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Job Seekers: Embracing Negativity for Positive Results

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There was a New York Times Op-Ed piece a few months ago by Oliver Burkeman titled The Power of Negative Thinking. This grabbed my attention because I have always been an advocate of the opposite theory that positive thinking keeps us on target and productive. In this article Burkeman highlights new research that is actually a confirmation of ancient philosophies that there must be balance between positive forces and negative ones. He emphasizes balancing “…optimism… Read More »Job Seekers: Embracing Negativity for Positive Results

Job Seekers: Are You In a “Balls Out” Job Search?

I know you have heard the term “balls out” used with regard to something going very fast. It has become one of those phrases with a meaning that is universally understood even without a detailed knowledge of its origin. I have a t-shirt that I bought to support the “Balls Out Racing Team” at the Reading Motorcycle Club that teaches boys and girls as young as age ten about the value of competition in tackling… Read More »Job Seekers: Are You In a “Balls Out” Job Search?

Job Seekers: Do You Want It All (or Just a Job)?

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Sometimes a parent gets a gratifying clue that the lessons cast before the kids was actually heard and understood. It’s hard to understand why my always sage advice would not instantly sink in, but that is the way it is. My parents would call it payback…I never listened to them either. Several years ago in answering my son’s perceptive “What’s going on Dad?” question I somehow blurted out that I had a career decision to… Read More »Job Seekers: Do You Want It All (or Just a Job)?

Job Seekers: Be Like Q-tips

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Everybody’s mother taught them never to put anything in their ear larger than an elbow. Well, there goes the market for Q-tips. Unless, maybe… Rebranding the product! Your mother’s slogan is now printed on the side of the box “Warning: Do not insert swabs into ear canal” and the catch phrase is now “Variety of Uses.” The Unilever’s brand and marketing genius is one of the best I’ve seen for suggesting uses for their product.… Read More »Job Seekers: Be Like Q-tips

Your Twitter Mind Tricks Won’t Work On Me

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Star Wars fans will read the title of this article and immediately have flashbacks to the mind control that a Jedi could willfully exert over others. One of my favorite scenes was when the overconfident Qui-Gon was trying to negotiate with the junk dealer Watto and pay with Republic credits. With a wave of his left hand the Jedi master insisted “Credits will do fine.” Over and over, Watto argued “No they won’t!” because “Jedi… Read More »Your Twitter Mind Tricks Won’t Work On Me