Are all conferences worth attending? I think the answer depends on the conference and what each individual wants to get out of attending the conference. If you are a company that is pitching products to people attending, it will depend on your product and the audience that will be attending the conference. If you are […]
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Over the past couple weeks I’ve had a number of conversations with co-workers and others about whether pay and compensation aligns with our job performance. My friend tried to make the argument that in corporate America you get paid not based on how many hours you work but on what you produce. I disagree with […]
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Recently I read an interesting article called Profit From Your Passion: It’s not always possible where the author essentially talks about how you should try to profit from your passion but also realize that it’s not always possible to make a full-time income doing it. It made me start thinking about my own opinions about […]
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I have often mentioned my love for Tim Ferris’ 4-Hour Workweek and how much I agree with him when he argues that the 40-hour work week is essentially pointless in today’s day and age. Here are five predictions I have for how work will change over the next decade or so: 1) Working with others […]
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Almost everyone is trying to do the following two things in life: 1) Make money 2) Do work they enjoy Making money is essential to living; if you don’t make money, you don’t eat. You can’t pay your bills or purchase things you want. Just as important is being able to do work that you […]
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The past week I was on vacation and was able to (finally) read a couple books. One of those books was Linchpin by Seth Godin. In Linchpin, Godin talks about becoming “indispensable” in the workplace. One of his main arguments is that there is always emotional labor that can be added to any given job. […]
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I love music. I’m obsessed with it. I love listening to, writing, producing, and performing music. I didn’t actually start playing until I was sixteen and picked up an acoustic guitar, but it didn’t take me too long to know I was going to be pursuing a career in music. As I would imagine is […]
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When my husband and I decided to move to the island of Grenada in the Caribbean, it literally felt like a dream. We were so excited, and we knew that it was going to be absolutely beautiful there. However, moving abroad is not for the faint of heart, and there were so many things that […]
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In the past I’ve talked about the benefits of being an employee (versus being a contractor or small-business owner). Today I want to share seven specific things that full-time employees might have in their benefits package that contractors, freelance workers, and small business owners may not enjoy themselves. 1) 401k Match Ever since pension funds […]
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A lot of personal finance is focused on what you do with your money. Some of it is focused on how to make additional income, such as a side job or business. A topic that is not focused on nearly enough is personal and professional development, which is why I want to share five ways […]
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