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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Career Gear: You Stuck? Wii Fit.

I just got my very own better-than-anticipated Wii Fit. I love this thing! It’s like a mini-gym (a wee Wii) and the world’s cheapest adventure vacation in one!
On my way home from breakfast, I picked one up at Circuit City. I took it back to my office (Yes, I’m lucky enough [...]

Summer Financial Fitness: Are You Leaving Money on the Table?

It’s summertime and the living ain’t easy!  Virtually everyone is short on cash and everyone else is smartly conserving.  I don’t know about you, but I find it tougher to be frugal and smart during the summer than during any other season.  Everything is so cute and vibrant.  The water is blue, the flip flops [...]

BusinessWeek Wants to See You in Your Jammies

Over 12 million people are part of the “Pajama Workforce”.  They are the self-employed folks who operate their enterprises from their homes, tree houses, garages, boats, RVs and SUVs (and the many places in between).
BusinessWeek is doing a feature on this pajama party–entrepreneurs working from  surprising and amazing workspaces.  Readers will view your photos and [...]

Career Question: Is Your Business Idea Bad or Just Badly Timed?

Everyone’s scrambling to find new business ideas.  So much of what’s dependably worked in the past is not working now (It’s a cold day when GE can’t sell a fridge).  And, there’s no money to test and tune even a good business idea.
But what is a good business idea?  How long is it good [...]

Opportunity Alert: Gay Marriage = Straight Profit

It’s the biggest news of the day.  The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.  Regardless of how you feel about the news, it’s an opportunity.
Retailers, caterers, party planners, stationers and others that work the event planning and party sector have been losing money as we collectively cut [...]

Free Trade, Fleeing U.S. Jobs

A new study from the Pew Research Center for the People & The Press reveals that 61% of Americans believe free trade agreements with other countries lead to job losses for U.S. workers.
Fifty-six percent say that free trade makes wages lower in the United States.  Fifty percent (50%) say it slows the economy, and 39% [...]

Guerilla Networking

Today I engaged in an activity to which I thought I’d never resort.  To the naked eye it might have appeared that I was eavesdropping on someone else’s conversation, and then subsequently inserting myself into their conversation.
OK, that’s exactly what I did.   But, there was a bit more to it.  I was eavesdropping…with a purpose.
You [...]