For Anyone Who Wants to Learn More to Earn More
(Pictured: Our grand nephew, William, whose persistence, perspective and personality – not to mention his unbridled enthusiasm – will definitely help him succeed in life.)
There are three things you need to master in order to succeed in business. To make them easier to remember, we can call them the Three P’s: Persistence, Perspective, and Personality. These characteristics will help you succeed in life, as well.
Let’s jump right in.
You don’t need to be a technical genius to solve technical problems. You just have to know how to go about it.
This article is especially for anyone who feels intimidated by technology, and who often has to turn to someone else to solve the problem.
That’s not a good solution because 1) you are unable to keep working until the other person solves the problem; 2) it could involve an expense you could avoid; and 3) the person you turn to may have a hidden agenda, personal preferences that conflict with yours, or may mislead you just because they don’t know any better. Read more
If you want to rise up in the business world, you will need to learn how to give instructions. No one will teach you this in school, either, and even people who have been working in business a long time never really learn how to do this properly.
Yet, it is, in my opinion, the single most important thing you will learn how to do in your business life.
If you want to be a manager, first learn how to manage yourself, and then lead others. Managers are made, not born.
And the first place to start managing others is by giving good instructions. Read more
This is a super basic article for the person who really doesn’t understand how businesses work. It’s written mostly for teenagers who haven’t been taught anything about business (except maybe that businesses are terrible).
The first thing I need to say is that businesses, on the whole, are NOT terrible.
The second thing I need to say is that there is a BIG difference between small (and medium) businesses and very large businesses. This isn’t true in all cases – there are actually some pretty OK large businesses – but they are rare. It’s like the difference between Southwest Airlines, which is filled with friendly workers, and United, which I walked away from forever even though I had 100,000 frequent flyer miles I could be using. Read more
It’s easier than ever to find work, and for companies to find people. There are a number of sites that will let you work from home, like Upwork.com, no matter where you live. There are dozens of job boards online.
That’s not the problem. The problem is, once you start looking asking for interviews, you need to be employable.
And, if you’re starting a business, you need to be someone people want to hire.
So. Let’s look at this, this way.
You will NOT be hired, or given more work, if you:
So. Read more
They don’t teach this stuff in school, and yet, when you get out of school, you are faced with the prospect of working for 40+ years.
Chances are, you will work in a business, or even start your own business.
In fact, your success in life – your ability to support yourself and your family and have enough money to retire comfortably, and enjoy the options that enough money gives you – will depend on your knowledge of business, English (mostly writing, in the universal language of commerce), and technology. Read more