Entrepreneur Grant Cardone, an author and training expert, believes that real success is available to anyone who can follow one simple rule: Just show up. Get out of bed, take a shower, make the call and be early for that appointment, Cardone writes.

When it comes to job hunting or navigating the workplace, there are plenty of common myths floating around. Among others, human resources is not beholden to keep your conversations private, and talking to your boss before writing a resignation letter is usually the best practice.

Ryan Williams and Porter Braswell are the minds behind Jopwell, a service that offers career opportunities to black, Latino and Native American job hunters. Williams and Braswell say the platform helps resolve the "pipeline problem" that often makes it difficult for companies to hire diverse talent.

A survey of 1,000 employees and 200 HR professionals revealed that pet-friendly workplace policies, including pet care and bereavement leave, improve morale and company loyalty and reduce stress among pet-owning employees. Pet-friendly policies might irritate some employees who do not have pets, but a recent study found that allowing pet dogs in the workplace improved productivity among some pet-free employees as well.

Leveraging volunteering, project and academic experiences is a good way to get the job you want even if you do not have relevant professional experience, writes Caroline Ceniza-Levine. Having deep knowledge of a particular subject can also make you a better candidate.

If you have a summer vacation coming up, you may not be taking off -- two in three Americans work on their vacations, even though the average US worker uses just about half of their paid time off. Creating an "away" email response and ditching the laptop are two ways not to get sucked in.

Dot-com domain names are in short supply, with many companies failing to own their namesake addresses, writes Alan Dunn. Many are beginning to turn to .com alternatives, including brand-name domains such as .nike, he notes.