Archive for June, 2008

The Problem Is You

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I was doing a little reading on job satisfaction, and this caught my eye:
Misery spans all income levels, ages, and geography. A recent Gallup poll found that 77 percent of people hate their jobs.

Source: Management Consulting News.
Perhaps we expect this kind of figure, so we are not really surprised, but we should be: almost 8 […]

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7 Lessons from Kitchen Nightmares

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

I really enjoy the television show Kitchen Nightmares. The show features acclaimed chef Gordon Ramsay:
In each episode, Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improve the establishment in just one week. Ramsay revisits the restaurant a few months later to see how business has fared in his absence.

Source: Wikipedia.
I have […]

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What Happened To The Newly Rich?

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The New Rick are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the New Rick: time and mobility.

Source: 4-Hour Workweek.
I just read a post by Hilary Catherall over at her personal blog. She writes about her discouragement with the 4-Hour Workweek. Besides having written a guest […]

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