Workaholic - cause and effect

What really causes us to be workaholics? Some say that, because of the downsizing of corporations or corporations “hunkering down” to save costs, employees are made to work longer or employees feel that if they do not go the “extra mile” at the office, they will be let go. Still others say that high technology [...]

Workaholics and the fun factor

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 [...]

Federal Labor Dept. reports lost of 63,000 job layoffs in February

The continued “apocolypse” is approaching! That is what all the political “doomsayers” are saying. Funny, I live by going against the grain of what information is being fed to me. It seems like the news media and our government are working very hard together, hand in hand, to spread this black cloud of bad news [...]

More layoffs mean more opportunity

Breaking news - Honeywell to lay off 420 people. This was the story in the headlines in the Phoenix Arizona newspaper, business section. So what else is new? And the topper, the reason for the layoff is to replace them with cheaper labor in Asia. So it goes, more jobs leaving the shores of the [...]

New website launched now

I am pleased to announce that my new website, Wealth Method Now has been launched. Since my posts several weeks ago regarding displaced workers across the USA, I have been inspired to assist these hard workers to encourage them and share my knowledge of starting a small business. My wealth methods are a two step [...]

Is working still working?

To all you workaholics out there…say it isn’t so! Do you feel like you are “working?” The whole idea on this blog is to make working and being a workaholic, fun. It should not be overbearing, it should not be drudgery, it should not be a negative experience.
Quite often I am asked, since I have [...]

Freelancing is a good future

Working or lack of it….the best thing you can do in this century is to freelance. I compare it to being totally self employed. There is no end to the opportunities for you in any type of economy.
I see freelancing as the answer to get;
1) flexible working hours
2) earn more money in less time
3) develop [...]

Stay the course

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.” [...]

Self counseling your own career

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 [...]

Managing your work flow

Workaholics can be very organized or very disorganized. I hope, that if you are not an organized being, that you shift your thinking about how you see your workflow and correct it immediately. Anyone in the work force, or self employed, can improve their productivity over 200% by just simplifying their way of organizing. Solutions [...]