“Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand and “lollipop” with your right. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose [...]
Archive for February, 2007
29 Things You Learn by Reading Your Email
Posted in February 28th, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom
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WWDS Blog is on a Roll According to Google: News Item, It’s Google-Juice
Posted in February 28th, 2007
–February 28, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota–For Release One of JobDig’s blogs, WWDS, What Would Dad Say, set new records for blog traffic in February. “I am humbled by the number of people read WWDS,” said the WWDS author. “It really means a lot to me.” Part of the increase in traffic is due to WWDS and [...]
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Starbucks, Starbucksgossip, Howard Schultz and HR Managers
Posted in February 28th, 2007
Keep in mind that my grandfather supposedly said that ‘sliced bread would never work out because it would dry out too fast,’ so it should not surprise you that I can recall thinking that $3 coffee would never make it either. Now, twenty years later, it is like the comedian said, “I recently found a [...]
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The OutSourcing of American Jobs: Who Are Those People and Why Are They Doing It to Us? Alison Pitman, Voice Over Talent From the UK
Posted in February 27th, 2007
by admin in Work-related
Alison Pitman runs a voice over business out of Bristol, England called relocomo. She does work for several American clients. Tell us a little about yourself? Where do you live? Where did you grow up? Tell us a little about your place where you grew up, your family, school?  I live in the [...]
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Marshall Goldsmith’s New Book: “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”
Posted in February 27th, 2007
As one of America’s preeminent executive coaches, [tag]Marshall Goldsmith[/tag] is one of but a few consultants who have been asked to work with more than eighty CEOs in the world’s top companies. I met him a few years ago—this is an excerpt from his newest, just-released book: “That’s the problem with adding too much value. [...]
Creating a Vision Board: Help for Our Entreprenuer
Posted in February 25th, 2007
Will B. Happy is being reflective on his life and careers. To help guide him to what is next, he came upon an idea that might help him and his wife keep all in perspective. By Will B. Happy… Vision board destination. Seeing what you want is important. Ima and I engaged in a fun [...]
Will B. Happy: The Car Trip Analogy to Job Hunting
Posted in February 25th, 2007
by Will B. Happy, an entreprenuer working his way back to normalcy, after a dot com blow up. His thoughts… Your car trip You wake up in the morning start your car and drive around until you hopefully spot something, that looks interesting. You figure this is a long trip and you want to get [...]
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From the Entreprenuer Who Crashed and Burned
Posted in February 24th, 2007
Some time ago, a family friend watched as his start up failed. Now, he has packed up his family, moved across the country and is attempting to re start his career…and life. This is his story… ~by Will B. Happy The dead do tell tales. One of the things I do a lot of is [...]
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Priceless Politics
Posted in February 23rd, 2007
Priceless Politics Opinion Editorial by Thomas Sowell – Feb 23, 2007 Among the many rationales used to defend the welfare state, the most powerful is that it is necessary, in order to take care of the poor and the downtrodden. But the amount of money required to bring every poor person in the country above [...]
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Rita Moreno on Britney Spears, Paris Hilton et al
Posted in February 23rd, 2007
“Whatever happened to elegance?” ~[tag]Rita Moreno[/tag], Minneapolis, February 21, 2007
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