Have You Ever Been Interrupted?
It appears that you’re new here. If you like this content, subscribe to my feed via RSS or Email and you can keep up with all the new posts.If you aren’t sure how to use an RSS feed, read this post.How well do you listen to others? How well do others listen to you? This [...]
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 7 - How I Experienced the Double Edged Sword of Credit
My first experience with credit was during the Christmas season of my freshman year in college. I went to a local department store and bought some gifts for my mom, dad, and little brother. Though I was fully prepared to pay cash, I was offered an ‘in store” credit card on the spot. The clerk told me that I had a $100 limit and that my payments would be around $10. I remember thinking, “Are you kidding me? This is great!” I reasoned that $10 was nothing and by doing this, I would save some cash for going out to eat. Besides, it was cool to flip out the plastic.
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 6 - Steps I Use to Cope With Stress
All stress is not bad. The human mind needs to experience some stress just to stay focused and sharp. I’ve read recently where some university studies have shown that the only completely stress free people in the world are dead. Wonder how much that study cost?
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 5 - How I Manage Multiple Priorities
Are you overwhelmed with trying to manage multiple “top” priorities? Do you feel you’ve overextended yourself? Is the pressure more than you can stand? If you can fog a mirror these days, you probably answered yes to at least one of those questions.
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 4 - How I Learned to Stop Fooling Myself
We have a tendency to overlook risks if those risks get in the way of what we want to do anyway. The conspiracy between these two components, our eyes and our brains, allows us to live on the fence between reality and illusion. Too many times we allow ourselves to fool ourselves, looking through life through those proverbial “rose colored glasses.”
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 3 - How I Learned to Study
When I was in college I stumbled upon a study technique that consistently produced A’s in my classes. It did require a lot of work, but when I fully developed and followed these ideas, I aced my classes. I’m not talking easy 101 type classes either, I was excelling in 300 and 400 level courses. Your mileage may vary, but here’s how I did it:
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 1 - Networking
Want to learn how to network, but aren’t sure where to begin? Here are some tips that will help you take the needed steps to become a networking machine. Interestingly, though networking is touted as an important skill to help you get ahead in life, it wasn’t taught at any college I attended (I went to three from undergraduate school through graduate school). Perhaps others have different experiences at different schools and colleges. If that is YOU, please leave a comment about the school you attended and a summary of what you learned from your networking course there.
10 Reasons I Won’t Accept a Job Counter Offer
I’m not planning on leaving my current job anytime in the near future, but having resigned from other positions, I’ve been counter-offered better pay, better conditions, or better benefits in attempts to “keep me on board.” I’ve turned down every counter offer in the past and here are my reasons why:
Find a Job You Love?
There is a great deal of talk these days about the importance of finding a job you love. Seems like every blog I read, every personal development web site, every talk show is talking about pursuing your passion and making a living doing it. But CareerBuilder.com says that 84% of all workers are not [...]
How Do You Define Success? Six Factors to Consider
To many people think that success is wrapped up in things, but the truth is, success is wrapped up in how you see yourself and how you are able to enjoy your life. To have a completely successful life along these lines, you’ll need to consider these six components:
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