Does Your Resume Make the Business Case for Hiring You?
Napoleon Hill first published his landmark book, Think and Grow Rich, in 1937. The top-selling success book of all time still contains some of the best insights and advice on how to become one of the world’s “winners,” and has…
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Taking care of books isn’t a simple process. Not only do you need to keep books organized, but you also want to keep them accessible and undamaged for as long as possible. Whether you are interested in starting a book store or you are working in a library, it will help to enlist the services of a book organizer to allow you to feel confident...
PrintRunner has offered to give away a set of 250 business cards to 3 Business Pundit readers. They’re a full-service print shop offering brochures , flyers , catalogs , posters and more. Based in Southern California, PrintRunner was featured on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. Here’s what you get when you win: –...
This is a big month for me. And since many of you have contributed ideas to the discussion here over the past three years — and I’d like to ask you to join me in a little celebration. The third book in the trilogy I’ve written to the generations is published this month. More than the previous two, this book, is less “mine”...
Are you looking for inspiration to make green changes now? Last weekend my husband and I went to see Thomas Friedman, a best selling author and NY Times columnist speak about his most recent book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America . This week's tip discusses the premise of Friedman's...
We’ve chosen the winners for our 250 new business card contest. Thank you to everyone who entered. Here are the lucky three: Todd : In order to fix our financial problems, the US government needs to start over; by firing every incumbent and replacing them with the top talent in each segment. Patrick : In order to fix our financial problems,...
There are lots of different opinions on what a resume should look like: one page, more than one page, objective, no objective, fancy fonts, pack your life story into it, keep it simple, just to name a few. What should you do when you’re getting lots of different and sometimes conflicting advice? First of all, what’s most important...
We say we want a mentor, a coach, a trusted advisor. We want to grow and become more effective. We ask for help. For “feedback.” This is what you need to make it a success: The patience to listen, the humility to hear, and the courage to act. Do you have all three?
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Be careful when you give advice–somebody might take it .” Anonymous. Most of us enjoy giving advice. If you’re a manager, it may even make you feel a lot more managerial. And let’s be honest, advice is a lot more fun than criticism What Kind of Advice Is Desired? Counselors know that when someone arrives for a first visit...
Share Financially speaking, there is a great inequality in the United States. Over the last 30 years, while the rich have been getting richer, the poor have been getting steadily poorer. One reason for the growing disparity between the rich and the poor is the fact that most new jobs that are created pay low wages and often do not offer retirement...
“Every adversity carries within it the seed of equal or greater benefit” – Napolean Hill In 2005, when I ran a half marathon for the first time, I tore my calf 8 weeks before the race and was advised to…
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