Based on my 2012 plan, some of you have asked me for details. What am I going to do? And how? I do not know for sure. But since I am always telling people to find what they love and then find a way to make money doing it, it is only fair that I share with you where I...
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Plan for 2012
OK - so I have violated all rules of blogging - in other words I have failed to blog in some time. The last few months have been a struggle on several fronts - but I think I am starting to get things back in order again. I often tell my clients they need to step back...
3 Ways For You to Make More Money
Assuming you want to make more money, have you ever considered there are just three ways to make more money? 1. Find more people to pay you. This might imply taking a second job or multiple other jobs including selling stuff on eBay. If you are an employee and think...
When to Quit Your Day Job
One reason few people start their own company is that they are afraid of being broke. Or, as Pamela Slim puts it, they are afraid of living in "a van down by the river" (because that is all they can afford). [/featured-image] My ideal path would not be one of...
Open Letter From CEOs, COOs, CIOs and CFOs Across the Corporate World
We across the corporate world have read Pamela Slim's open letter to CxOs. In her letter, she is telling those of us in the executive wings how we SHOULD treat our employees. She gives us a good whipping - even calling us oppressive. Yes, we have read it. After our...
Escape From Cubical Quicksand
I received this email as part of an application to Information Engineering and Management. I thought it so described what others tell me that I would share it with you. Escape From Cubical Quicksand It is 5 by 5 feet wide, 5.5 feet in height and the floor feels like...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I used to teach a lot of undergrad engineering courses. The students were usually so wrapped up in their courses and just getting to graduation that they never looked up to see where they were heading. So I started to tell them - in a lecture I called "Engineering...
Modern Slavery in America
We often reflect on the slavery issue our country has struggled to get past. We have books, movies, and even days to remember the struggles. But, as I look around and meet with people I see new forms of slavery in the most prosperous country in the world. Debt - The...
I Dare You – The Reverse Interview Revisited
In the barrage of daily questions I get - I think there is more centered about the reverse interview as a means of finding opportunity than any other subject. So, today I thought I would revisit those posts on the reverse interview. The reverse interview was...
How to Find Work You Love – Radio Interview
How to Find Work You Love on Career Catalyst Radio E. Scott Aronow will air his radio interview with me on Career Catalyst Online Radio. Since it is an online station, the broadcast will be available from now until Scott takes it down. I really enjoyed talking to...
What Sets Apart the Winners From the Losers?
Have you ever wondered what sets apart the winners from the losers? What one key attribute makes the difference? Is it education? Is it money? Are we born with it? I think you know that it is NONE OF THE ABOVE. What about Passion? Other say PASSION is...
Starting at the Top
[featured-image single_newwindow="false"] Does starting at the top make sense to you? A few years ago, I hired a person to help me market our graduate program. We needed to get the program in front of people in the military since it is online and develops leadership...
You Are Being Watched!
You are always being watched. Your character and integrity are being judged. Think about someone being on the news after being caught on video doing something illegal, unethical, or just plain embarrassing by a fellow citizen with a video camera. How would you feel if...
The Core of Your Success
The other day one of my clients, we will call him John, asked me question I hear often: "What happens to those who follow their dreams and LOSE?" John said he keeps hearing stories of those who risked it all and won and he wonders if he is not risking enough. What...
The Secret to Getting More
Earl Nightingale, the famous television commentator and founder of Nightingale-Conant Company, tells a story about a man looking for a job and saying "I want someone to give me a job." His analogy for this mindset is someone who sits in front of the fireplace and asks...
Getting a Job is About Who You Know!
Someone recently told me "I know I will get a job with that company because a friend of the owner referred me. I think the owner owes a favor to my friend." This is a common perception about getting work - it is all about who you know. I asked this person "Does the...
Making Your Degree Pay!
Making Your Degree Pay from UAB IEM on Vimeo. This video was done at the request of the team at JOBWICH as they try to help recent IT grads in the New York area.
Resumes are Worthless
Yes - resumes are worthless!! When I speak, I often say "resumes are worthless" to the shock of many in an audience -- especially when I am following well-meaning career counselors who just spent 15-20 minutes explaining why your resume needs to be perfect. Why do I...