Welcome to the 7th edition of the carnival of careers! The carnival highlights the best and brightest articles and blog posts from some of the most talented career
and small business blog authors. This week, the articles cover a broad range of subjects from career development to military incomes. The carnival of careers is […]

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Career coach, J.T. O’Donnell, asked me this question a comment she posted on the site.
What are your thoughts/suggestions on ways for college students to narrow down the endless possibilities in order to focus on a career path so they can network and land a job?

Write down a list of what you are most passionate about. […]

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As young people, we are typically searching for a 101 ways to strike it rich. We fantasize about that one great idea or great opportunity that will make us wealthy. But, once you step down from cloud 9, you’ll soon realize that your career is your number one wealth building tool that you […]

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Dumb little man posted this advice about how to deal with a career that you hate. His three main steps are as follows:

Determine How You Feel About Your Current Career
Find Your Passion
Take Those Frightening Steps Toward Change

This is sound advice. I think the hardest step out of these three is […]

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Check out the article, Is Your Work Getting In The Way of Your Life? over at PickTheBrain.com.
It’s a great question to ask, because the workplace has evolved since since the middle of the 20th century. For many people, the 40 hour work week is non-existent. It’s more like a 60 to […]

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I thought that it would be good to explain my tagline, “Earn What Your Are Worth”. I don’t think that people in America value themselves as much as they should. You are valuable to an employer, as much as they may treat you like a number or just another disposable asset, but the […]

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Recently, I signed up to be a part of the networking website, Linked In, and I was impressed with the application. Linked in uses an easy way add connections right away searching the contacts in your email, and if they find an email that matches one of their members, they’ll ask if you want […]

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I read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki last week, and I got a few good things out of it. There were some ideas of Kiyosaki’s that I did not agree with such as treating your home as a liability. I understood what he was saying, but if you treat your house […]

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I just read a great article from John at Pick The Brain, called how to set up your personal university.
I am a firm believer that your education must not stop after your graduate high school or college. The chances of you going into the career that corresponds with your bachelor’s degree are […]

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You might shake your head at me or give a smirk when you read my articles about finding your “dream career” or “work that you love”. Some of you might not be able to imagine yourself in a position or career where you are happy. If that is you, I would encourage you […]

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