It's been a few days since we read from your letters, so let's dip into the mailbox.

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Do attach an extra essay explaining why you were home-schooled or attended five different schools in three years, but never send a photo of yourself wearing the school's sweatshirt, a cake you've baked or letters from your parents' influential friends who have never met you, Doe adds.

FORBES

Roberts received his share of thank-you-for-your-interest form letters, but not from Herm Edwards, coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, who'd learned from Tony Dungy to look for something unusual in aspiring coaches.

FORBES: Austin College

Read these two inspiring letters from Mr. Stephens and think about how your language influences your attitude which drives your success (or lack of it).

FORBES: John Franklin Stephens' Triumph Over Ann Coulter Use Of R-Word

Four weeks after you've mailed your complaint letters, you get an e-mail from Complain.com, asking if the issue has been resolved.

CNN: Got a problem? Complain online!

And if you -- as a small business or a large business -- are seeing premiums for your employees going up 15, 20 percent a year -- I've had letters from small businesses who said that their policy was jacking up their costs by as much as 48 percent.

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