Most people would consider a career in sales to be the exclusive domain of type A extroverts, but under the right circumstances, introverts can be quite successful. I actually spent 10 years as a top 1% sales performer in the commercial printing industry before veering off on a completely different path. The key to success [...]
Inventing new rights has always been a favorite pastime of liberal politicians, and Senator Obama recently pulled a new one out of his hat when he declared that a college education was the birthright of every American citizen. This proposition is absurd on so many levels that it is impossible to refute them all. I [...]
I’ve spent a great deal of time lately trying to figure out what to do for the next stage of my working life. As a serial career changer, I’ve been through the process before, and each time I re-evaluate the possibilities, I become more convinced that the key to success lies in understanding myself. Finding [...]
Tuesday evening I performed my last official act in connection with Foodies. After dedicating 4 years of my life to the company, I had expected that it would be very difficult to walk away. Fortunately, I’ve had several months to adjust to the idea while I continued to teach classes for the new owners. When [...]
The last time I had a job with a steady paycheck was 1988. I had never really given this much thought until a couple of days ago when I realized just how remarkable that sounded. This doesn’t mean that I’ve been unemployed for 20 years, only that I haven’t held a traditional 9 to 5 [...]
Depending on whose statistics you believe, most of us will change careers between 3 and 7 times during our working lives. We’re not talking about moving from one widget company to another, but switching career fields entirely. Many of these changes will be involuntary, resulting from downsizing or obsolescence. Other changes will be based on [...]