I Have Met the Enemy, and He is Blind People occasionally ask if I, as a blind person, ever worry about someone stealing money from me. For example, when… Continue reading “I Have Met the Enemy, and He is Blind”…
The Truth About Why You Did Not Get Hired Sometimes I fear for the up and coming generation. There’s a little too much entitlement, not enough accountability, a lot… Continue reading “The Truth About Why You Did Not Get Hired”…
How to Sell Yourself Outside of the Elevator Pitch I hate elevator pitches. Don’t get me wrong. I understand the why behind an elevator pitch. Everyone should be able… Continue reading “How to Sell Yourself Outside of the Elevator Pitch”…
Keep Your Kindness to Yourself If You Plan to Charge Me Later Have you ever had someone do something nice for you? Very likely, but, how many times did they later hold… Continue reading “Keep Your Kindness to Yourself If You Plan to Charge Me Later”…
How to Become an Effective Public Speaker Are you more afraid of public speaking than you are of death? If so, you’re a member of a large… Continue reading “How to Become an Effective Public Speaker”…
The Best Interview Advice Ever Congratulations on landing a job interview! Something in your cover letter and résumé caught the employer’s eye. They’re ready to… Continue reading “The Best Interview Advice Ever”…
How to Write a Cover Letter The cover letter is the second most important piece of your job application. If the résumé could be thought of… Continue reading “How to Write a Cover Letter”…
How to Write Resumes that Get Interviews Landing a job interview can be an exercise in patience and fortitude. Job seekers find themselves submitting dozens of applications–sometimes… Continue reading “How to Write Resumes that Get Interviews”…
The Entrepreneur’s Ultimatum What’s holding you back from starting your own business? Here’s a guy whose motivation was driven by personal need. He… Continue reading “The Entrepreneur’s Ultimatum”…
Life Lessons You Can Learn From Chess You do not have to be a chess player to appreciate today’s advice. As you gathered from the analysis I… Continue reading “Life Lessons You Can Learn From Chess”…
The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Get Ahead in Life You do not have to pick sides in the polarized environment the world has created. If it is enough for… Continue reading “The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Get Ahead in Life”…
Review of Bezonomics by Brian Dumaine Are we living through 1984? I’ll take your word for it. I tried reading the thing for the third time… Continue reading “Review of Bezonomics by Brian Dumaine”…
Lessons Learned From Six Months in Blogging Rather than tell you how I succeeded, I’m walking you through the process of how I am putting my success… Continue reading “Lessons Learned From Six Months in Blogging”…
It’s Time to Introduce Chess into Your Life Strategy The Queen’s Gambit likely triggered a fresh, but likely short-lived, curiosity in the game of chess. It’s possible the TV… Continue reading “It’s Time to Introduce Chess into Your Life Strategy”…
Do You Want to be Your Own Boss? Self-employment looks appealing for someone who wants to quit a job they hate. Working for yourself, however, does not mean… Continue reading “Do You Want to be Your Own Boss?”…