Career Advancement continued

I have been fired. I have also quit. They were the same process. They were good for my career. Today, lots of people can fire me at any time, but almost none ever do.... keep reading

Sometimes an opportunity appears that gets away and never comes again. Here was one of my biggies.... keep reading

"Mr. Anonymous" changed the twentieth century by remaining anonymous and putting his money in the right places. Incredibly, he achieved his life's goal three decades after he died: the destruction of the paper trail showing what he and his money did.... keep reading

If he had not given me this heads-up, I might have wasted decades.... keep reading

The time to ask for a raise is when the economy is positive. You won't have the courage when it tanks. Here's a strategy to use now, before things reverse.... keep reading

When you finally identify the job and the company that you've dreamed of, pull out all the stops. This job application strategy is not for the faint-hearted, but it will get you that interview.... keep reading

My wife and I had been married for two years. I was working for my father-in-law. I was making $1,000 a month, with no health care insurance and no retirement program. (To see what $1,000 was in... keep reading

I copied another man's technique. It worked. Then I developed it.... keep reading

This is a good introduction to the reality of the financial planning and insurance sales industries.... keep reading

If you ever wanted to see a Cinderella story in the making, visit this website.... keep reading

In the middle of a so-so speech, Bernanke offered a prediction on where you want to be career-wise -- and where you don't want to be. I take him seriously.... keep reading

This should be obvious. It isn't. Akmost no one does this. Do it, and you will gain an advantage over your peers.... keep reading

We know about the 400,000 graduates every year in engineering and software. The Chinese graduate just as many. They work dirt cheap. What are the implications of this for American manufacturing?... keep reading

Begin with this presumption: "People aren't interested in me. They are interested in themselves." Now take a personal inventory.... keep reading

This list is often attributed to Bill Gates, but it was created by Charles Sykes, author of "Profscam," the book that every college-bound high school student read.... keep reading

What Solomon recommended 3,000 years ago.... keep reading