What to do When You’re Unemployed

July 27, 2009

What to do when you lose your job.
1. Take a deep breath and relax. It’s not you.
2. Have a conversation with your spouse/partner/children/parents as to the ramifications of your new status. Keep those close to you closer. Stay away from negative personalities (re-think your friends).
3. Go through you finances. Start cutting out all non-essential expenses (cable TV, eating [...]

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The New You (aka Recreating Yourself as a Marketable Entity)

July 2, 2009

Some weeks ago I was speaking to friends who were participating in a local “Singles” weekend. They were commenting on the attitudes of some of the participants. Many were outgoing, friendly, and in general were what they expected to find at this type of event. Others were laid back, shy, generally quiet and seemed to [...]

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On Motivation

July 2, 2009

I recently had to cancel a workshop on Motivation because only five people had registered.
The organizer asked, “How do you motivate people who are basically unmotivated, to attend a workshop on Motivation?” An excellent question! One, however, that is fairly easy to answer.
To successfully motivate a person, the goal must be worthy of the [...]

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Problems of the Elderly, A Child’s View

July 2, 2009

My mom and dad had been married for 59 years when, in 1998, my dad died.
With old-school, typically middle class values, and a trade that my father learned at the age of 16, they succeeded in building a moderately comfortable lifestyle while putting enough aside to make certain that their retirement years would be [...]

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