Work

Opinion: Give the Working Poor Their Wages

Sep 12th, 2009 | By The Howitzer | Category: Character, Lead, Work

by The Howitzer
In tough economic times, difficult decisions about finances .are being made at every level. At the individual level, decisions are being made about what kind of housing adjustments need to be made, what kind of food is to be eaten, what kind of extra-curricular activities need to be participated in and even if [...]



Why Just Good Enough isn’t Good Enough

Aug 11th, 2009 | By Greg Primm | Category: Character, Lead, Work

By Greg Primm
Like many of you, I’ve been sucked into the vortex of social networking.  Facebook, Twitter, Friend Feed, LinkedIn — I’m on all of them.
In fact, just click on these links to connect with me:  Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed.
I rarely notice the ads on Facebook, but for some reason the one to the left stuck [...]



Living Large as a Professional at Work

Jun 19th, 2009 | By The Howitzer | Category: Lead, Work

By The Howitzer
There is a particular commercial that I have seen lately that I really like. The commercial is promoting a particular athletic conference in the southeastern part of the US who some would deem as the best conference in the country. The advertisement touts the reality that the college athlete will turn [...]



Risk

May 15th, 2009 | By Greg Primm | Category: Character, Lead, Work

By Greg Primm
Tim’s post on Monday about a more focused ReadyAimLife website made me think of the first post I wrote for the site back in August.  It’s about risk.  The vision Tim presented about life — his life, my life, your life — revolves around risk.  I’m not talking about jumping off a cliff [...]



Become an Overnight Success in 10 Short Years

Apr 10th, 2009 | By Greg Primm | Category: Lead, Purpose, Work

By Greg Primm
I love stories about overnight successes.  From out of nowhere, through sheer will, ambition, and intelligence someone makes their dreams come true.
Take Bill Gates.  Brilliant young math whiz discovers computer programming.  Drops out of Harvard, starts a computer company called Microsoft with a few friends.  Before you know it, he builds it into [...]



Nice Guys

Apr 3rd, 2009 | By Greg Primm | Category: Lead, Purpose, Work

By Greg Primm
“When all is said and done, I think most men . . . believe that God put them on the earth to be a good boy. The problem with men, we are told, is that they don’t know how to keep their promises, be spiritual leaders, talk to their wives, or raise their [...]



What Are You Waiting For?

Mar 27th, 2009 | By Greg Primm | Category: Lead, Purpose, Work

By Greg Primm
Don was my favorite uncle — he and my aunt lived in the “big city” (Houston, TX).  He had a pool table, a hot tub, cable TV, and pictures of those dogs playing poker.  Oh yeah, the best part was the Blue Bell Cookies and Cream.  This was before it was available outside of [...]



A Lost Art

Mar 18th, 2009 | By James Kissinger | Category: Family, Friendship, Lead, Work

By James Kissinger
“At my grandmother’s funeral in 1999, you handed me a note card that read: “Ophelia and John, how special they were, how good they were to me…” In that moment of complete agony, through your words, you brought a smile to my face. I still have that card. It’s framed and hanging on [...]



Surviving Tough Times

Feb 4th, 2009 | By Greg Primm | Category: Finances, Work

By Greg Primm
Every now and then during a particularly tough day, I get out of the office for a few minutes just to clear my head.  I’ll run down to the store and grab a soft drink or just drive and listen to the radio.  It doesn’t happen often, but I use it as a [...]



Shadows for Bars

Jan 21st, 2009 | By James Kissinger | Category: Purpose, Work

By James Kissinger

“… my prison was just an open cage,
there were no keys, no guards,
just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars.”
–  Bruce Springsteen – Living Proof

I earn a living in sales. I’ve been selling in some form or fashion most all of my life. I was a scrawny kid growing up, 5 [...]