Sometimes Goodbye is a Second Chance

This may be your golden opportunity! Many people know this as popular song on the radio today.  But think about it!  Is this what you have been looking for; a second chance? You were secure in your job, and now you are laid off.  What can you do?  Here’s your second chance.  Will you can [...]

Launch Out – Don’t Wait

After the holiday weekend, it’s hard to get back to blogging.  As I was reading a few other blogs this morning, I came across a post that was a reminder that we do not need to keep ourselves in a rut.  If I could remember which one it was, I would give them credit. The [...]

Position yourself in the workplace – Seven important ways

Make yourself stand out at work So many people are focused on their job, getting through the day and getting a paycheck. In today’s down economy you need to think a little differently. If I may, I’m going to call it “the correct way” to think. No matter if your company is doing well or [...]

Finally a long term goal achieved

It took a layoff to get it done For those of you who may not have read much of my other material, I was laid off from an IT job as a datacenter network engineer early this year. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it’s a job making sure data flows [...]

Am I succeptable to a layoff?

Be very aware Obviously this isn’t a good ol’ George W Bush economy where we spend every dime in the treasury and then give everyone borrowed cash and tell them to go spend it.  Companies are looking to downsize or cut costs because the downhill cascade of less spending hits everyone.  Look for early warning [...]