EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK! That issue seems to never die. Maybe it shouldn’t. I admit I have an interest in the issue as I have two daughters and this seems to be a women’s issue. I want them to have opportunities. I also admit that when I started my career in the 70’s that […]
Hard work We hear a lot about hard work these days. How if we work hard we should be able to make a living. Or that something is wrong with the “system” if we don’t. I agree with the idea of hard work, but think we need to define it a bit: • Some hard work is […]
Abortion Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you can turn out to be the best thing. I think we all recognize that but when one is in the moment it is hard to think that way. One of my worst moments came 43 years ago when I was just graduating from college. My girlfriend […]
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I think we all have said that at one time or another. My business is coaching businesses that rely on bank’s for financing and I too get angry once in a while. But my role is to teach my clients how lending works and what they need to do to communicate and keep their financing […]
This is another puzzler to me. Why does Obama and others think it is a travesty that some folks have two jobs? Or as they say, HAVE to have two jobs? I see a lot of people every day that have two jobs, I see some a couple of times a day at various places. When […]
When businesses lay someone off they frequently provide a severance pay for the individual. Depending upon rank and tenure it is designed to help the former employee out while they seek a new job. It is a fixed amount, and is paid over time regardless whether the person gets new job during the payout. I […]
Another success story! This young woman proved that it is not just hard work but relationship skills and a positive attitude that got her a job in a tough market. Oh, and she worked hard too. Just heard of another success story! Well it is a little early to call it success but it is […]
Yes, I dream a lot, hence the name for my blog: “I’ve been thinking” My articles are not based on lots of research, just my experiences in life and work. My hope is that someone will find it some day and find an idea that helps them n their career and life in general. One […]
Most people my vintage believe that social security is not an entitlement, but a return on money we have invested over our working life. I know I want to believe that! However thinking about it I believe Congress believes it is an entitlement, just like welfare, unemployment compensation, and a host of others. As such, […]
