When I was practicing as a clinician, I frequently recommend books to patients and clients as an adjunct to therapy. I even kept an extensive library of the books I recommended, in order to loan them out to those who couldn’t find copies of them or who couldn’t (or wouldn’t) afford them. I still review [...]
Read more »Good reading!
I was getting my “information fix” from iGoogle today and ran across a couple of great articles in the “How to of the Day” gadget (WikiHow’s gadget): “How to Make a Home Brewery a Commercial Nanobrewery” is not only an in-depth look at doing just what the title suggests, but also reminds you of what [...]
Read more »Creativity, action, work
Earlier today I wrote an article, “Doing, Making, Working, Empowering.” I’ve written a number of times of the importance of taking charge and making your own job (usually by starting your own business) when you are unemployed, because it’s essential to your psychological well-being to consistently act to empower yourself. This time I wanted to [...]
Read more »The new (cottage) industrial revolution
I read an Associated Press article by Jeannine Aversa and Christopher S. Rugaber on February 5 about unemployment falling to 9 percent in January from 9.8 percent over just two months time. (I read it in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, but you could just “Google” the authors and the date and find several versions of [...]
Read more »About getting jobs and marketing advice c*@p
Over the last couple of days, I’ve written a couple of articles that I published on superperformance.com rather than posting to the blog. (I consider 700 and 800 word articles to be a bit lengthy for blog posting.) Yesterday, I wrote a book review for “What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job [...]
Read more »Resources for employment and alternatives
In my continuing quest to help my fellow Americans throw off the shackles of corporate bondage, I have a delightful resource to share. The Anti-9-To-5 Guide (subtitled “Practical Career Advice For Women Who Think Outside The Cube”) — http://www.anti9to5guide.com/ — offers a plethora of free articles and advice for folks who want to chuck the [...]
Read more »How to Quickly Regain Focus At Work
There it is. That persistent distracting thought. You have serious work to do. You have a deadline. You don’t have time to be distracted. But you are distracted. Maybe you and your girlfriend had a fight before work and you’re worried about it. Or maybe your little boy was just coming down with ‘flu symptoms [...]
Read more »To Be or Not to Be Employed
Don’t get me wrong. In my posts and my articles, I am indeed encouraging as many unemployed or underemployed people who find it possible to do so to start a small business. As their primary or supplemental income source. However, I am very aware that it is much more difficult to work for yourself than [...]
Read more »Not So Hard Times
Over the last few months, I’ve been writing about (and publishing others’ articles about) small business a lot more than about career development, management or personal growth. I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I see more opportunity for individuals in the small business sector than in traditional employment in large organizations. Not only do [...]
Read more »Three Ways Solo Entrepreneurs And Micro-Businesses Create Jobs And Ease The Employment Crisis.
Although statistics show that 99.7% of businesses in the US are considered “small” businesses, most businesses are actually very, very small. In fact, 90% of all businesses in the US employ fewer than five people, including the owner. Furthermore, 75% of small businesses are non-employers. So how do you, if you are one of these [...]
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