Negative and pessimistic attitudes do NOT attract success. All success, especially when it comes to landing a good job, begins with self-enthusiasm, self-confidence, and genuine hope. The best way to develop and maintain a positive and optimistic attitude is to be grateful for all you have today, so this deep, sincere appreciation leads to the attainment of your goal of …
Why 50% of College Grads End Up Back Home
According to a poll conducted by the consulting firm Twentysomething Inc., 85% of graduates will soon remember “what Mom’s cooking tastes like.” In other words, college grads are moving home (Time Newsfeed). Sociologist Katherine Newman, based on her research concluded that “well over half of college graduates move back home.” It is safe to say that somewhere between 50% and …
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 …
Are You a Protean Employee, Ready to Thrive in the NEW Job Market?
The Industrial Age workplace is over The Industrial Age workplace is over and has been replaced by the Protean workplace. There are no jobs or careers for life and no job security. Businesses and organizations can no longer rest on their laurels, if they don’t improve and keep up with constant change; they’ll be overtaken by competitors that will. The …
8 Protean Management Concepts for High Achievement
Today, the world needs a new kind of manager – one who understands the new world. Companies must be lean, mean, innovative, future-sighted, resourceful, quick to adapt, competitive, and bold. Today’s managers must realize that business success, even survival, depends on managers creating that dream team. 8 Key Protean Management Concepts for High Achievement 1) Bring more value to the …
6 Tips to Thrive in the New Protean Workplace
The Industrial Age workplace has been replaced by the Protean workplace. * No jobs or careers for life anymore; no job security * No guaranteed benefits, vacation days, sick days, pensions, or even paychecks * Companies, industries, and jobs that are here today but gone …
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 …