July 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
When I was in school, I would study at least a couple of hours each day in the library. While there, I noticed that the best students were always very focused. They were not distracted like poorer students were. A poor student looks around and looks up frequently. The poor students try to start conversations, make jokes, and laugh at things going on in the library. When I was studying with the best students, I could feel their energy and focus. They blocked out external stimuli and their study time was extremely... [Read the full story]
June 29, 2009 · 3 Comments
For the past several years I have been interacting with people who are looking for jobs on a daily basis. I have also been working with recruiters, who find people jobs. After many years of working with various people, it often occurs to me that those who get the best jobs do their job search in an unconventional way: The best thing is to avoid doing what everyone else is doing when it comes to looking for a job. By far, the most effective strategy for getting a job is to look where other people are simply not looking. People... [Read the full story]
June 22, 2009 · 4 Comments
One of the most inspiring people in American history is Benjamin Franklin. Something that very few people realize is that Franklin also wrote what is arguably one of the best self-improvement books ever written, The Biography of Benjamin Franklin. Here, Franklin tells his story as the son of a Boston soap maker from humble origins, and how ultimately he became one of the most famous statesmen in the history of the United States. Among Franklin’s numerous accomplishments were that he was a very successful businessman,... [Read the full story]
June 29, 2009 · 3 Comments
For the past several years I have been interacting with people who are looking for jobs on a daily basis. I have also been working with recruiters, who find people jobs. After many years of working with various people, it often occurs to me that those who get the best jobs do their job search in an unconventional way: The best thing is to avoid doing what everyone else is doing when it comes to looking for a job. By far, the most effective strategy for getting a job is to look where other people are simply not looking. People... [Read the full story]
July 1, 2009 · 2 Comments
For the past several years my wife and I have kept a saltwater aquarium. We did not get one of these intentionally, but when we moved into a new house several years ago, it had a saltwater tank built into the living room wall. Outside, there was a huge Koi pond with waterfalls. We could not watch television and enjoy the house if we had a bunch of dying fish, so we immediately found a fish service. In each house I have owned over the past decade, the previous owner had a series of hobbies that I took over upon purchasing... [Read the full story]
I have had the most unusual series of interviews over the past few weeks. Yesterday I interviewed a woman who came in smelling like alcohol–to such an extent that my eyes... [Read more]
When I was about 12 years old my stepfather was dying of cancer. The cancer had spread so far in his body there was nothing the doctors could really do anymore. They had already... [Read more]
It was not until after the Civil War in the United States, (1861-1865), that tomato agriculture developed into a major industry in the United States. Prior to this time there was... [Read more]
For the past several years my wife and I have kept a saltwater aquarium. We did not get one of these intentionally, but when we moved into a new house several years ago, it had... [Read more]
The first time I visited Las Vegas was in 1988. The city was far different back then, with an old western vibe–not at all like the modern strip... [Read more]
During my summers in college I rented an apartment in a really bad neighborhood of Detroit. When I say it was a bad neighborhood I am not exaggerating.... [Read more]
Several years ago I was practicing law, and over Christmas I went home to Michigan from Los Angeles for a one-week vacation. At the time, I was also a... [Read more]
Several years ago I was on an elevator going to an interview with a law firm in New York. It was my first interview ever as a law student and I was pretty... [Read more]