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My Lesson from the Missionaries
Several years ago, I was working at a law firm and virtually from the moment I arrived a woman I’ll call “Linda” used to come into my office for a few hours a day to talk. Her topic? How bad things were at the law firm. She would share...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 19 CommentsCreate Rules that Make You Feel Successful, Not Unsuccessful
I attended a private high school named Cranbrook-Kingswood. There was a lot of competition to get accepted. A couple of years before I started there, the founder of Little Caesar’s Pizza, Mike Ilitch, made a large donation to the school with instructions...
Filed under Featured, Goal Setting 20 CommentsYour Job Is about the Transference Energy
A few years ago I was in India and was interested in going to see what is called “an energy healer”. I was interested in this because I had been to several seminars where I had heard about people changing outcomes and healing others with energy...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, How to Succeed 9 CommentsCarrot Peelers, Sales, Personality and Your Job Search
A couple of years ago, I saw a bunch of articles in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Village Voice, and other publications about a guy named Joe Andes. Here is a portion of one profile of him from the May 2006 Vanity Fair: In the early 90s a man...
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured, Finding a Job 3 CommentsThe ability to ‘‘close’‘ and get the sale is the most important skill in selling. It’s something that few people know how to do. Many people can get a consumer, an employer, or others to the cusp of making a purchasing or a hiring decision;...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, Job Market, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 7 CommentsYour Job Is a Game-Make Your Opponents External
After being in the workforce for many years, I realize that all of our jobs are, simply, games. In every job you have ever had, you are part of a game. Your ability to play the game and be part of the team will determine your success or failure. The ability...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job 10 CommentsDo Not Be Vengeful: Let Hurt and Anger Go Through You
He who conquers the mind, conquers the world. -Guru Nanak Dev In today’s economy, a lot of people are losing their jobs. People are being fired and let go from companies at an alarming rate. There is a huge sense of betrayal people feel...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed, Life Lessons, Staying Positive 12 CommentsI used to be a law professor, and I remember in my class there was the nicest kid you can imagine who had immigrated from Russia a few years previously and wanted to be an attorney. He hardly spoke English and had a difficult time putting sentences together;...
Filed under Advancement, Featured, Finding a Job 6 CommentsHow to Survive and Succeed in Your Job
Working in a company or any organization is often competitive and scary. The reason that it can be so scary is because around you there are so many unknowns, and there is so much information that you do not have access to. Having access to information,...
Filed under Keeping a Job 3 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,...
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