Category: Career
8 Qualities to Seek in a Business Mentor
Hey, thanks for taking the time to meet with me. I have a favor to ask. Owning my own business is relatively new to me. I’m figuring things out as I go. And since I work from home, I don’t have the chance to seek feedback and discuss options withRead More
How to Use LinkedIn to Find a New Job
So you’re looking for a new job? Good for you. Before you make an appointment with a headhunter or waste too much time searching online job boards, check out LinkedIn. Really. It’s more than just another social network. It’s a powerful job-search tool. They have a pretty good section onRead More
How to Build a Killer Online Resume for Free
One of the emerging ways to put together a great resume is to use an online resume generator. Not only do you save time, but your productivity increases. This allows you to spend more time searching for work and less time putting together a resume that is attractive. Some of theseRead More
The Art of Self-Assertion
If you ask, you shall receive. It sounds simplistic, but it works in all kinds of ways. If you’d like to make a sale, ask your customer if they’re ready to buy. If you’d like to work on a new project, ask if you can get involved. If you wantRead More
Can You Make Ends Meet on a Single Income?
My wife and I made a conscious decision roughly 20 years ago to live on a single income. At the time, we just had our first child and we didn’t feel right leaving her at day care all day long. Also, my wife really wanted to be home with ourRead More
Who Is Your Mentor?
There are some things that you knew how to do from the moment you arrived on this planet. Eating – yup, sleeping – yup, and a few other related “projects”. But for everything else you do, you had to learn by watching or listening to someone else. You might haveRead More
Is Talent All You Need To Succeed?
Talent is considered an innate, natural ability. You’re born with it or without it, and supposedly you can neither gain it nor lose it. Talent isn’t learned or developed; it’s discovered by the lucky owner or by the observant talent scout. Skills, however, are developed. Skill is acquired through training,Read More
Individual Contributor vs Manager: What’s Your Preference?
In roughly 30 years of full-time employment, I have been both a manager and an individual contributor. Through the years of experience I’ve developed my own preference, of course. While I’ve come to my own conclusion on the matter, some of you are just beginning to explore both options as possibilities. Let’sRead More