More than a living

Tough question, and one that shouldn’t be answered too quickly.
A referral, a reference, a recommendation - these things just happen on the fly, over casual lunches and at backyard barbecues. At little league. Over beers. So easy for someone to make.
This is how service people get work. Earn a living. Do a good job, people […]

Ruminating on Toby’s “Are you a tool?” caused me to start lollygagging down a different path of thought. Because, in many regards, we’re all tools. In some fashion or another. In some applications. And I’m not just saying that because I want to call Toby a “tool.” Although in the interest of full disclosure, I […]

As educated professionals, we can’t all answer the four-killer questions of professional passion relative to our day job. We’ve all dreamed of some passion-driven, grass-is-greener scenario that let’s us realize opportunities above and beyond those in our current role. Sometimes an opportunity to lead, to create or simply earn more money, the siren’s song has […]

Ugh.
If you have (had) a little person in your home, you know what potty training is all about. This is a crazy mix of hope, anxiety, and sense of pending loss as your little person flirts with the idea of leaving diapers behind for a bold and independent new world. As easy as diapers are […]

I get Rick’s rant – particularly if you’ve ever been duped into hiring based on a resume and interview, and discover the “new toy” out of the wrapper was completely plastic. All packaging, no product.
I’m of two minds about fluffed resumes (damn those fluffers, which is how I’ve come to think of them). On the […]

Most of us get into a groove. And we think we know what we’re doing. We think the people around us know what they’re doing. And we begin to trust in the greater good. We begin to get ever so lazy. We think that people have out best interests at heart.
But you see, that’s not […]