Dan, I came to see you this last year for your “Eagles Club” coaching program. Can I deduct that as a job search expense? Yes, you certainly can – but here are some guidelines. The first requirement is that the job seeker must be searching for a position in the same field as the job…
There is a funny Burger King commercial in which the boss announces that he bought lunch for everyone. But then he adds that this is the last time they will all be eating together, as downsizing is forcing him to let someone go. He turns to the young assistant, who is standing next to him…
McDonald’s workers are demanding $15 an hour and the right to form their own union. Okay, so how is this going to work. The minimum wage is now $7.25 which is what some McDonald’s workers receive. So what they want is an immediate doubling of their pay. Isn’t pay a function of how easy you…
I saw this post over the weekend – Denver Coffee Shop Hires Homeless Youth, Gives Them Second Chance ‘No One Else Would’. Yep, the Purple Door coffee shop takes in homeless teens and young adults three at a time and provides them with a job for one year. They have a 52-week training program…
This is a guest post by Joanne Miller. She is my wife and affectionately known as Queen Mother in the 48Days community. She writes, serves the needs of others and spends time with her grandchildren. “In a recent podcast Dan read a question from a listener who said she had been reading all the right books, going…
Joanne and I toured the Maritime Museum of San Diego last week. One of the vessels displayed there is a Russian B-39 Submarine. I was awestruck at the complexity of the valves, gauges and controls. I imagined a young sailor confronted with the choices available, and having to make rapid decisions under extreme pressure. (This is…
Shifting personal responsibility has become a national pastime. Blame, complaining, whining and procrastination are the immediate results. We see it from the two-year old to the corporate CEO. Suing McDonald’s because you got fat is the ultimate in finger-pointing for blame. Just keep in mind no individual can achieve worthy goals without accepting personal accountability. …
Are you breathing a sigh of relief because you survived the most recent round of layoffs? CNN reports that there seems to be much more focus on the people getting laid off than on the “survivors”, as we call them. Marc Detampel, senior manager with Arthur Anderson, says “For those being laid off, there are…
I live in Franklin, TN just south of Nashville. We have open fields and sprawling pastures with miles and miles of horse fences. And yet the new office buildings going up don’t seem to recognize the beauty of nature all around us. The newest development started with a parking garage, then a high rise office…
I just joined an 8-week study group on Living the Principles of Think & Grow Rich. So I’m re-reading that classic book written back in 1937. In reading through Step Six I was struck by the process Hill describes for getting the job you want – and how similar it is to what I recommend…
