I continue to see resumes with “objectives” that are meaningless. Here’s another one from this week: “To be given the opportunity to work full-time in a facility utilizing my skills and work experience. To grow with a company and establish…
It’s now July – a great time to take a look at this year’s progress. Have you completed half of your goals for this year? Are you on track with your physical, spiritual, personal development and financial goals? Are you…
I’m reviewing the June Employment Summary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning. Overall, the report sounds pretty positive. “Payroll employment increases by 288,000 in June; unemployment rate declines to 6.1%.” But there’s one statistic I always look for…
In one of my all-time favorite Peanuts cartoons, Charlie Brown complains to Linus that every day his lunch is the same. When Linus asks Charlie Brown who makes his lunch, Charlie Brown looks down at the floor and says, “I…
“Dan! I’m feeling like I’m in a dead-end situation, but I’m not going to move until God tells me to do so!” I received this note recently from a reader – and it represents thousands of similar notes I continue…
Here’s a recent question: “Dan, I’m seven months pregnant and trying to change careers. I am a petite person; therefore, I can easily hide my current condition. I have an interview later this week; it is with a company that…
This is still one of the most asked questions I get. Here’s a podcast listener question: Dan, Thanks for your 48Days podcast. My goal for 2015 is to go totally free lance, with the hope of writing more and selling…
This morning I was listening to Joe Polish on his I Love Marketing podcast. He and Dan Sullivan were talking about what it means to “decide.” I was blown away to hear Dan point out that the Latin word from…
William McKinley, the 25th U.S. President, once had to choose between two equally qualified men for a key job. He puzzled over the choice until he remembered a long-ago incident. On a rainy night, McKinley had boarded a crowded streetcar. …
There were tearful hallelujahs and shouts of victory in Seattle recently when the city voted to raise the minimum wage there to $15 an hour. Fast food workers are dreaming of getting nicer apartments, buying newer cars and going back…