And now for the third installment in our formerly-and-now-once-again regular series, Heroes of the Job. This is meant as a means of looking at some of the notable success stories in our community, and making a careful accounting the triumphs and failures in their work lives. Today we’re taking a look at the fast-paced world [...]
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by Kate
“Life is hard”
A favorite saying of my father. Boy, was he right. Every day it seems we’re buried under a barrage of demands that threaten to overwhelm: bills to pay, school deadlines, and all the little things that pile up and cry out for our full attention. Add all that up and you’ve got [...]
by Robert
Ever heard the expression “There’s an elephant in the room”? It’s a phrase that generally refers to something major and quite obvious going on, which everyone in the room knows about, yet no one is willing to talk about – as if an actual elephant marched its big badunkus into your living room but [...]
by Panopticon
Seeking fun workers with a loathing for cryptic printer commands and stuffed suits. Must be street smart (or sky-smart, or water-smart) and think outside the cube to effect change across ecosystems, bottom lines and minds. Tolerance for inclement weather and sporadic unemployment is obligatory – but a healthy work-life balance is mandatory. For a [...]
by blythepyrate
“What’s going to happen when I click Request Information on EarnMyDegree.com?”
Let’s get this straight right off the bat: I have a near-pathological fear of being spammed. When I was invited to write this post about requesting information on EarnMyDegree.com, I was delighted. But when I realized it might involve submitting my personal information, I [...]
In the wider culinary world, Rachel Ray has a huge following for a very good reason: her show, 30-Minute Meals, offers exactly what it says: yummy and often very pretty meals that can be prepped and cooked in 30 minutes or less. Ray is a big personality, and her prowess in the kitchen is part [...]
by Robert Darden
The unpredictable and unstable economy, with gas prices going up and down (and then back up again), is causing more and more people to opt to work from home these days. And it seems that there’s no shortage of options from which to choose a profitable stay-at-home, work-in-your-jammies career.
If you’re thinking of taking [...]
For online students the challenge of balancing family responsibilities with college is a major source of stress. You already had a full life and adding class assignments to it means something’s gotta give.
We all want lives that run like a well-oiled clock. However, it is exactly this unrealistic expectation that often makes us [...]
