Last time in this series I shared some of my career history and left off where I had just accepted my dream job. Today I want to continue this series by giving details on the next position I held. The dream job was everything I had hoped it would be -- lots of great projects, interesting people to work with, a growing company with lots of energy, a bigger title, more money, … [Read more...]
My Jobs, I Get My Dream Job
Last time in this series I shared some of my career history by detailing a job where I experienced promotion, success, and failure. Today I want to continue the story by giving details on the next position I held. If you recall, we left off at a point where my career had crashed and burned a bit (not that bad really, but way down from where it had been.) The company was a … [Read more...]
Stop Acting Rich: The Relationship Between Jobs and Wealth
When I posted Stop Acting Rich Overview and Thoughts on Wealth, Habits, and Happiness I promised that I would follow up with some thoughts from Stop Acting Rich: ...And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire on jobs people have and how it impacts their net worth. This post will cover those subjects. There's lots to cover, so let's get started. High Income Doesn't … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 3
Here's our latest interview with a millionaire as we seek to learn from those who have grown their wealth to high heights. If you'd like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. At the end, I add some comments from the interview. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get … [Read more...]
My Jobs, Promotion, Success, and Failure
We are now six jobs into the series on my job. Here's the list so far: My Jobs, Pre-College My Jobs, College My Jobs, Graduate School My Jobs, Introduction to the Real World My Jobs, Second Job a Winner My Jobs, Working for a Maniac If you recall, in the last post there were two major players (other than me) including: Maniac -- The crazed boss I … [Read more...]
College to Career Cycle of Success
While I was at my college reunion I ran into an old friend who was a year behind me in school. She's now a business professor at the school and teaches all aspects of business from marketing to accounting (about as far apart as you can get on the business spectrum). During the visit she had me step into one of her classrooms and tell the students a bit about my career. I … [Read more...]
How to Ask for a Raise
We've talked a good bit about how valuable your career is and that if you manage it correctly you can make it worth millions more. Sometimes you do everything right and that raise, promotion, or bonus just doesn't come. Employers aren't in the habit of handing out money and offering salary increases when they don't have to. They want to pay the least amount possible to make … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 2
Here's our second interview with a millionaire as we seek to learn from those who have grown their wealth to high heights. If you'd like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about what interview works best for you. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. At the end, I add some comments after the … [Read more...]
Advice on Top-Tier Versus Local MBA Schools
A reader recently sent me an email as follows: I had a question for you following up to the post on whether or not to get your MBA. A little background for you: I was an elementary education major, taught for two years, did not like it, networked my way into an entry level position at a large corporation, worked my way up to a marketing analyst position in a little over a … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 1
I'm a big believer in learning from people who have actually done something you want to do (versus people who know about a topic "in theory" but miss many of the practical aspects of the issue.) As such, I'm beginning an interview series where I talk to people who have accomplished something extraordinary financially. Some will have high net worths, some will have grown … [Read more...]
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