Month: June 2008
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Live It Like You Mean It
My recent employment issues once again has me contemplating where my life is headed. As should be pretty clear to regular readers of my articles I obviously have no love for being a part of corporate America. And the main reason is because I’ve got other things I want to be doing with my life.…
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I’ve Been Eliminated
Well it seems that once again I am being kicked around by the greed mongers who run the rat race. I found out on last Friday that as of June 26th my position is being eliminated, along with many other positions. The company has provided three possible outcomes for myself and the thousands of other…
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You Are the Product
This article is in some ways a continuation of Wednesday’s article, Raising the Value of You. Once again I will be discussing the field of creative professionals on the Internet, though the concepts discussed in this article apply equally well in many areas of business. If you are a creative professional and you want to…
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Raising the Value of You
If you were going to start a business in the physical world and wanted to sell products, you would invest a good bit in advertising and hope the customers came rolling in. From there it would be up to you to wow them with your sales techniques and provide good customer service in hopes that…
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Ten or Less Commute
For the past five years I’ve worked more than 20 miles from where I live. During that time the cost of gas has gone up about 400% but surprisingly enough my income has not gone up 400% during that same time period. So it continually costs me more money to get to work but I’m…