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Category Archives: Work & Life
Temp Employment Part Two – How to Succeed
Continuing on from yesterday’s post Ten Benefits of Temporary Employment today I am talking about how to succeed as a temporary employee. I have been on both sides of temporary employment. These suggestions are based on my experience both as a temp and as a manager who worked with and hired temporary employees. As ...
Temporary Employment Part One – Ten Benefits
Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics June 2010 report temporary help services continued to add jobs (+31,000), and employment has increased by 362,000 since reaching a low in September 2009. You can review this report at: http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceshighlights.pdf Over the years I’ve have had numerous temp jobs, several which turned into permanent positions. Prior to ...
My Artist Date
When I worked a full-time day job I had lots of time alone. I spent sixty to ninety minutes a day alone in my car commuting to and from work. Time alone to listen to audio books and my own thoughts. I had an office, not a cubicle and I spent most of my day working alone. ...
Eight Rules for Working From a Home Office
1. Dress for work. Causal is okay, but no sweats or pj’s. You are a professional and this is a professional work environment. 2. Connect with others. Take time everyday to engage with people on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Read and comment on other people’s blogs. Send and answer a few personal emails. Skype a friend. Arrange ...
Commitments
When I joined Derek Sivers email list last year he sent me a personal note. "Wow!" I thought. "This is real!! And, way cool." I thought about what it meant to me to be contacted personally, not just with an autoresponder, by the man behind the blog/website. I realized I wanted to do that. I wanted ...
Five Ways You Can Make a Difference
(This article was originally published in The Dreaming Cafe newsletter, Issue No. 51 Sunday, January 3, 2010. Five Ways You Can Make a Difference 1. Smile - No matter how you feel, or what is going on, smile. Smile when someone holds the door open for you; greet your children with a smile when they come home ...
Do You Need a Degree?
Do you need a college degree to do what you want? If you are going to practice medicine or law, do medical research, design bridges, or some other type of specialized, professional work, then, yes, you do need a degree and more than likely you will need an advanced degree. But, for just about everything else, the ...
Customer Service
Every day I am on the receiving end of poor customer service. It happens in restaurants, in grocery stores, department stores and even doctor’s offices. It drives me crazy because it is all so unnecessary. Today is the time for businesses to be looking to convert casual customers and clients to loyal fans and supporters. The number ...
Thanksgiving
My list isn't very long, but it's straight from my heart. On this American Thanksgiving Day I give thanks for… All the things I take for granted every day that mean so much to me: The ability to see and to read; to walk and to talk; to think and to reason; to touch and to feel; to ...
