Interview Performance Your life will many times change up or down from your performance in a job interview. Being involved in this process for years I do have one conclusion. The graduates of today have not been taught how to handle interviews. Not before, not during, and not after. This is a problem that should […]
Every Year, I Post a Link Concerning the Vast Amounts of Unclaimed Money with the State of California. Every year, I get an email from someone who took less than a minute to enter their name or name of relatives, friends, etc. They will tell me that they found some money for someone dear to […]
Years Ago… …in a galaxy far, far, away called Granada Hills, I managed the Little League Cubs and founded a Pop Warner group, North Valley Golden Bears. Years ago in a galaxy far, far, away called Granada Hills, I managed the Little League Cubs and founded a Pop Warner group, North Valley Golden Bears. Let’s […]
Love What You Do A student said recently, “I would love your job, you just talk all day.” I’ve had some great jobs. One in Germany years ago was Athletic Director for USAF Germany, running Sports Events all over Europe. At Indiana University, I worked nights in the Girl’s Dorms making sandwiches, milk shakes, etc. […]
Sus Speaker Story Best speaker story of the week from a great Political speaker on a holiday cruise. “Homeland Security wanted to do a test so they took four briefcases and filled them with fake bomb parts. They placed them in four USA airports. Despite the many announcements of “Don’t leave baggage unattended“, the results […]
Transitioning According to a recent CareerBuilder article, nearly 250,000 service members transition out of the military every year. Not only are small businesses providing jobs for veterans, they are reaping the benefits of some great tax credits. Powerful Skill Set Veterans offer a wide variety of skills and qualities that could benefit your business. A […]
Hard Loss On a seminar trip I left my phone somewhere. As soon as possible I bought a “pre-paid phone.” That is what CVS calls them as I kept asking for a throwaway or drug dealer phone. It cost only $7.99 for a phone, home charger, car charger, earplug, case, plus a lot of introductory […]
Life in Suburbia DJ & I live in an area on the Eastern-most border of Orange County. We see many animals including deer, coyotes, condors, and an occasional mountain lion, etc. Some time ago I purchased a Gravity Catch and Release Cage Trap to try to reduce the rat population. When I catch a rabbit, […]
The Value of Sports Did I learn anything of value in spending so many hours over so many years practicing, playing, thinking, stressing and dreaming about sports? Yes. First, I learned that the adage about “You can do anything you want, if you want to badly enough” is not true. There is a small fact […]
John Hancock Tower I posted this photo on Facebook a few days ago, and many people knew the answer. In front of a green screen, but it was on the 94th Floor of the John Hancock Tower on Michigan Blvd in Chicago, Chi-Town, Windy City, the toddling town, etc. Michigan Avenue The Magnificent Mile on […]
