• Featured 6 Comments 

    Self-Help Means Helping Others

    By Dec 05,2023

    There is a simple concept that separates those who experience great success from those who do not. I am going to tell you all about this concept in a second, but first I want to talk a little bit about self-help. I have read countless books that discuss various methods of improving one’s life and career. I have always found it interesting that these books are almost always classified as self-help. The first self-help book ever written is generally considered to be Samuel Smiles’ Self Help, originally published in 1859. The book begins...

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  • Job Market 2 Comments 

    King Henry II and Understanding Your Employer

    By Nov 06,2023

    Under King Henry II in the twelfth century, England established a common law.  This was a body of law that was common to all parts of the country.  Throughout Europe at the time, there was a wide body of law that was applied—there were feudal customs, Germanic customs and other differing customs.  For example, French King Louis IX was well known for having allowed each province of France to have its own laws and procedures after becoming part of France.  He created a Parliament of Paris to hear appeals from the feudal lords around France. Each...

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  • Goal Setting 7 Comments 

    Setting Goals Is Their Attainment

    By Nov 24,2023

    Every year in January, I do all sorts of goal setting. I set goals for what I’m going to do over the next year. I do this in a lot of ways, but sometimes I dig out old tapes and CD programs I’ve accumulated throughout the years and listen to them to get fired up. I’ve been setting goals since the first of January and it’s unlikely I’ll be done before the end of January. These goals are just covering the year 2010. I figure I’m going to spend at least 10% of 2010 setting goals. The thing about in-depth

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  • Finding a Job 2 Comments 

    Ducks, Semi Trucks, Upscale Doctors’ Offices, and Your Destiny

    By Nov 28,2023

    I have been keeping ducks as pets for some time now. I purchased the ducks when they were full grown, from a woman who raised them with chickens, and I migrated them into the little collection of farm animals that I have. These ducks were born and raised on dry land. They are perfectly happy waddling around on dry land; however, I am sure they would be happier if they were swimming in a pond, doing what ducks naturally do. Nevertheless, these ducks are happy, since they are fed well and have a lot of room to move around.

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  • How to Succeed 6 Comments 

    Discover What You Do Best: We All Have Something

    By Nov 29,2023

    One day, when I was about 13 years old, I decided to spend the afternoon with another boy I knew from middle school. Spending the afternoon together essentially meant we would be riding our bikes around, visiting various stores and other kids we knew who were our age. We might also go into a convenience store or two and play some arcade games. The guy I was spending time with, Greg, had never been particularly good at anything, as far as I knew. His dad was a plumber and his mother was very religious, and she spent a lot of

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Job Market 2 Comments 

King Henry II and Understanding Your Employer

By Nov 06,2023

Under King Henry II in the twelfth century, England established a common law.  This was a body of law that was common to all parts of the country.  Throughout Europe at the time, there was a wide body of law that was applied—there were feudal...

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Goal Setting 7 Comments 

Setting Goals Is Their Attainment

By Nov 24,2023

Every year in January, I do all sorts of goal setting. I set goals for what I’m going to do over the next year. I do this in a lot of ways, but sometimes I dig out old tapes and CD programs I’ve accumulated throughout the years and listen...

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Staying Positive 7 Comments 

Stolen License Plate Tags, Unlawful Arrests, Hookers, Drug Dealers, and Looking for the Positive

By Sep 18,2023

During my summers in college, I rented an apartment in a really bad neighborhood of Detroit. When I say it was a bad neighborhood, I am not exaggerating. Right in front of my window, hookers literally walked back and forth on Jefferson Avenue. It was...

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