This is one of the most commented-on stories in The Rudder of the Day.
I heard a story from my friend Bob about an old dog lying on the front porch. A neighbor approached the porch
and could hear the dog softly moaning. He asked his friend why the dog was whimpering. And the owner said: “He’s lying on a nail.” Predictably the man said, “Well, why doesn’t he move?” To which the owner replied, “I guess it doesn’t hurt quite that much yet.”
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1. I just lost a job I’ve hated for 3.5 of 4.5 years, but didn’t want to quit until I had another job. What should I do? HELP!
2. I’m sick of hearing and seeing the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
3. I want to get into funeral photography but I have no clue where I should start or what to do to get this idea off the ground.
4. How do I apply the Job Search process laid out in “48 Days . . .” to an INTERNAL job search?
Albert Einstein once described his three rules of work:
As I walked into my office this morning I was confronted with an accumulation of my work projects – book manuscripts, manifestos, blog notes, partially read books, new magazines, speaking notes and emails to be answered. I quickly made one neat stack of books on my desk and closed out all programs on my computer except where I write my blogs. I must create simplicity out of clutter to accomplish anything.
The old days of just sending out a great resume are over. Thousands of people have a stellar resume – and can’t find a job. You can bypass them by understanding this is a process of selling. If you were selling Kubota tractors you would want to get my attention at least three times. That’s a simple practice of any effective selling.
When looking for a job you will want to:
Of course we assume that any degree expands our possibilities. Someone with an M.D. behind their name certainly has far more options than someone without a graduate degree or even a B.A. A person with any college degree has more opportunity than a person who has never invested the time, energy and money to get that valuable piece of paper. Or do they?
