1. Put the seat down. 2. When visiting a married woman, of any age, talk to her outside, not inside her house. 3. Hold doors open for everyone, not just women, all the time. 4. Swearing is not a sign of manliness. 5. Remember your mother’s birthday with a card, at least. Write something besides [...]
James Michener, Turning 40, Your Own Career Path: What to Consider in Your 20′s and 30′s
Posted in June 13th, 2007
If there is one question I hear from Gen Y workers, it has to do with career paths…of wanting to understand how to pick a career, how to find passion and meaning in your life. Years ago, in my more smartass years, I would tell people that if you have to ask about your career [...]
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Five Lessons About How To Treat People
Posted in June 4th, 2007
 After opening my tenth email of the day with funny jokes and tasteless videos from [tag]YouTube[/tag], I then open this email with five inspiring mini-stories.  Thanks to Eric. Five Lessons About How To Treat People – Author Unknown 1. First Important Lesson – “Know The Cleaning Lady” During my second month of college, our [...]
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Huge Difference Between “Be” and “Make”
Posted in May 30th, 2007
We all know that positive people are more interesting, more engaged, more fun to be around and more successful. Typically. And, they get the prettiest girls. So be positive is what we, er, you, hear. Be positive, be positive, be positive. The issue is not so much in understanding the ‘be positive’ outlook on life. [...]
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Drew Carey and People Who Hate Their Job
Posted in May 28th, 2007
“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.†~Drew Carey [tags]hate your job, support groups, people who hate their jobs, Drew Carey, quotes[/tags]
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Mulligans, Do-Overs and TIVO
Posted in May 19th, 2007
While I rarely golf, I do insist on taking mulligans. A mulligan is what they call taking another shot cuz your first one went ‘thataway.’ The term was invented by [tag]Abner Mulligan[/tag] who famously said to his wife one day, “Yes, Honey, your ass does kinda look big in that dress.” Tell me he didn’t [...]
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Assume Goodwill, Again
Posted in May 18th, 2007
I know I have said this before…but far too many problems can be simply avoided if you assume goodwill on the part of the other person…FIRST. Maybe this will lead to trouble…and I know there are evil people out there who want to do bad things to others…but mostly, we are a nation of good, [...]
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Blogging is the New Cocktail Party
Posted in May 7th, 2007
I am not a big fan of cocktail parties…especially the drinking part. I do like to meet new people and blogging introduces you to a wide range of different people…some of whom you would never, ever meet. That part is fun. Robert Hruzek of [tag]Middle Zone Musings [/tag]invited me to participate in his meme…which is [...]
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Even Einstein Was No Einstein
Posted in May 2nd, 2007
First, this: overhead conversation between college professors talking about Career Counselors on campus: “Why don’t they understand our job is not to find our students jobs, or even prepare them for a specific industry, but open their minds and imaginations. We are not about career counseling.” And then there was this– from Einstein, a new [...]
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Procrastinate Now, Don’t Put It Off
Posted in March 29th, 2007
If you are like me and would love to TIVO meetings and not just “24″ , we all need to take a break. Slow down, think, ponder, reflect and simply observe. [tags]procrastinate, procrastinators[/tags]
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