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Is Knowledge Power? Not Compared to This…

The well-known phrase, “knowledge is power” is taken as gospel truth. People say it as if somehow having knowledge places lightening bolts in your hands and you have “power”. Power to do what, exactly? No one usually asks that. And what sort of knowledge is required, anyway?

Soul-Sucking Jobs & What You Can Do About Them

“Do I gotta go back to work?” TGIF is a familiar and heart-felt sentiment for most people. (Not to mention a very corny acronym.) And not solely because the weekend is their “off time,” but because a majority of people hate their soul-sucking jobs. Sunday night comes and they start to feel the dread. Monday [...]

The Secret is a Big Scam. Sorry to Break the News.

There is a lot of hype out there surrounding the New Age book/DVD called The Secret, by Wanda Byrne. Everywhere I turn, someone is talking about it; it’s gotten press on Oprah, Larry King, and Saturday Night Live even did a skit about it. Being naturally curious (OK- maybe nosy is more like it), I [...]

Cheap Gas is Over – Conspiracy or Fate?

Somewhere, right now, someone is deciding how much they want to squeeze out of our wallets this month. And we’re at their mercy: most of us drive cars, and most of those cars run on gasoline, and most of those cars are driven quite often each week – using a bunch of gas, and needing [...]

What’s Your Value-Add? (Hint: Everyone knows but you.)

Insight into putting your most compelling traits forward for new clients. (Recommended read for freelancers and indies.)read more | digg story