In honor of my 5 Types of Difficult Bosses entry, here is it’s wondrous sequel. I removed the “difficult” element in this one, because not all co-workers are difficult. Bosses, however are another story. Maybe that’s just how I feel.
1. Gabrielle the Grabber
Gabrielle likes to saunter over to your cube, “talk” to [...]

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I fondly remember the late winter days of 2005 when I signed up for a facebook account to help stay connected with some of my friends. At the time, we college kids were thinking of using this site as a place to post funny photos, send messages and share stories in one spot. [...]

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Take this all-new test to get a look at how you tend to view money and some advice about how to improve your situation! The results are very straight-forward and clear. Simple is best. This test was part of a collaborative project developed by Annette Shtivelband and myself.
Part 1
1 - This week [...]

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Today.
In the U.S. at least. The day after Thanksgiving has been the #1 shopper’s holiday since before I can remember. It is known as Black Friday, and it is the true face of an infectious disease known as consumer insanity.
It has become so influential and reaching in its magnitude that there have even [...]

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Because there are so many guides out there to how to improve your traffic, I figured that once again I would take the other perspective and show you how to self-destruct, website style. As always, it much easier to ruin something than it is to build it up. It’s also just as helpful [...]

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Let’s be honest here: at least once in your life you have clicked on that “work from home” opportunity just out of curiosity. Everyone has. Who wouldn’t want to make a full-time income (or more) while sitting in their pajamas eating frosted flakes? It appeals to the child in us.
Work from home [...]

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Picture this scene, if you will.
You are at your favorite mall/department store, and you see a pair of shoes you really want. Don’t run away guys! This article is for you, too. Just pretend that they are boots or guns or something. I understand. I don’t care about shoes [...]

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Yes, these lists are everywhere. I think Matt Groening wrote a “difficult bosses” series in his book “Life in Hell.” I’ve come up with my own list, however, that I think is actually reflective of what you may encounter in an office setting, plus some advice on how to deal with them. [...]

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The simple living movement is a wonderful thing. A direct reaction to the consumerist madness of post World War II America (and perhaps some other nations, more recently) this way of life seems to be gaining more and more steam as we progress deeper into the 21st century.
What exactly is voluntary simplicity? There [...]

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In my opinion, elementary school is for three things:
1 - Socializing our kids
2 - Teaching our kids how to read pre-approved novels, multiply single-digit numbers in their heads, and memorize the “important” presidents like Abe Lincoln, John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush
3 - Beating some of their natural curiosity and imagination out of them [...]

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