It seems like every time you turn on the television or read the papers more companies are laying off more people. If you are sensitive like me, the bad news feels like someone punched you in the stomach. You feel sorry for the people who are losing their jobs and you grow even more concerned and worry about our economy and future. (more...)

“The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.” – Mark Twain Many motivational experts like to say that winners are made, not born. I would argue the exact opposite. I believe we are all natural born winners, but have been deprogrammed along the way. As children, we were natural winners - curios and humble, always hungry and thirsty for knowledge, with an incredibly vivid imagination; we knew exactly what we wanted, were persistent and determined in getting what we wanted, and had the ability to motivate, inspire, and influence everyone around us to help us in accomplishing our mission. So why is this so difficult to do as adults? What happened? (more...)

You’ve just been notified of your last day of employment. Your supervisor hands you a severance agreement and release and your mind is flooded with questions. How can this happen? Can they do that? Unfortunately, if you are an employee at will your employer can terminate you at any time, without notice and with or without severance. 1. Financial Aspects to Consider The money components of a package can include: • Severance pay based on terms of service • Commission, bonus and deferred compensation payouts due (more...)

Job Hunting Methods Worst Methods: Internet: Out of every 100 Job Hunters who use the Internet as their job search method, exactly four of them will find a job; while 96 job hunters out of the 100 will not find the jobs that are out there (if they only use the Internet method to search). (more...)