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Recommended Home Business Marketing Training

STUMBLING IN YOUR HOME OR SMALL BUSINESS? I became aware of an excellent free resource of online training available for those who have turned to building their own small business enterprise as an answer to the recession. If internet marketing is part of what your home business needs, read on.  Otherwise, get back to [...]

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Having a purpose for life and work

Famous Quotes On “Business and Purpose”… Take the Quiz

Living and Working With Purpose

For the complete story, a bit long for this blog, see my article on HubPages here:

“Living and Working With Purpose”

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One may need to look elsewhere for the sun

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A chunk of certified PBET instructors are no longer at Asyst Technologies; the company declared bankruptcy in April. On June 10 it was Aviza Technology, also based in hard-hit California, that declared bankruptcy.

In May, Axcelis Technologies, a company at which I used to work, sidelined about 235 workers, or [...]

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“What can an older worker do?”

Being in my early 60s I could identify with a recent report in the Washington Business Journal. Using data from a recent survey, they say that “the recession has eroded older workers’ confidence about retiring comfortably.”

Well, yeah!  With IRA savings cut in half and worse, I would say that has eroded my confidence. Like many [...]

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From high tech training manager to counselor of the bereaved

High tech training manager tells his story of transition to a different career - as a counselor to the bereaved. [...]

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Evaluate career options with a personality type inventory

There are a variety of ways to look at personality traits.  The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®  (MBTI) is probably the best known. It uses four scales that yield, when scored and combined, 16 different personality types.  The four scales focus on:

Where you focus your attention:  the outer world of people and things (extroversion) or the inner [...]

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Learning from the Positives in the Recession Culture

Recession-proof.  It can mean a lot of different things to different people.  But it never means you are immune to the recession.  We all feel the impact.

At times we may experience the negative impact: job loss, reduced income, fear, anxiety/insecurity, loss of esteem, loss of home or retirement. 

To me, “recession-proof” means to [...]

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Just Been Laid Off?

“Unfortunately,” says Elliott Masie, “my phone rings on a regular basis with the news that one of our learning colleagues has been laid off.” He goes on to write about what he has been sharing with these colleagues. It’s worth reading.

Recently, one of the most competent trainers that I know, with an excellent [...]

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How Training Helps Home Business Entrepreneurs

Yesterday, I described how developing a home business can be one way to recession-proof your family.  In addition, I tried to point out that many of my colleagues with a training background have a lot to offer this growing industry.  Finally, I provided a link to some sample training provided by Mike Klingler of the [...]

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Training for Home Business Owners… and Home Business Trainers

As I have suggested elsewhere, one way to recession-proof is to develop additional income from a home business. In fact, while the creation of home businesses have been on the rise for years, interest is exploding right now. Whether it’s a hobby converted to a business (eg., photography, cooking, crafts), consulting (eg., in the [...]

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