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Book Review: 48 Days to the Work You Love

Posted on 2009-11-05 by

After hearing Dave Ramsey talk about how wonderful Dan Miller’s book 48 Days to the Work You Love is if you are going through a job change or career crisis, I knew I had to read it. Problem was, I’m cheap and busy. I had a lot of books on my “to read” list, and didn’t want to pay full price (price vs. value is another discussion for later this month!).

Providence smiled on me one day about three years ago at a local fire sale store…I found 48 Days for about $4. A perfectly good book recommended by a trusted adviser and outrageously cheap…I bought two! Continue reading →

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I’m Going to Save the World!

Posted on 2009-11-03 by

My kids are great at teaching me lessons that they don’t even know yet. For example, my son Ian is an a superhero kick. Everything is about good guys and bad guys. He takes off his shirt to show off his muscles and “flys” around the house saying he’s going to save the world.

I pat him on the head and being pragmatic, tell him he needs to start one person at a time and see how it goes from there. He doesn’t hear me anyway, and I’m honestly happy that he doesn’t in this case. Who am I to stunt the growth of his ambition? Continue reading →

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Is Your Future Sabatoging Your Career?

Posted on 2009-10-20 by

Who is to blame for your failures? Are they a result of the decisions you’ve made? External forces beyond your control? Or could it be a future so afraid of your success destroying the universe that it comes back to stop you from succeeding?

Scientists are blaming their failures on the Large Hadron Collider project on the “future” according to an article in the New York Times by Dennis Overbye: Continue reading →

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I Can’t Help You

Posted on 2009-10-17 by

It’s my job, my mission to help people with their careers and finances. I enjoy it and I’m good at it. But that doesn’t mean I can help you.

The simple fact is that some people are beyond help. Continue reading →

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