100 Attributes to Being a Successful Business-of-One

By J.T. O’Donnell

My friend, GL Hoffman wrote a post/e-book that outlines 100 attributes of people who start businesses. As soon as I read it,  I thought, “These apply to ANY person who wants to know how to be employable for the duration of their professional lifetimes.”

Here’s why… Read more

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It’s Not Who You Know…It’s Who Knows YOU

By J.T. O’Donnell

Do you know 100′s, maybe even 1000′s of people?

Well, I can tell you right now that even though 80% of jobs today are gotten via referral, you won’t get any closer to finding a new, better job thanks to those folks. Why? Because ALL those people don’t really know YOU!

Confused? Read more

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Put Some Humor In It, Would Ya?

By J.T. O’Donnell

I recently got an e-mail from a guy who wanted to know if there were any entertaining career guidebooks on the market. He said he had gone to the library and taken a bunch of popular ones out (I shall not name names), but they all made him fall asleep. Read more

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