Workaholic defined

Wikipedia has a definition of a workaholic – see below:
Colloquially, a workaholic, is a person who is addicted to work (the correct medico-legal term is “ergomania”).
The phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such [...]

FTC and It’s Affect on Blogging

I have to take a little “detour” here regarding the blogosphere. It seems that millions of bloggers are in an uproar about the latest FTC ruling that has to deal with full disclosure regarding testimonials, earnings claims, and other “truth in advertising” practices.
If I understand this correctly, it really does not affect us honest bloggers. [...]

Workaholic and the new economy

For the coming years of our economy, the workaholic is going to continue to work hard and hopefully smart and make even more money for years to come. The word is out that the world has changed forever and the economic bubble is getting smaller and smaller. We need to accept the reality of that [...]

Continuing signs that the economy is recovering

With reports coming in from Wall Street of three plus days of above negative figures from the Dow Jones Averages, the NASDAQ, even the Russell 2000, we are seeing a little light at the end of the tunnel of things getting better. Now I don’t claim this to be a blog about the US economy nor [...]

Jobs in demand – part deux

We had a lot of email coming in about the interest in the jobs in demand currently in the USA. Here is what our research revealed.
According to Yahoo Jobs
1) Technology – IT departments
Network administration
Windows platform administration
Desktop support
Database management
2) Creative and Artistic
Graphic designer
Desktop publisher
Motion graphics specialist
3) Office Jobs
Receptionist/Manager
Customer service representatives
Administrative assistants
4) Legal
Paralegal
Case clerk
Legal receptionist
Office clerk
According to [...]

Harder to find employment

It is no secret, it is very hard to find employment. With the bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler here in the USA, we expect another 20,000 people to be unemployed. What is even more of a tragedy, is that many of these employees are going to lose many of the accrued retirement benefits that [...]

Work with Pre-eminence

If you work at any conventional job right now, you need to change your mindset to get through this down economy. It is no secret that the down economy has hit us around the world in one way or another. So what do we focus on now? How do we get the most out of [...]

Working is more important than ever

As we start our daily jobs today, we should all realize the fact that we still are the same person who we were before the economic downturn. Really, what has changed in the past two years? The situation around us. The media, our well intentioned friends and family, and the so called economic experts constantly [...]

Workaholic and life balance

It would seem that working for hours on end could be a hazard to your health. Some researchers have found that working harder can be healthy for our minds. If we keep our head on “straight” and are productive and not just doing “busy work,” there are health benefits to working hard.
Not, I am [...]

4 Hour Workweek – Tim Ferriss

You might have heard about the book “4 Hour Work Week,” by author Tim Ferriss. I love how he dissects our work a day life. He says, break all the current useless habits we all have and focus, focus, focus! Check this video out, he makes it so easy to change your life for the [...]