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Women in the workforce

It seems that women paychecks are finally going to exceed total male paychecks. Of the 122 million women age 16 years and over in the U.S., 72 million, or 59.2 percent, were labor force participants—working or looking for work. Women comprised 46.8 percent of the...

Time for the Lightning Rod Salesman

The days are starting to get shorter.  The kids are back in school.  Fall is on its way and it is time for the Lightning Rod Salesman to come to town.  The best time of year. Time to get back to work…

LinkedIn

I went to a GOA event a couple of weeks ago regarding the monetizing of LinkedIn.  The event was a waste of time and I left after half an hour of a two hour event.  All comments of those who stayed agreed and wished they left. Having further discussions with those...

Illinois Uemployment

The unemployment rate in Illinois dropped to 10.4 percent in June from 10.8 percent in May, the biggest decline since 1983.  But was this a real drop of did more people drop of the listing and stop looking for work. I know my guess of the actual rate of unemployment...

Multipreneur

I recently read a dull article in Crain’s Chicago Business regarding multipreneurs.  Granted this was the first time I read the phrase, but it does define a number of clients and myself.  The only definition I found was on Small Biz Sizzler which was: “A multipreneur...

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers was definitely an interesting book.  I actually stopped reading it from time to time to reflect and absorb the information. It uncovers the stories behind the success.  It helps explain that it is the time and opportunities help to determine success as much...

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