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Cheap Is Expensive: A Marine Disaster
One thing I’ve learned in my lifetime is if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Every day, so many of us are glued to televisions and see people become rich overnight on game shows. Growing up, kids receive a lot of messages that you...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 10 CommentsHypnotists, Worry and Living Your Life Today
I took my wife to Las Vegas about a year ago and we decided to go see a hypnotist show. I had gone to see a hypnotist who had performed for the entire university when I was in law school and had really enjoyed it. The show was fascinating to me and really...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 5 CommentsFind the Best Target Audience for Your Skills
When I was about 13 years old, my parents sent me to a small, private school that catered to children from the wealthiest families in the Detroit area. The school was unusual in that it went out of its way to assist the wealthiest students and seemed...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 15 CommentsMy Lesson from the Missionaries
Several years ago, I was working at a law firm and virtually from the moment I arrived a woman I’ll call “Linda” used to come into my office for a few hours a day to talk. Her topic? How bad things were at the law firm. She would share...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 19 CommentsGo Beneath the Surface to Find a Job
One of the most interesting theories about life on earth involves the notion that it exists in conditions in which conventional wisdom says it shouldn’t. Carl Wirson of the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution wrote in a 1991 paper: In 1991,...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 1 CommentHow to Choose a Recruiter Based on Recruiting Style
Every recruiter’s individual style has certain merits. However, there are recruiters who are truly exceptional at what they do. Choosing an exceptional recruiter is even more important in a bad market because the methods he or she uses determines if...
Filed under Job Market 9 CommentsOriginally published in the 1920s, The Multiple Mentality Course by Harry Kahne describes a series of exercises leading to the development of greater mental power. The author, who was at one time known as The Incomparable Mentalist and The Man with the...
Filed under Featured, Self Improvement Books 4 CommentsYour Beliefs about Yourself Are Controlling Your Destiny
When you go down any street in virtually any major urban environment in the world, you’ll see people living on the street. I’ve lived in Europe, Asia, and all over the United States. Wherever I’ve gone, I’ve seen people living...
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