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Walking a path with heart
It’s 6:00 a.m. The alarm goes off. What is your reaction? Well, if you’re a night owl, like me, the reaction is “Who the heck set that alarm wrong?” But, if […]
Welcome onboard – watch your step!
Many of you reading this are going to be getting employed soon – January at the latest. It is now time to think beyond the job search to the start […]
Eight great tips to get your phone calls returned
In a recent search for a new health insurance broker, I made what turned out to be a pretty major mistake: I posted a request for good brokers on LinkedIn in my groups. I was inundated with calls. Some of them got to give me their pitch, but many lost the opportunity for an immediate sale. Here a...
Top 10 ways social networking can kill your job search
If you’re on a job search, you’ve probably been either coerced into using social networking or it is your native element. Whichever, there are a few things that you need […]
Business Darwinism
We are in a very Darwinian time in both employment and business. You ignore this at your peril. Here are a few things to keep in mind both as the […]
The job search to nowhere
So, you’ve been looking for a job for a while and nothing much is happening, hmmm? Many people who face this reality feel that they are just “stuck,” and that […]
Eight ways to help the youngest job seekers
I’m 56 years old (although I still look like a callow youth). I hear members of my generation and even Gen X cursing about the Millennial Generation. I know some great Millennials and some useless ones, but I can say the same of every generation. I was thinking about two things around this today....
Nine deadly small business mistakes
As a small business owner, I tend to see mistakes that businesses make as a lesson for my own business in what not to do. Here are the top nine […]
Seven tips to put the “Law of Attraction” to work for you
Most of us have what is called a “monkey mind.” It swings from thing to thing as a monkey swings from tree to tree. Before we can truly envision what we want in life, we have to calm the monkey mind down quite a bit.
Ten really stupid things people say
Every generation has its very annoying phrases, especially when they are teenagers. Teens have their own language….mostly to keep us from knowing what they’re saying. What is intensely irritating, however, is when people who are supposed to be “grown ups” start to speak in a manner similar to teen...
Nine ways to stand out from the job-hungry crowd
Anyone who is looking for a job knows that it is brutal out there. Most economists agree that it is not likely to get better for the near future. For […]
Top 10 tips for moving from military to civilian jobs
As our wars, thankfully, wind down, many folks in the military are making a transition to civilian life. It isn’t easy. Here are a few tips that might help. 1). […]
