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Dear David: A degree won’t get you a job
I wrote a letter to my younger self in case the Post Office achieves time travel. They’ve gone into the future (my mail comes two days later than it used to) - but maybe they’ll go the other way, too.
Marketing: Less is so much more
It seems like everyone’s in marketing these days, and that makes sense. We’re all peddling our wares 24/7 so we might as well use the moniker. The only umbrage I […]
The secret to customer satisfaction
After fencing for 21 years, I’m considered an old timer in my industry. I’ve seen new companies sprout up daily - rarely lasting more than a season or two - started by former industry workers who think owners have it so easy. They often approach me to learn the secrets, and the question I’m most...
Sales for dummies: Enough about you
Several months ago, I learned Word Press to remake my own website because I was tired of waiting for help when I needed to update content. After I finished creating it, I realized that my layout was flat, colorless and boring. So I advertised for assistance to fix the website I had nicknamed "Nebr...
Debt and delusions
I thought my student loan debt wouldn’t amount to a stack of nickels (being just a fraction of my anticipated post-collegiate earnings). And if the great job didn’t materialize, I […]
Giving thanks for the nanny state
Within the first 14 seconds of every political debate, one side will throw up the word nanny, as in: “I don’t want to live in a nanny state,” or “Please put lead back in my paint.” See what I did there? There aren’t many of us left to sing the virtues of toxic wall coverings and, thanks to old-tim...
Toastmastery
I was coaching a twenty-something who wanted to finish college. After showing him the hive of graphic designers looking for work, he started to rethink his educational future. After some […]
Rage against the rude
I had to go to the DMV for a renewal. As I wobbled in a tiny plastic chair contemplating Dante’s description of Hell, I overheard a father and daughter nearby. […]
Denver: Capitol of the wild, wild West
Congratulations Denver, you have a daily flight to Japan. Now what are you going to do with it? Hopefully you’ll lure tourists and their shiny, shiny coins. But why would […]
The leader and the guy in charge
I don’t usually write about leadership, primarily because I don’t fully understand it. I think I get caught up in the definition. You, dear reader, can help me to learn. Usually a list of leadership traits describes the guy in charge, not necessarily a leader. The guy in charge and the leader are...
Seven ways to land that job
With the unemployment rate bouncing around 8 percent, there are still loads of unemployed and under-employed Americans. Several have applied at my company, and I see why some of them are still looking. Being a planner, I came up with a reminder sheet for myself in case I ever lose my job, and it's...
Seeing life through my own tattoos
If I were in politics, reporters would have a field day. “I see, Mr Sneed, that you support restricting payment for dental losses - so why is it that in 1975 you left three molars under your pillow and collected $1.50?” They got me. I did used to believe in a tiny winged woman who paid me to lose...
