For Will, a positive attitude has helped him get through business and personal situations. But, it is easy to be positive when all is well…but now, things are not going well for Will. OK its, been awhile since I checked in. Today has been rough, just the usual slog, filling in resume forms online. Ima [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Will B. Happy, The HITS Just Keep Coming: The Sad Truth of Job Seeking (the crying wife)
Posted in March 13th, 2007
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Entreprenuer, Now JobSeeker: Still Learning How to Be a Job Seeker
Posted in March 11th, 2007
~ Will B. Penny, a family friend who recently saw his start up blow up in California…so he and his wife, Ima, pulled up stakes and went to NYC…with hopes of finding their next great career stop. His story continues…. “Finding your happy achievements Ouch, I just read that over 50% of American are unhappy [...]
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Not A Moment Too Soon
Posted in March 10th, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom
9 Mar 2007 / PE Eddie Van Halen says he’ll enter rehab — Associated Press This is sad news, and Eddie’s sweet, elderly grandma (pictured above) says she wishes him the best. Wait a moment . . . I’m being told that the person in the picture is not Eddie Van Halen’s elderly grandma, but [...]
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My Grandma Botz Was So Yesterday
Posted in March 9th, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom
I may have had the coolest grandma ever. She was little, maybe five feet tall, and lived all her life on two Kansas farms. She had six kids, all of them delivered on the kitchen table. She died when she was 90 or so, and she had a smile on her face when they buried [...]
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For All You Twenty-Somethings: A Challenge and a Goal
Posted in March 9th, 2007
For the next 30 days, strive to be [tag]THE MOST POSITIVE PERSON[/tag] you know. Instead of yes-but, say yes-and. Smile more. Compliment more, say ‘thanks’ more. Don’t worry about anything else. [tag]TIVO[/tag] ahead 50 years…will you be known as the most positive person in the lives of your friends, family and associates? You can do [...]
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The Art of Plussing: How It Could Hurt Your Growth and Your People
Posted in March 8th, 2007
I am a big believer in the art of [tag]plussing[/tag]. Basically, this means that almost any business situation, or idea, or problem, once solved can stand one more idea. I am told that[tag] Pixar[/tag], the creative geniuses who gave Shrek, Cars and more, have an entire department dedicated to this concept…that after the work is [...]
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If You Recall, I Recommended NASA Fire The Diaper-Wearing Astronaut the Next Day
Posted in March 7th, 2007
It was really the only solution. Today, they finally fired her.
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Follow Up to The Lies Discovered on Resumes: A Good One
Posted in March 7th, 2007
Another good example of a lie on a resume…’course he could have worked for them, I suppose…. “and…on a similar note…saw a classified ad in the Washington Post for a job at a DC think-tank where employee would “work for two novel lariats.” deef, Jan 15 2002
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The Elephant Story
Posted in March 6th, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom
I swore I would never pass along something like this, but this did touch my heart: In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, [...]
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