Posted on March 17, 2008 by Bruce
Did you know that for the most part, our society considers workaholism as a dysfunction, even a type of disease? It shows it in some negative fashion that should be avoided at all costs. What is left out of the “equation” is the self satisfaction and even self productivity that it promotes. A self employed [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Bruce
There is a group of 10 jobs that can generate more than $100,000 annually in a report that was published on the net today. You visit the link here.
What I discovered in all these occupations is that it takes hard work, often specialized education, and a talent to work with people. Of course, a [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2008 by Bruce
Just the other day I compared notes with my business “buddies” and came to the conclusion that, in order to have success at any endeavour, you must be consistent. In other words, whatever you choose to do in work, career, self employment, you have to stay with it to give it a chance to “grow.” [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by Bruce
In a world where there is a store for just about anything, even career counseling, you would think that all your prayers have been answered for making your next job move. Well you could not be more wrong. The best career counseling services is….YOU!
A case in point; years ago, I contacted my local employment [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2008 by Bruce
Thank you all for reading this blog and if I sparked something inside yourself to appreciate where you are now or where you want to go, this is my mission in life. I have been blessed with the “positive gene” as stated in one of my previous posts. I have never taken for granted my [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by Bruce
It seems like the norm nowdays to read in the local newspaper across the USA, that more layoffs are reported. In the last quarter of 2007, AOL laid off over 2,000 people, Motorola cut 7,000, and Boeing cut a whopping 48,000! The field of work has been attacked, big time!
Now, this month January 2008, it [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2008 by Bruce
I picked up the newspaper today and found a formerly large corporation, Honeywell, has laid off hundreds of more workers. To all of you who were displaced, I send my thoughts of encouragement. Notice, I did not say I send my condolences or apologize or diss the corporation that laid you off. I look at [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2008 by Bruce
As I look back on the year just gone by, I am reminded that I literally have a “new start” for planning my year. I have accomplished just about all the goals I had last year, all 30 of them.
My career in the special event industry has treated me well in the face of [...]
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Posted on December 21, 2007 by Bruce
Just got off the phone from my good friend who also runs his own business. He told me I shouldn’t work on Christmas! “Take time off,” he says! I will take those words to heart for sure.
In the meantime, we should all think of what goals we are going to make for ourselves. No, [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2007 by Bruce
Well the there is more of the same national news, more layoffs. This time at Chrysler Motors. News reports say this week that Chrysler is laying off more than 12,000 people because of lower demand for their brand of automobiles. After all is said and done, there will be over 100,000 laid off workers from [...]
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