can also use a tablet or a computer. Coding is a sought-after skill in many fields, so learning to code is definitely a plus. Many places on the internet offer free coding classes, such as Code Academy or W3 Schools. Some lessons are set up more like a game, while others, such as the W3 Schools are just straight-forward tutorials you read through. Expand your mind by taking free online courses from professors around the world. Many sites are offering courses where you can listen to lectures, engage with other students, and even earn certificates in a wide variety of topics. Try Khan Academy or Coursera to get started. Some universities are offering these types of courses directly through their websites. While you won't get course credit, you can still learn a great deal. One university you can look into is Princeton University.
Summary: Work on learning a language. Learn to code. Take free online courses.