we all get one shot at it; we had better make it count.
It is time for a quick break and the family and I are looking forward to a trip to New York! The kids are about to start a week long break so the timing could not be better. This is the first time the girls have been to the “big city” and they are looking forward to it. I must say that I can not wait to go as well as it has been a long, long, time since my…
Being asked to articulate your own, or others, strengths is not as easy as it sounds. I know that when I have sat down to work on a personal mission statement or writing my core values, I quickly run into writers block. It is not that I do not have strong values and core beliefs, but giving them written form is more of a challenge then one would think. As part of a mentoring program that I am participating in, we…
Having MySpace or other social-networking sites that present anything less than a stellar picture of oneself can hurt one’s chances at advancement or even ongoing employment. This goes for full-time employed people and freelancers/consultants. Last month, I wrote a post discussing the potential dangers that social-networking sites can have on future employment. In my morning reading, I came across the below news story written by Nate Anderson on ars technica. Every teacher wants to be the cool guy, the Robin-Williams-in-Dead-Poet’s-Society friend to students, but a…
Quicken reduced the cost of Quicken Online to free. This is great for consumers, but I have to ask myself why Intuit would make such a move. What does Intuit see that would cause them to move in this direction? Are some of the new online financial applications starting to take root and they see this as a move to fend off competition? If you are giving your product away free, while incurring costs, how exactly is this great for your business long-term? The only thing…