Job seekers and career changers often experience a type of paralysis when it comes to decision-making. Sometimes, even when the choices seem very clear, people torture themselves with what-if scenarios: What if I follow this course and it doesn’t work out? What if a better option comes up after I’ve chosen? What if the market […]
Holiday stress? What stress? The holidays aren’t supposed to be anything but festive and light-hearted. Unless, of course, you live on planet Earth. Then you’ve got stress to deal with. Depending on your situation, the stress will range from being broke to enduring uncomfortable conversations with relatives you only see once a year. Are we […]
Why, why, why do we do it? Why do we open our mouths, insert one or both feet and continue talking? What makes us talk too much, say the wrong things and then keep talking in a desperate attempt to distract attention from whatever awful thing we just said? More to the point, why do […]
Information overload has apparently risen from a water-cooler complaint to a full-blown productivity crisis. At least, that’s what the creators of Information Overload Awareness Day (October 20) want you to believe. And who’s to say they’re wrong? According to the press release I received, the following statistics build the case: 58% of U.S. government and […]
When you think of the term “job security,” what comes to mind? Do you get images of a 30-year career, capped with a retirement party and gold watch? Perhaps your mind goes to government jobs or union jobs, with their reputation for steadily advancing wages and Presidents’ Day off. Or maybe you just shrug your […]
A lot of people are starting side businesses these days, which I think is a terrific idea. Provided you don’t lose your shirt, you’re bound to benefit. After all, running a business gives you a productive way to use your free time, provides experience in things like bookkeeping and marketing, and may even help you […]
I continue to be fascinated by the workers who helped build America at the turn of the last century and into the 1930s. On Labor Day my thoughts turn especially to those who fought to bring about unions and fair labor practices. I know that unions do not enjoy universal admiration these days. Many people […]
Summertime is barely halfway through and already the stores are advertising sales for back to school supplies. When I was a kid we got the requisite new shoes in July, because that’s when the shoe store in our town put them on sale. But pens and notebooks? Not until Labor Day weekend. Now it seems […]
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