According to The Economist, the safest route to the upper middle class is studying to become a pharmacist! Based on data from The Economist’s first-ever study of the best institutions of higher learning, becoming a pharmacist at one of the three specialty colleges mentioned below (colleges that were excluded from the final report for reasons that will be […]
Maybe sales are slow, new listings are down or interest rate increases are choking off mortgage pre-qualifications…How do you react? Yesterday, in a related article concerning how well someone may compete in business, solutions for dealing successfully with inevitable adversity were discussed (Do You Compete Like A Champion?)! Today’s Thought? What Type Of Corporate Leader Are You? […]
As a Seinfeld fan who has also lived in New York City, many of the real estate story lines from episodes written 20 or so years ago still ring true today! Whether it’s the lack of affordability, that people always seem to want an apartment that’s bigger and better, co-op board interviews or dealing with […]
Debate is passionate on both sides of the argument concerning whether for some jobs categories, if a $15 minimum wage is warranted or is excessive and punitive to owners! And nowhere is this divide in opinion over a $15 and hour minimum wage greater than in the fast food industry. Owners claim that the spike in payroll […]
Whether in life or in business, saving money can never be a bad thing! Four old retired men are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, “Old Timers Bar – ALL drinks 10 cents.” They look at each other and then go in, thinking this […]
In a strange twist of fate only one day after the article ‘Dilbert Explains Economics And Economists!‘ was released, this video satire portraying the sameness of news about the economy was discovered! The simple premise is that regardless of the news report you are watching, the focus and theme of the output when it comes […]
The cartoon below provides a tongue-in-cheek alternative payback method for unemployed or under-employed recent college graduates! Currently the recent college graduate unemployment rate in the nation is running in the range of 8.5% compared to the overall national average under 6% (new employment data will be released tomorrow). This statistic, when coupled with an average […]
When you’re going to be away from the office and have limited or no access to email, how do you let your clients and co-workers know? If you’re like many people you either forget completely or it’s with a basic auto-responder that goes something like this: ‘I am currently out of the office for meetings […]
When facing adversity in business, we hopefully handle it as well as Landon Donovan has after having been cut from Team USA! After having been unceremoniously cut from Team USA for the 2014 World Cup, this commercial from EA Sports that includes some terrific self-deprecating humor is a terrific way for soccer great Landon Donovan to […]
The first joke concerns a stay of execution while the second speaks to that old saying about how there’s no such thing as a free lunch! Both are slightly (very slightly) risque’ but very funny. The Stay of Execution An attorney arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to get a stay of execution. His […]
