There are 322 million people in the United States, of that population, and of that population 33.1 million or 10 percent are legal immigrants. Many people from around the globe see immigration as a force of forward movement. The goal is to move from one environment to a better on suited for the pursuits, hopes…
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Here’s Why Failing Your Interview Is Good
As the science on workplace health and leadership improves, we are learning more about what motivates people and increases productivity. Even as these advances increase, career coaches are still teaching candidates the same old robotic way to use “soft skills” to finesse their way into a nightmare job. According to a 2015 Rand study, “Working…
3 Ways Social Media Can Improve Your Life
Social media has been a creeping phenomena over the past 15 years. When we think about it, we often envision sights like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. However social media has been growing since the early days of AOL Messenger, CollegeClub and Myspace. In fact, it all started with the online forum, which, in essence, is…
Defy Your Niche: Why Diversification Matters
While it’s true that you want to hone what you’re good at, it’s an incontrovertible fact that companies that didn’t just stick to their first product offering excelled most. You have to be able to see new avenues in your field and other fields to stay competitive. There is a great book by an Entrepreneur…
You Are a Trailblazer: Get Back In the Game!
One of your greatest assets in life is the ability to find opportunity. Anyone in business understands that looking for opportunity is a constant effort; it is something that never stops, day or night. A lot of us get into the familiar routine of clocking in at work, having a chat around the water cooler,…
New Horizons: Career and Employee Opportunities that Grow Business
There’s been a ton of studies done on employees and employers. Everyone is trying to find that magic sweet spot. This can be especially difficult for small businesses who really don’t have to time and resources to make meaningful employee searches. Many businesses, large and small fall into the dreaded category of hiring people on…
The Entrepreneur Age
It’s been said that everyone has a “side-hustle” or a “side-gig.” And that really has become the norm in many quadrants of American society. While it may be that many seek to follow a dream, many people do so to create extra or additional income for themselves. While I totally believe in following your dreams,…
Five African Quotes for Business
Evidence shows that more than 60,000 years BC, Africans had trade routes all over the world reaching as far as the Americas. The Olmecs of Mexico, along with their great monuments depict what experts believe to be Africans with shared religious similarities that help solidify evidence that suggests Africans were prolific traders and travelers in…
Happy New Year!
Yeah, we made it! It’s 2017, a new year with new hopes and opportunities. This is your chance to make 2017 everything that 2016 was not. Grab your confidence, your optimism and your tenacity and go after every opportunity you can reach. Let this be the year of “Yes!” Collaborate with more people in your…
Marry Christmas With Your Biz!
Marry Christmas! I hope you’re having a great holiday! The season to spend time with friends and family eating high caloric food, rehashing old family history and exchanging poorly wrapped gifts is upon us! You’ve probably spent more money than you could actually afford and actually battled your way through isle of ransacked shelves to…
Lela Winston 