Recently, I was contacted by a media company representative. She was looking for someone for a paid blogging opportunity. A client of theirs wanted to hire someone to write blog posts every month about the legal services industry. The posts would appear under their byline however, and I would simply be paid for the work…
As I mentioned yesterday, the article about how college admission folks do, in fact, check online profiles of potential students, there was another thought that occurred to me. Us older folks like to read something like that, and think that yes, these kids today with their selfies and risque photos, should really pay more attention…
“Yesterday, Evernote announced some changes to its privacy policy that proved to be very controversial. To help with its machine learning efforts, some employees would gain the ability to see users’ personal notes. The changes weren’t meant to go into effect until January 23, and now they won’t be. In fact, the firm has admitted…
“When you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done. Whatever your age, job situation, work history, or family way, turn up the juice going forward. Do it now, do it for your team, your company, and yourself—that is, unless you are ready to give up. But if you are…
“We all know the feeling—that moment when your heart races along a racetrack of nerves because you need to speak to the public. The audience, whether one dozen people or one thousand, can seem intimidating. Yet speeches, toasts, and other forms of public speaking can sign minds with memorable words. They allow us honor, persuade,…
Yesterday morning I awoke and like most days, took a look at my phone to see what my work day was going to bring me. (I work on the West Coast, usually there’s already been some email from East Coast coworkers by the time I get out of bed.) One of the first thing I…