Recently I read a blog post by a young woman who had been fired from her job. She went to lengths to complain about how she felt betrayed by the company, then somehow backtracked and explained how she understood why the company fired her…because she was a horrible employee. She didn’t say it in those ... Read the rest »

I’ve never been much for the “standard” way of doing things, because I know if I put my own style behind it it’ll be more memorable. So this post is a blend of a standard blog post and a parting or “keep in touch” letter to my colleagues, in which I out myself as a ... Read the rest »

In college it seems like there is always ongoing tension between those studying Liberal Arts and those studying Business.  The business students look at the Liberal Arts majors and think “What in the Hell are they going to do when they graduate? How will they support themselves? Maybe they will just disappear to the shores ... Read the rest »

I am doing a series for recent grads called Getting a Job.  I want to cover things that are imperative to know going forward after graduation.  Chances are you didn’t learn these things in school, and/or your career development center at school sucked. Last week I wrote a resume crash course called “Getting a Job: The Resume”, ... Read the rest »

I was 19 and sitting at a table on the patio of a famous restaurant in Los Angeles with my girlfriend (now wife) and her loud family and friends.  We had killed 4 or 5 bottles of wine, and somehow the conversation drifted to us speaking loudly about third base and all aspects of it.  Needless to ... Read the rest »