Every time I hear a company complain about not being able to find enough talent there is a sentence or two missing from the thought. Here is the way the conversation should really go. We don’t have enough money, or we are not willing to pay to attract the talent we need. Or we are…
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Different Day, Same old Shit! Why am I doing it this way?
My purpose in writing these stories is to get people to realize that they need to find ways to automate things in their lives. Throughout my career, which is just over 20 years, I am amazed at how many people continue to do things that could have been automated long before. For instance, I was…
Want to be a billionaire – join the club!
Here is an article from INC magazine that states one thing that Bill Gates and other billionaires say is the secret to their success. They read a lot. The average person reads 12 books a year. Bill Gates and other billionaires read 50 books a year.
The Philadelphia Experiment – Marriage and Wages
We were running, once again, 5 hours after the deadline. I’d already been at work for twelve hours and people were leaving before the work was finished. I remember feeling miserable. I can’t remember if it was despair, depression or fatigue. I think despair was probably the best explanation. I’d been doing this for over…