It truly is a sad state of affairs when a word, doing perfectly fine on its own for the past few centuries, is spun by some “news event” or “social explosion” into a term that is, more often than not, unrelated to its original meaning.  Some relevant examples are ‘green’, ‘change’, and ‘organic’. There are also […]

I’m constantly checking out the latest and greatest in job hunting / career advancement type-like material, and have been compiling a list of behavioral questions that companies can and do use during the interviews. I have quite a few and plan to post them in a spread-out fashion over the next few months.  I’ll attempt […]

I ran across a set of questions in a book by Jeff Yeager, The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches, that I just had to share.  I plan to interview my grandparents using these questions in the near future (next month or so).  I have a good guess at what the answers will be… […]

I was running through some old “reading notes” and came across the following list of “Time Commitments”.  Unfortunately, and very ‘uncharacteristic’ of me, I do not have the original source information.  My apologies up front, but I trust this list will remain useful, regardless. Also, this list is in no particular order, is more geared toward leadership […]

Often times we rush and ramble through the day, heavily relying on our “unconscious competence” in the jobs and task we perform on a regular basis, and sometimes forget to take a fresh look at the issue at hand.  This can lead to a creeping level of innattention to detail, if we are not careful. […]

Saw this in an email this morning… simple and effective.  Gotta love them thar’ farmers. :) Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak […]

… and I mean ‘profit‘ at the base root of it’s meaning… a gain, addition, benefit – not just financially. I recently listened to an Audio Book: Managing Your Goals by Alec Mackenzie ISBN-10: 0671879936 ISBN-13: 978-0671879938 I would rate this book as a decent motivator with some very useful tips – 8.7 / 14.0 […]

***UPDATE*** Please read on, but I have some VERY good updated information in the Learning Curve Infographic post. Also, I have an eBook, Exposing the Learning Curve, that goes into even MORE detail!  Get it, good! The 4 Phases of Learning Theory: Ever wondered why you hardly ever have to think about the things you […]