Posted in career on 04. Oct, 2008
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In today’s economy, it isn’t uncommon for people to have multiple jobs. Many people juggle two and three jobs just make ends meet. I am no different, except in that two of my jobs let me work from home. For some reason, people don’t understand that concept. If I was working at Starbucks, people wouldn’t call me and after I said I was at work and keep jabbering on for over half an hour. Working from home takes a certain level of discipline, and it is made harder by friends and family who just don’t get it.
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Posted in books on 18. Jun, 2008
A coworker first told me about The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss in November of 2007. And I began reading it right around Thanksgiving; however, that was also during a time when I was having a lot of difficulty focusing on any book. I had 3 or 4 or maybe even 5 or 6 lying around my house that I'd started and just never got quite interested enough to finish. And this one got added to that pile.
I finally finished reading it in March of this year. It's definitely a book that makes you think, and I've been thinking about it and what it advocates ever since I finished it. Ferriss introduces the idea of the New Rich. (more…)
Posted in career on 07. May, 2008
According to a CNN/Money poll in 2006, 75% of all dog owners would work longer hours if they could bring their dog to work. In this day of employers trying to create "work-life harmony" and adding more value to their employee's' benefits, bringing a dog to work sounds like a fantastic idea. I'm here to tell you, it is!
As a recruiter for an advertising agency here in Dallas, I get to bring my dog, Deco, to work with me every single day. I adopted Deco from the Animal Rescue of Texas back in June 2007 when he was just 3 months old. One of the important factors for me in getting a dog was the fact my employer allowed me to bring him to work. The last thing I personally wanted to do was leave a 3 month old puppy in a crate by itself in my apartment. (more…)
