Archive for May, 2006

How to Land Your Dream Job

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

I had the pleasure the other day to speak with a top recruiter in the Detroit Area. I asked him what the 3 top skills are to determine if someone gets hired by a company. What he said shocked me: Here they are in order of importance: #1 Good Communication Skills #2 Good ...

How the Federal Reserve Affects Your Life…

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

A friend of mine was asking about the stock market and why it’s been so lousy lately. A large part of it has to do with the Federal Reserve raising Interest Rates. So why does this make the stock market go down? Why should you care? Basically the Federal Reserve is ...

The Truth About Starting Anything New…

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Last week we talked about the four ways people approach a new skill or project. We saw how most fail, and really only one type of person ultimately succeeds. We also looked at how the success curve is far from a straight line. Many times you’ll work long hours with ...