UNDERWATER MORTGAGES, ARE THEY REALLY A HARDSHIP?
Some things confuse me. Mainly the political spins i hear all the time on the news. By both sides! One is the mortgage situation and the underwater mortgages for sure. I don’t understand why it is more of a hardship to make payments on an underwater mortgage than one that is not underwater. The [...]
I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BUY HEATH INSURANCE!
That may seem like an odd opinion from a conservative. I recognize the constitutional issues and it may not come to pass, but why do I feel this way? First, many people would not buy it unless their employer provided it. I don’t know about other states but do know that in Minnesota that it [...]
HATING YOUR JOB GETS YOU NO WHERE AND ONLY HURTS YOU, NOT YOUR BOSS!
I often hear about people who their jobs. Frankly I don’t understand this because I never hated a job. My jobs paid me so I could support my family, and if I did well in my job I got more opportunities. Some jobs may be dead end, I realize, but there are ways to deal [...]
DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO AND YOU WILL LOVE YOUR JOB!
This seems to be the popular advice given to our young people today and others in job transition too. I think it is great if you can do that but I have a few problems with that concept. Like I said, it is good if you can find that career, but what is your higher [...]
SO, WHAT DID YOU LEARN GETTING FIRED?
Well, that is a very sensitive topic for many I would assume. My intent is not to throw salt into anyone’s wound, just stimulate some thinking that may help someone get and keep his/her next job. Let me be clear, many people lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Period. But I don’t [...]
IN THIS ECONOMY I WILL NEVER GET A JOB! SAY WHAT??
Today I saw a news clip of an Occupy Wall Street protest. I’m not even sure where it was taken, but a sign holder caught my eye. He was holding a sign that said “I will never get a job in this economy”. It is difficult to find jobs today, but in this guys case [...]
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE MAKE THEIR DECISIONS WORK
Success story I am curious how some “kids” seem to figure out how to get jobs while others don’t. I would guess a lot of it comes down to parents who teach their kids if they want money they need to work for it. I may also guess that those same parents teach their kids [...]
IS PROTESTING REALLY A TANTRUM?
A few weeks ago I wrote an article titled “IS BEING A VICTIM ADDICTING? I ran it by some addiction recovery experts on Linkedin and got some interesting responses, most seemed to agree with my point that victimhood can be addicting. Here is a link to that post: http://www.robseverson.com/?p=567 I continue to be alarmed by [...]
COLLEGE VALUE? IS THIS A PROBLEM FOR THE WALL STREET OCCUPIER YOUNG PEOPLE?
About 25 years ago I was interviewing a young woman for a position in auditing for out finance company. We usually hired about 3-5 auditors a year depending upon turnover. This job was our entry level position and we looked for accounting degrees, experience if they had it, and the ability to communicate among other [...]
IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME
Remember “Field of Dreams”? Kevin Costner heard a voice telling him to build a ball park in his field to attract ball players. He believed the voice and eventually the old ballplayers came out of the cornfield to play ball! Great story but life doesn’t seem to work that way for most of us. Even Apple had [...]
