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“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” – Hunter S. Thompson
So when you look for job opportunities, do you just do a search based on job openings or do you have a “list”? If you are now thinking “what list?” then this post is for you. So, just like today’s quote, getting the right [...]
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
Many people think that people are born to be a natural sales person to have a successful career in the industry, along with uber confidence and the almost important gift of the gab. However, in reality there really is no one that [...]
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
The year is winding down and we will soon have the usual flood of “the best of” and “year-end top 1000 countdowns”. So, in case you’ve missed some of my posts [...]
“When the truth is found to be lies” – “Somebody to Love”, performed by Jefferson Airplane (written by Darby Slick)
Very tough times at work lately. So, in order to put some hope in my day, I went off and purchased a lottery ticket. I’m not sure about you, but for me buying a lottery [...]
“It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.” – Adlai Stevenson
A former coworker called me a few months ago (having tracked me down after 20+ years) and wanted to meet for lunch to catchup. Her career over the last 20 years had started out quite good, [...]
“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” – Phyllis Diller
Yes, even job search requires Spring cleaning every once and awhile. If you’ve been on the job hunt for a few months or more, it is not a bad idea to take another [...]
“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” – James Dean
Working in a big company has its highs and lows. You might not know everyone in the office personally on a day-to-day basis. But your opportunity to network and make connections in the long run increases drastically.
Larger companies also [...]
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
You know what they say “you don’t know what you don’t know”. With the vast wealth of information on the Internet, it is virtually impossible to cover any one topic from beginning to end with all of the [...]
“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” – Napoleon Hill
It’s 10:30pm and I’m on my way home from work. No, I don’t work the night shift. By the time I get home (11:30pm or so), there will be 5 hours (if I’m lucky) before I have to get up [...]
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
Spring. It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing and your parents are telling you to get a job. For some its a break between college semesters and for others it’s the cold hard reality of “time [...]
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