Do you spend your day in a cubicle, a call center, moving boxes, or running around trying to herd children? Do you feel that there is nothing beyond the day to day monotony of working to put food on the table and keeping a roof over your head? For those of us not free of…
Category Archives: Employment
You Have Two Choices
They way I see it; you have two choices in life. You can either: A. Escape into a World Others Have Created for You This means getting a job that gives you the means to survive. You have a roof over your head, use some sort of effective transportation, and don’t go hungry. You spend…
How to Create a Value Mindset
At various points in my career, I have tasked with running reports that would take from 20 to 60 minutes to put together. Many times, the process for running the report would have been passed down from persons who previously held my position, so it would be expected that it would take me the same…
You Have to Create Your Own Recovery
During the current recession, many Americans have found themselves with little to no paid work and are hoping to find employment that will allow them to return to their previous standard of living. I see a problem in having this kind of hope. Any recovery we see in the overall economy will likely have little…
How to be a Superhero – Part 3: Developing Your Superpowers
This is the third part of a five part series on “How to be a Superhero.” If you missed part one or two, make sure to check them out. The Story of an Amaryllis In November, my then girlfriend (now fiancée), bought an Amaryllis bulb (which is actually a Hippeastrum). Her hope was that the…
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