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,…
Recently 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…
Employers 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…
I 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…
Joanne 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…
I’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…
Joanne 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,…
I 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…
The 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…
Artist 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…