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Look at Your Job (or the Job You Are Seeking) from Your Employer’s Point of View
One of the highest performing dental offices in Australia is that of Patty Lund, who takes his job very seriously. Some years ago, Dr. Lund studied the dental market and identified what people considered to be the three worst things about going to the...
Filed under Featured, Job Market 1 CommentYou Need to Delay Gratification
When I was around 14 years old, I moved in with my father after living with my mother for my entire childhood. Although I was an outstanding student in elementary school, once I got into middle school there were lots of fun things to do. This included...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Goal Setting 23 CommentsMany people want and demand a lot out of life. They want the happiest family, the best material goods and vacations, the best homes, and the best cars. They demand the best in everything. They also want the best jobs and the most advancement. Often,...
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured 37 CommentsVitamins, Oprah, and the Importance of Taking Action Right Away
For some reason, I have started getting calls from India around 11:00 each morning from a company trying to sell me mail-order drugs. They always lead off with telling me that they have Viagra, Cialis, and related stuff. I have never ordered...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed Leave a CommentDiscover What You Do Best: We All Have Something
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...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed 6 CommentsDucks, Semi Trucks, Upscale Doctors’ Offices, and Your Destiny
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...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 2 CommentsSeek the Experience and Knowledge of Others in Your Job Search
Back in college there were men I knew who would always shadow other men at parties. The first man would typically spend his entire evening drinking and talking to a woman he met at the party. At some point he would have had too much to drink and would...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 4 CommentsNever Fib or Stretch the Truth on Your Résumé or in Interviews
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. –Abraham Lincoln Don’t exaggerate your qualifications on your résumé or in your interviews. The fact of the matter is there is no good reason to do this. I have a secret to tell you,...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 5 CommentsThe Importance of Disconnecting from Your Work
Some of the happiest, most well adjusted, and most effective people I know are also people who have a profound ability to disconnect from their work. They can disconnect rapidly and put themselves in another state of mind which does not involve work....
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 5 CommentsPlan for Success – Not Failure
When I was younger, there was a restaurant on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, that used to offer people a percentage off the price of their meals equal to a person’s age, on the person’s birthday each year. So, on your 25th birthday,...
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