By Stan Popovich You never know when a disaster may strike unexpectedly. Unfortunately, a person can become paralyzed by fear and anxiety to the point that they are unable to function or think clearly when something does happen. As a result, here are some suggestions on how to stay calm and focused when a disaster…
By Angela Copeland When is the best time to leave your job? Have you ever wondered when you should look for something new? Most people wait until things are painful. Change is hard. It hurts. So many people wait until the daily pain at work outweighs the pain of change. Here’s the problem with this…
By Terry Miller This year’s contentious election (both local and national) has brought forth some fundamental questions about procedure, policy and privacy. The case against early voting has never been clearer; at least on a national scale. Take what happened in the past week or so for example: Pete Buttigieg dropped out; Amy Klobuchar and…
By Angela Copeland Have you ever had a panel interview? It’s one of those job interviews where you show up and instead of one person interviewing you, three do. Or, if you’re really lucky, five or six will. I’m not talking about a situation where you have one interview after another. I’m talking about a…
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with anxiety and your mind is overrun with fearful and negative thoughts? If so, this can be very challenging in terms of getting any kind of relief from your current situation. As a result, here are six tips on how to relieve your nerves and clear your head from your…
By Angela Copeland A reader recently wrote in with what is clearly an issue on the minds of professionals: social media in the workplace. In other words, should I be Facebook friends with my boss? Today’s workforce is more casual than generations in the past. Many companies allow employees to wear jeans and tennis shoes…
Opinion by Terry Miller I find Trump’s utter disdain for the media (particularly the Washington Post and New York Times as “enemies of the people”) somewhat ironic when he held up multiple newspapers last Thursday morning for the media he so fervently scorns. The headlines, of course, blasted the desolately inevitable news of a Senate…
By Stan Popovich Do you ever wonder what you would do if you ever lost a job? It can be very scary when you find out that you no longer have a paycheck coming. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to manage the fear of losing your job….
By Angela Copeland I’ve noticed a disturbing trend lately. It’s not new, but it certainly seems to be increasing. When you are a customer and something goes wrong at a company, the company doesn’t resolve the issue until you get angry. Can you relate to this experience? You have a problem with a product or…
Opinion by Terry Miller Brexit is the nickname for “British exit” from the EU (Economic Union) from which my fellow countrymen and women departed 31 Jan., 2020; or as I prefer to say, Britain took the “way out.” To be clear, when Americans depart someplace or other, they immediately look for an “Exit” sign but we…
