I like to play video games. I also like to save money. How do I manage the two In a world where video game consoles cost $500 and new games that I want to play cost $70 each? I guess I could enroll in one of the newer subscription services…

Often we have a dream, or an idea of what we want for ourselves. Maybe it’s about where we want to be or what we want to be doing. It could, and usually does, include other aspects of life. Having these dreams of a life different from what we are…

It’s about survival. That was my impression after reading an article from an HR blog. Using the information in the article to plan a layoff survival strategy was not the author’s intent. It was written as a “how to decide” from a Human Resources perspective and that’s what caught my…

Can you make a difference? I’ve been thinking about that question lately, probably more so because of my move from the workforce industry, where I was mostly working at a strategic level, to teaching. In one instance I was around lots of people who were trying to make a granular…

Greetings and Happy New Years! This year our annual ‘Top 5 List’ where we post the top five articles of the year. As is our tradition, these are articles that really resonated with either me or my audience and I use this annual Top 5 post to give them a…

There are some interesting rules around international travel. Specifically cruises versus international travel by air. With a cruise the rule used to be that you only need a birth certificate. It’s been a while since I checked, but these days, I think that only applies to children. With international air…

I was at a bar with some friends. Side note: You know this is going to be an interesting article, because, well, all good stories start with some version of the phrase “we were having some drinks.” So I was sitting with my friend Ginny, or if you have read…

We are at a unique time as I write this. Right now employers are complaining long and loud about not being able to find enough people. I can see the effect in my home town. A local pizza shop we frequent every week had a sign on the door that…

For years and years I’ve always warned against the dangers of selling someone else’s product as your mainline or only business. I recently read about a new twist on this, or maybe it’s the flip side. Instead of selling someone else’s product, having a single customer who owns the majority…