I love the idea of “repurposing” content, used materials and products. Think about the pulverized tires that now provide a soft playground area, the plastic bottles that are now picnic tables, the discarded glass that is now an attractive countertop, or the trash paper that is converted into beautiful necklaces and bracelets. As I see…
DetailsRecently I attended an art show and reception at our local library in which my wife Joanne was one of the featured artists. During the course of the afternoon I also wandered over into the library and naturally found myself in the business section. Not seeing any copies of my books there I then did a…
DetailsEmployers keep reporting that they are appalled by the ill-prepared young job candidates they are seeing. Here are some tips to improve the process: — Dress nicely. One employer said she’d likely hire a young man on the spot if one ever came to the interview wearing a regular shirt and a tie. Forgetthe shorts,…
DetailsI talk to people each week who desperately long for a new job or would like to start their own business. But when I suggest they invest in a coaching session or a $17 book they recoil in horror. Some state that they don’t want to spend any time or money – they just want…
DetailsJoanne and I were in Ohio over the weekend, reminiscing with family, and I was told them this story about our Dad – and about life. About 4 years ago I had the opportunity to meet (Apple) Dan Miller, an old Amish neighbor of my Dad. He told me that years ago Dad had complained…
DetailsI’ve seen every shape, color and creative package of resumes and job applications possible – but never one that actually scared me. But recently, emergency crews at Eastern Illinois University evacuated a building after a campus postal carrier discovered a suspicious looking package addressed to the college admissions office. “There was no return address,…
DetailsJoanne just picked up a couple of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, for me at a yard sale. It’s a massively big book so every night I’ve been reading through some of the short essays. Thoreau said this: “I see young men, my townsmen, whose misfortune it is to have inherited farms, houses, barns, cattle, and farming…
DetailsI can’t afford to follow my dream…. “Dan, In a recent 48 Days Online Radio Show you said, “Choose the life you want first. Find the community where you’d like to live. As important as I think work is, I still see it as simply one tool for a successful life. Map out the ideal…
DetailsThe annual eBay auction for lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffet ended a few days ago with the top bid coming in from a man from Singapore named Andy Chua, at more than double last year’s bid of just over $1 million – the winning bid being $2,200,000. The proceeds go to GLIDE, one…
DetailsArtist Willie Baronet is on a 24-city, 31 day journey across the country this month, buying handmade signs from homeless people. He says it’s changed the way he sees the homeless. Willie is working on an art project he calls We all are Homeless. That’s him in the picture here. In a 3:45 minuted NPR…
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