I discuss the topic of self responsibility and resiliency over and over again; yet so many people and job seekers continue to count on everyone and everything else but themselves for their success and happiness. Here is a key phrase to remind yourself and people around you: “To achieve all that you want to achieve in life, and to be …
Long Term Unemployment – A National Emergency
When two Washington policy economists come together – where one is the Co-director of the Liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research and the other is the Director of Economic Policy Studies at the Conservative American Enterprise Institute… and both agree – we should pay attention! There are over 5 million Americans who have been unemployed for more than half …
Today’s Workplace Offers Unlimited Opportunities
Oh, the things we constantly hear: unemployment is up, unemployment is down but long term employment problems prevail, if congress doesn’t act to pass economic tax reform, the economy will be heading towards a fiscal cliff, the president is not acting swiftly enough to encourage GDP to rise anytime soon; which translates to no job growth, businesses continue to outsource …
8 Ways to Be Happy in Difficult Times
“People are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”– Abraham Lincoln What is Character? Character is defined in the midst of adversity and setbacks. It takes no special skill or discipline to enjoy life when things are going well. When you consciously make an effort to pay attention on what makes you happy and use the power …
5 Specific Ways to Improve Your Inner Chatter
Would you revisit a movie you loathed time and time again? Of course you wouldn’t. So why would you go back, in the theater of your mind, and revisit thoughts that cause you pain, stress, and disease? Almost every minute of everyday your head is full of thoughts, beliefs, and expectations. You have more conversations with yourself in the course …
How To Generate Your Own Electricity
A burning desire is the generation plant for creating your own electricity. Real success and pure happiness come from within and self-motivation. Regardless of where you are in your life, what you are experiencing, adversities you are facing, or the goals you have achieved or failed to achieve, passion and personal ambition are the sources of inner power that lead …
Are You Clicking as the Clock is Ticking?
There is a significant difference between time and attention. Time is the ticking of the clock where minutes and hours pass by with or without you. Attention is how you are “clicking” while the clock is ticking. Time doesn’t matter. What matters is the quality of your experiences. And your experiences are determined by what you pay attention to. A …
Ain’t No Sunshine When There Ain’t No Customers
Innovation, and what we have come to know as entrepreneurship, has no value until it creates something a customer wants. The Golden Rule Successful entrepreneurship, job growth, profitability, and business success is dependent on identifying and pursuing customers who have the ability to pay and the desire to buy. Innovators vs. Entrepreneurs There is no shortage of innovators and inventors …
8 Ways to Reach Absolute Trust and Find Inner Peace
Years ago, a great teacher explained to me that absolute trust was the most liberating and invigorating means for achieving success and happiness. He also told me that absolute trust in no way guaranteed success; but that it was the most liberating and invigorating means for achieving peace and happiness in the wake of adversity, tragedy, and calamity. I was …
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Everyone has said it. Everyone has heard it. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.” That’s what we are doing regarding our jobs crisis… and this is true for BOTH political parties! The world has changed. Driven by technology and globalization, the economic and workplace landscape has undergone …