Are you a talker or a listener? My husband is a talker, a motor mouth. He can talk to a shoe. He talks non-stop. When we travel with friends on our boat he is famous for his non-stop patter of interesting and sometimes silly comments that alternately annoy and crack up folks listening on the […]
The tools you bring to a job interview reflect the impression you want to leave. Be sure the tools you carry are right for the job you want. A kindergarten teacher can have portfolio with cute little apples on it. It is not ok for a vice president to carry a portfolio with cute little […]
I have a beautiful portfolio with my initials on it. My friend, Stuart, gave it to me years ago. Stuart was influential in my career, helping me determine that I really was in the proper career during a really extended job search. So that portfolio means something to me. Every time I look at that […]
I was thinking about an article on LinkedIn that I read a while ago, “Six Ways to be Genuinely Unforgettable”, that really made me think. What makes me different from the next guy? How do I stand out from the crowd? If you are one of many people at work, what makes you stand out? […]
We have been boaters for 21 years at the same marina in Sandusky OH. The docks are kind of warped from the impact of many cold winters and not being attended to or upgraded. Goose poop piles up on the docks during the week. The Internet is sketchy at best. No one from the marina […]
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out and eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” This Thanksgiving is your chance! Say thank you for the opportunity to taste experience to the utmost. Are you open to newer and richer experiences? […]
A recent blog, Recruiting with LinkedIn is a Puzzlement described five ways hiring managers can use LinkedIn to find candidates who meet their needs: Have a robust number of connections Profile should be welcoming and interesting Even if use LinkedIn recruiter application, have robust connections and a welcoming profile Build relationships Look for ways to […]
As the King said, “It is a puzzlement.” A fellow entrepreneur shared how he added a right hand person as a means of growing his business by leaps and bounds. I was intrigued by how he grew his business but I was more intrigued by HOW he added a right hand person. Here is John’s […]
The quarterly investment statements arrived this week. I love that dark reminder at the bottom in tiny print: Past performance does not necessarily predict future results. I can be confident of my investment choices based on my observations of circumstances, environment, and other factors influencing results. Investment comes down to informed guesses. It is impossible […]
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