Some food for thought as you head into the weekend. Already the 3rd weekend of the NFL season. Wow, another week and we’ll be a quarter of the way through another NFL season. Man, time flies… Should be no surprise to you. Man, time just rockets by when you’re looking for a job or if […]
Kevin Donlin interviewed on Fox 9 News
Best Buy CEO Resigns. If You Sell a Commodity, You Face a Future Like His With Brian Dunn Out, What’s Next for Best Buy?: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com Watch my interview on Fox 9 News, above. Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn resigned today, and the future of his company is cloudy. Best Buy can survive, but they […]
Short Term Success Made in a Void Can Only Lead to Disappointment…
Although this rather lengthy article by Tom Venuto is focused on weight loss – that is his field of expertise – I think his words can apply to many aspects of our lives. The core of his observations are that short term goals made in a void lead to short term gains that will always […]
6 Things You Must Have for Job Success
By Julia Erickson I created this list to help people zero in on what they want in a job or work. When you know what you want, it is far easier to develop a plan to get there. This is a list of 5-6 aspects of a job or work that you MUST have. This […]
Instead of New Year’s Resolutions, Set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals
by Tom Venuto, Why do new year’s resolutions usually fail? Why do you start with guns blazing on January 1st, but by February, you’re losing motivation, cheating on your diet, skipping workouts, and slipping back into old patterns? John LaValle, a master trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) suggests that we should take a closer […]
Goal Setting For The New Decade: Beyond The New Year’s Resolution
By Tom Venuto When you pause and reflect on the past decade as you look ahead to a new one, it makes you appreciate how short life is, how valuable time is and how quickly the time can pass you by – with nothing to show for it, if you don’t plan otherwise. That’s why […]
Reasons to cheer a jump in temp hiring
Companies are hiring, but more often they’re bringing on temporary employees to meet their labor needs. Will a rise in temps lead to more permanent hiring? by Nin-Hai Tseng, writer-reporter With more than 15 million people in the U.S. out of work and the latest unemployment rate edging slightly higher, it’s hard to see how […]
Does Sharing Your Goals Make You Less Likely To Achieve Them?
by Tom Venuto, If you’re not familiar with the TED talks, I recommend checking them out. Ted.com’s tagline is “riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.†The short videos feature entrepreneurs, artists, philanthropists, entertainers, scientists, authors and thought leaders from almost every field. I’ve watched a lot of TED videos, but last week […]
Setting Priorities
Three Mistakes to Avoid  By Leo Babauta, While it’s easy to be busy and crank out the tasks on your to-do list, it’s a bit more difficult to choose to do the important things — to live your life by priorities that you set for yourself. But living a life of smart priorities is […]
Breaking Into the Finance Field .
By ELIZABETH GARONE Q: My husband recently graduated from the University of Chicago with an M.B.A. He originally planned to move into a research or analysis role in investment banking or private equity. He is currently in compliance for a major investment bank, which he finds extremely dull. When he started the part-time M.B.A. program […]
Career Moves To Make Before Year-End
By: Caroline Ceniza Levine We have two months to go before 2011. You might be tempted to ease into the holidays and push into the New Year your work on landing a new job, starting a business, making a career change, or getting a promotion. But there are certain things you should do now to […]
5 Secrets of Successful Career Changers
 By Carolyn Bigda and Donna Rosato (Money Magazine) — Tolstoy wrote that unhappy people are each unhappy in their own way. The same can be said of American workers today. In a bleak survey out earlier this year, the Conference Board reported that job satisfaction was at its lowest level in more than two decades. […]
10 booming jobs and how to get them
Demand for biomedical engineers is projected to grow a whopping 72% between 2008 and 2018. What other careers on Money and PayScale.com’s list of America’s best jobs will see big opportunities, and what do hiring managers look for? By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer Hyo’s Note:Â These lists are interesting but you most certainly need […]
Optimizing Your Cold-Contact Cover Letter
By Teena Rose Sending a letter to a company, which may not have publicly advertised positions is called a cold-contact letter. You’re contacting them to introduce yourself with the hope that it may spark an interest and result in a warm lead (also known as an interview). For obvious reasons, a cold-contact letter will generate […]
Establish Your Own Personal Constitution
I wrote this post for my other blog. But as I looked at it more, I decided that it really fits here. But instead of rewriting it, I’ve decide to just post it as is here and let you substitute it to your situation as it applies to you. I’ve also added some personal mission […]
