The Wall Street Journal says being a motivational speaker is a high-paying gig. Actually what they say is it one of the five most overpaid jobs in the country. Apparently that’s a bad thing. For some of us, overpaid is ample motivation. But you really can’t make a name for yourself on the lecture circuit… Continue reading
Archive for June, 2008
How Many Social Networks Are Enough?
When Groucho Marx famously told the Friars that he “didn’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member” he notified them via telegram. If Groucho were on e-mail today he would be spammed by invitations from friends, acquaintances and total strangers to join dozens of social networking sites. I picture… Continue reading
Get the Door – the Avon Man is Calling
Back in the day, enterprising housewives earned “lipstick money” peddling beauty products to their neighbors. Men were relegated to lugging around brushes, Bibles and vacuum cleaners. Flash forward to 2007. That knock on the door is your Avon man. One of Avon’s more successful male sales reps is Bobby McKinney, a 58-year-old fire code inspector… Continue reading
Wait, Postpone My Graduation
Welcome to the job world, class of 2008! This promises to be one of the toughest summers for new job hunters in the past decade. If Friday had been a Groundhog’s Day for new grads, there would have been no mistaking the message. On Friday we learned that: oil struck record highs – at a… Continue reading
The Top 10 Signs You’re Ready for a Global Career
10. You can stay busy on a 17-hour plane ride without watching an in-flight movie. 9. For four weeks of vacation in year one you would learn enough Flemish to say Het spijt me, ik spreek geen Vlaams. 8. Six years of German – what else is it good for? 7. Your friends know it’s… Continue reading
Let There Be Light For Others
It’s not often that we see an international enterprise that is entrepreneurial, eco-friendly and earning money too. That’s why we were so inspired to read about Mark Bent’s SunNight Solar company in a New York Times article last year. Bent, a 49-year-old Houston oilman, has developed and is distributing a solar-power flashlight for poor villagers in… Continue reading
