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Entries from December 2007

Finding Your Dream Career: Reality or Fantasy?

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

There are those people that read sites like mine, Employee Evolution, and Cubicle Nation, and they say to themselves, “this is a bunch of garbage”. In fact, many people might think that career development sites that seek to help people find work that they love are living in a fantasy world. After all, […]

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Tags: Career Development · Personal Development

Starting A Non-Profit Business To Find Purpose In Your Career

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

I was watching Good Morning America this morning, and they had the two teenagers on the show that started Cellphones for Soldiers. It’s basically a non-profit charity that has now partnered up with AT&T, and you can give your old phone to AT&T and they will turn it into Recellular, a company that pays […]

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Tags: Entrepreneurship · Social Entrepreneurship

Is It Possible To Hate Your High-Paying Job?

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

There is an article over at the Career Journal called, When a High-Paying Job Keeps You Low. At first glance, this title makes you say, “oh, what a rough life”. You should be grateful to even have a high-paying job, right? In my opinion, a job you hate is miserable whether it […]

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Tags: Career Transitions · Salary

Setting Up Multiple Streams of Income to Maximize Financial Security

December 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if you were laid off tomorrow? I don’t want to sound like a pessimist, but it’s not impossible for that to happen to you. Do you have an emergency fund to cover your expenses for the next 3 to 6 months? It […]

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Tags: Salary · Passive Income

How to Deal With Your Boss, the Baby Boomer

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m sure that at some point in your working career whether it be long or short, you have had a disagreement with your boss or questioned their reasoning for making a certain decision. Have you ever wondered why you have such a different outlook on the way things should be done from the way […]

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Tags: Career Development · Personal Development