Be Proactive in Business and in Your Job Search

The gloomy estimates you’ve heard about business failures are not exaggerated. As many as half of all small businesses launched in the United States this year will not be around by the end of next year. These businesses will remain as little more than painful memories in the minds of the people who launched them. The big question is why do so many businesses fail? Is it because of lack of venture capital? Bad location? Inexperienced ownership or management? Simple miscalculation of market demand? Every week for as long as I can remember, there is a giant [Read more]

Play the Game by Your Own Rules

We essentially have two choices in our lives. First, we can be average. We can let the people around us mold us, and we can let society marginalize us, as we follow its so-called norms. Alternatively, we can take a stand, choose not to play by the rules, and simply do things in a way that makes sense to us. Applying this philosophy and career advice to your job search is a tremendously successful strategy, especially in a challenging economic environment. Let me share with you a story about one of the most incredible men [Read more]