Career & Money
152 Articles & Excerpts
Are You a SalesDog?
Sales Dogs : You Do Not Have to Be an Attack Dog to Be Successful in Sales (Rich Dad's Advisors series) by Blair Singer By knowing the five basic breeds of people-the Pit Bull, the Golden Retriever, the Poodle, the Chihuahua, and the Basset Hound-readers will have the necessary insight to improve their business and selling savvy.
The Fifty-Year-Old Wake-Up Call
How to Find a Job After 50: From Part-Time to Full-Time, from Career Moves to New Careers by Betsy Cummings Your years are a priceless advantage! For all the job market uncertainty today, opportunities have never been better for Americans over fifty. So whether you've been shown the door or have decided to change your career, there is an endless array of option
Angst
The Money is in the Gravy: Finding the Career that Nourishes You by John Clark John Clark says that work and joy should go hand in hand. Now in this uplifting, inspiring, and often very funny book, he shows you how. With laughs and insights courtesy of Dilbert, Doonesbury, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, Clark guides you along
The Joy of Detached Involvement
Negotiate This! By Caring, But Not T-H-A-T Much by Herb Cohen Negotiating is the game of life. Every day, in countless ways, we communicate with others-boss or broker, landlord or customer, spouse or child-in attempts to influence their behavior. In this new book, which will tickle your funny bone as well as open
Money and Its Opposite
The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler “Nobody who works hard should be poor in America,” writes Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler. Clear-headed, rigorous, and compassionate, he journeys deeply into the lives of individual store clerks and factory workers, farm laborers and sweat
Prologue
You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again : The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny by Suzanne Hansen Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl's stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood. When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über
The Idea of Fierce
Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott If you have opened this book, it may be because the conversations you've been having with your coworkers or with your family members often fail to produce the results you want. Over ten thousand hours of one-to-one conversations with industry leaders
Introduction
Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono, Ph.D. Your success in business depends on how well you think. Six Thinking Hats can help you think better-with its practical and uniquely positive approach to making decisions and exploring new ideas. It is an approach that thousands of business managers
The $100k Club Is Open To New Members
The $100,000 Club : How to Make a Six-Figure Income by Debra A. Benton The requirements? As I mentioned before, there are several simple things you need to do well and consistently. Here's one of those simple things: You must be willing to add to your self-worth every day. While adding to your self-worth typically means
Why $100K Can and Should Be Part of Your Career Plans
The $100,000 Club : How to Make a Six-Figure Income by Debra A. Benton Six figures. It's the magic number, the symbol of a successful life. For many of us, it seems out of reach. But D. A. Benton, the author of How to Think Like a CEO and Lions Don't Need to Roar, says that you can dramatically boost your earning power-if
A Life of Mindful Creativity
On Becoming an Artist : Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity by Ellen J. Langer, Ph.D. All of us have had the experience of being totally engaged in something-a movie, an afternoon of adventure, or a new love affair-and, like Bonnard, we seek lives steeped in such experiences. Bonnard found creative engagement in painting and lived a rich
What Is Your Passion?
Fun Is Good : How To Create Joy & Passion in Your Workplace & Career by Mike Veeck, Pete Williams Where do your passions lie? What brings you joy? Consider for a moment where you are at this stage of your life. If during your childhood years you had received a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Future and were able to see where you are right now
Why Enlightened Wealth?
Cracking the Millionaire Code: Your Key to Enlightened Wealth by Mark Victor Hansen, Robert G. Allen It's the vault containing everything you've ever wanted. On the other side of the huge door to that vault, a lifestyle of abundance and prosperity, wealth and security, awaits you. Behind that door is literally anything you want.
The New Yardstick
Working with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Ph.D. The rules for work are changing. We're being judged by a new yardstick: not just by how smart we are, or by our training and expertise, but also by how well we handle ourselves and each other. This yardstick is increasingly applied in choosing who will be
Bragging Myths We Live and Die By, Myth #1: A Job Well Done Speaks For Itself
Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus It's not my father's workplace anymore, or even the one many of your mothers may have entered in the 1970s or '80s. The days of job security in exchange for loyalty and hard work are long gone. For most, this isn't news.
First Week-Don'ts
Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career by Heather Beckel Don't assume your new boss likes everything the former assistant does. It's possible that while your boss was very comfortable with the former assistant, there are things that she'd like done differently. You'll become aware of these things quickly
First Week-Do's
Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career by Heather Beckel Your first few weeks on the job will be stressful, as there will be a lot to learn. And at the risk of increasing your stress, you need to be aware that you'll be creating a first impression that will stick with you-not just with your immediate boss
Training Period
Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career by Heather Beckel Ask for a training period with the assistant you are replacing when you accept the job as an assistant. The training period should be no more than a week (five days), but at least two days. Suggest that you arrive at your new workplace an hour after
You've Got the Job, Now What?
Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career by Heather Beckel You've Got the Job, Now What? It's your first day, and of course you're excited, but you're also a little scared. All right, more than a little. Believe me, I've been there. I became an assistant in the White House with no grace period for learning
Everyone Can Have Charisma If Only…
Charisma: Seven Keys to Developing the Magnetism that Leads to Success by Tony Alessandra, Ph.D. You walk into a room and soon notice an animated conversation among a knot of several people. You're attracted to their energy and start to join them. Then you see that one fellow has already turned and is now talking to someone else.
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