What Would Jobs Do About Jobs?
photo credit: Jesus Belzunce Recently Tim Cook, the new President of Apple introduced the new OS for the Iphone. He is different than Steve Jobs. He is more corporate. He lacks Jobs' showmanship. I am reminded, again, how we have all been profoundly affected by...
President JFK’s Vice
photo credit: John McNab Mimi Alford is coming forward to tell the world about her alleged affair with John F. Kennedy. Why now? With all of the stories that we are bombarded with by the media, why does Mimi feel the need to tell us her account of an 18-month affair...
Making Shift Happen in 2012
photo credit: Eustaquio Santimano Most of us made some form of New Year’s Resolution. To save more, spend less, lose weight, spend more time with family and friends, lose all the excuses that prevent you from exercising, get out of debt, and so on. Resolutions are...
Offer True Thanksgiving
We live in a world where we need all the help we can get. If any of your friends are facing no job and no money they are not alone. If you are facing 'shifts' in your life there are always others with similar issues. Find a support group. Make a commitment to help...
Pay As You Go Airlines
There are a few industries that continue make me 'scratch my head' as much as the airlines does. They have been very creative in coming up with ways to extract additional money from passengers. They charge for pillows, more legroom, baggage, seat assignments and food....
Swift Remarks
Sunday night 60 Minutes did a special report about Taylor Swift. I am not a big country music fan--although I do admit to knowing almost all the words to every Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton song--but what fascinated me about Taylor was that she controls her life and...
Accentuate the Positive
As the Johnny Mercer song says: "You've got to accentuate the positive,Eliminate the negative,And latch on to the affirmative,Don't mess with mister in-between." It is time for us to get unstuck in the reality of what is being reported in the media. Very few stories...
Reach Out and Touch Someone
Yesterday I was interviewed on WGN Radio with John St. Augustine of Pinch Hitters about my new book Shift Happens! No Job, No Money, Now What? The purpose of the show was to take calls from people who had lost jobs or had significant changes in their lives. ...
Sleepless in Chicago
I often ask myself questions to change the way I think. These are ’shake-me’ up questions and most of us have them. "What would my mother think or do?""How can I lose more weight?" "Is this the right thing to do?""Am I happy?"Frankly, to put this country back...
Double Visionaries
photo credit: tsevis Last week Andy Rooney died. One month ago Steve Jobs died. Both were thought leaders who said that life is full of choices. They both recognized that as we get older, there is a shortage of time to make our own choices. While they were very...
