Tweet (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…
Category Archives: Work & Life
Do You Need a Degree?
Tweet 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…
Customer Service
Tweet 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…
Thanksgiving
Tweet 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…
Starting by Giving
Tweet Today it’s official. I am on my own. No employer to stand over me. Just me to manage my day and my schedule. I am very excited and feel very peaceful in my decision. It was not just about leaving, it was about living. It is about working for myself, making a positive contribution…
Exploring Work and Career: Part Three
Tweet This is Part Three of my three part series about my experiences of exploring work and career. I also want to share with you what I have been doing ‘on the side’ for the last two years and share a new beginning with you. Let’s first review the steps I took to find the…
Exploring Work and Career: Part Two
Tweet This is Part Two of a three part series. Today I am sharing my experiences of exploring work and career and some of the negative and positives sides of choosing a career. When I finally ‘settled down’ it was as a draftsman/person, drawing land and property surveys and housing developments and subdivisions. I stuck…
Exploring Work and Career: Part One
Tweet This is Part One of a three part series sharing my exploration of work and career. In Part One I will focus on my early career exploration. In Part Two I will share with you my experiences and some of the negative and positives sides of choosing a career, and in Part Three I…
What My J-o-b Has Given Me
Tweet I often talk about and write about being self-employed. And, I have begun taking the steps to make this dream happen. But, at the same time I feel the need to acknowledge all that my current career and day job has given me in preparation for moving forward. Confidence in myself and my abilities….
Celebrating Life
Tweet Today, Saturday, October 10th is my 44th birthday. Last week this depressed me. For months I had thought I would be celebrating my birthday as a self-bosser. But, that dream didn’t come to pass, not yet anyway. I made peace with this and decided to celebrate my upcoming birthday in small ways, everyday for…
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