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Noah, Floods, Creative Destruction and Your Career
One of the most important stories in the Bible, from the book of Genesis, is the story of the flood. According to this story, God looked down upon the Earth and became angry at what he perceived to be mankind’s sins. He regretted creating people...
Filed under Featured, Goal Setting, How to Succeed, Life Lessons 10 CommentsI have decided that I do not like exercising in the gym in our building in Las Vegas anymore. The facility itself is very nice and new, and it has excellent equipment. It is also very clean and well maintained; in fact, it is one of the nicest gyms I...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 2 CommentsProsperity Through Thought – Force
Bruce MacLelland’s Prosperity Through Thought-Force discusses how one man, whose life was accustomed to failure and who did not have strong abilities, was able to make an incredible change in his life using certain principles. The book is inspiring...
Filed under Featured, Self Improvement Books Leave a CommentTo Get a Job You Need to Get the Employer’s Attention and Be a Safe Choice
When an employer has an open position, they are generally faced with two issues: (1) it is difficult for them to focus attention on all of the applications they are receiving, and (2) they are nervous about making a good decision among the various applicants...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentHow to Use Newspaper Classified Ads and Newspaper Help Wanted Ads to Look for Jobs
Historically, the best place to look for jobs was in the newspaper help wanted ads. In fact, newspapers were largely supported by revenue from help wanted ads until recently. The stories you have likely heard about various newspapers closing...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 1 CommentAbraham Lincoln, Bringing People Together, and Your Career
Several years ago, after September 11, 2001, I was speaking with the founder of an internet consulting firm in San Francisco. The firm was getting ready to close its doors and go out of business because all of its work had gone away. During the several...
Filed under Advancement, Featured Leave a CommentExternal Sources and False Conflict
When I was growing up, I always noticed a fascinating thing with my elder stepsister and many of the girls I knew. As I grew older, I saw my girlfriends repeat this pattern. Once a girl would get a boyfriend, and as the girl started spending less time...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 4 CommentsIncreasing Efficiency Is Your Best Route to Employment Security
The cheapening of any article in common use almost immediately results in a largely increased demand for that article. Take the case of shoes, for instance. The introduction of machinery for doing every element of the work which was formerly done by...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job 4 CommentsYou Need to Stop Competing and Seeing Differences Between You and Others
If you are looking for a job, trying to improve in your current job, or simply wish to experience a better life, there’s one thing you need to do: You need to be friends with everyone you meet in business, and stop competing and seeing differences....
Filed under Advancement, Featured 1 CommentIn Defense of Long-Term Employment with a Single Employer
If you go into any business that’s been around more than twenty or thirty years, you will inevitably find a handful of people who’ve been there from the very beginning of their careers. These well-adjusted souls will typically report to work...
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