the ultimate job guide to surviving and gaining employment in this tough job market from expert on...

The Ultimate Job Guide to Surviving and gaining employment in this tough job market fromexpert on this subject

Preface / Introduction

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Table of Contents

1. For my nephew Kyle Patrick Burleson, now B.A. and for all the graduates of the class of 2011,well meant advice and counsel. 2. 'You know you want me!' Crucial job-finding strategies for the unemployed and particularly fornew graduates trying to enter the world of work. 3. An urgent message for all those in their first job... what to do to move up fast... even in troubledeconomic times. 4. America needs millions of new jobs. This huge undertaking has set our citizens brainstorming.Here are just a few of their ideas... cool! 5. On the value and necessity for persistence if you expect to be successful. 6. How To Start A Computer Business From Home 7. Starting A Small Business During A Bad Economic Crisis 8. Start Planning For Retirement Today-Economy In Free Fall 9. Stay At Home Parent Work

For my nephew Kyle Patrick Burleson, now B.A. and for allthe graduates of the class of 2011, well meant advice andcounsel. by Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Dear Kyle,

Without even a by-your-leave I am taking upon myself one of the most pleasant duties of aging:advising others how to live a better life than one has had oneself. Such advice giving may be a formof expiation for sins we were strenuously urged (by our self-selected guides) not to commit... butdid, along with many other happy paths to perdition we found all by ourselves and enjoyedimmensely.

First of all, please accept my apology for not attending this important event in your young life. Thetruth is, travel, which was once my unadulterated joy, is no longer such a pleasure. I am too old torelish the employees of Homeland Security asking me to divest myself of my clothes in the interestof American security. I appreciate their zealousness in pursuit of terrorists, but I look what I am: awell-heeled gentleman of refined taste, without a balaclava or hand grenade to my name. HomelandSecurity no doubt sees the obvious as the perfect cover for conspiracy.

In any event, my physical presence will not be present at your Commencement, and I regret this,especially the moment when your university president, or comparable big-wig, declares (as they doat Harvard) that you are now a member of the company of educated men and women. That is amagnificent achievement and deserves to be noted by all who love and care about you. With thegreat world growing increasingly uneducated... and with such standards upon which we pridedourselves... now reckoned elitist and archaic, I want you to know that entry into that company is andalways will be one of the chiefest achievements of your life, no matter how long you live and whatyou achieve hereafter. You belong amongst these people and they will constitute the pool fromwhich you draw your friends, your professional colleagues, the woman you eventually marry and, ofcourse, your relations. You understand these people; they understand you and these things becomemore and more valuable as time goes on.

Know thyself, the complete self.

You have just completed a term of years in which you had ample time for the study of yourself; whoyou are, where you come from, where you wish to go and why.. Now, upon what is aptly termedcommencement, this study will accelerate and will never conclude. However, to know yourself, youmust know the people from which you came and who created you, a mosaic of them and theirfar-flung lives.

Amongst your relations, you number the most important Chief Justice of the United States, JohnMarshall; also Harold Macmillan, Earl of Stockton, sometime Prime Minister of England. You arealso the scion of cosmopolitan European aristocrats; indeed in the fullness of time, you will becomea prince with an ancient title and a host of other titles of nobility. Your history is also replete withclergymen, pioneers, educators, business people, and many who arduously tilled the soil and plantedcarefully and well.

I tell you these things because in this day and age it is unfashionable to speak of the manifold geneticstrands that produced -- you. Our day and age celebrates the so-called common man. But we,Burlesons, Burgesses, MacMillans, Lants, Lauings and all the rest believed in constantly striving togo beyond, well beyond, the common; the better to achieve unstinted excellence. You are theproduct of excellence; we all hope and know that you will give us more of it...and so instruct your

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product of excellence; we all hope and know that you will give us more of it...and so instruct yourchildren to come in how to achieve it, too.

Now some practical advice.

You are a sensible fellow, good looking, intelligent, agile. This is all to the good. But thesesuggestions will enhance these attributes.

1) Be friendlier, more affable, the exemplar of the best of manners.

You are of a withdrawn disposition, tending to keep your counsel. This is admirable, but it isinsufficient for living well amongst the other members of our species. Many of these people havenot had your many advantages; they therefore look to you for the words and gestures of welcomeand hospitality, commonly called manners, which make living amongst humans as pleasant as ourspecies of carnivores and raptors allows.

You have come from leaders; leadership is in your blood. In no way does such leadership manifestitself better than with superior manners, for what are such manners after all than kindness andmaking others feel always comfortable around you, no matter what the matter at hand.

Good manners do not mean that you necessarily agree with people, but it means you respect themand wish to learn, sincerely, their dispositions and points of view. Good manners are the emolumentsby which civilized people ease the lives of those they encounter and so ease their own lives.

2) Thank the people who help you, never forget their services and affection.

You are an able young man, able to do many things for yourself... but never all. Every person ofinsight and intelligence comes, inevitably, to agree with British poet John Donne (1572-1621) that"no man is an island unto himself". You are the product of a variable army of good, decent,hard-working people who gave of themselves to shape you and make you the man you are today.These people deserve and should be amply given acknowledgement, recognition, thanks and, aboveall else, kindness. This is your responsibility now and for the rest of your life. Never wait for thesepeople to contact you... contact them and be lavish in your expressions of thanks, for they have allworked to a single purpose, to craft, mold and improve. Your graduation makes it clear theysucceeded.

3) Never forget, always remember, and always honor family.

This is a world where we are all vulnerable, endangered. Thus we must always consider how topreserve ourselves and flourish. In this equation there is one variable that never varies; thefundamental importance of family, the people who are of you, for you, by you. In this regard I havea paradox for your consideration. Now that you have graduated leave home as soon as possible, thebetter to come to know, understand and appreciate your immediate family as well as members of itsbranches.

The longer you stay at home, the longer you will be treated as an adolescent, not a man. Clashesunder such circumstances are inevitable and will both pain and exasperate everyone. My cordialadvice therefore, transforming Horace Greeley's famous exhortation, "Go anywhere, young man, goanywhere." Distance will not only make the heart grow fonder; it will enable you to see all theprincipals, in a new, more humane light, and so move into a more productive and affectionate phasewith all.

One last request: communicate better and oftener with your scribbling Uncle Jeffrey. He alwaysmeans you well and understands the importance of tangible affection. A small congratulatory checkis herewith enclosed. Uncles understand the importance of providing funds towards the noble




objective of more profound communications and understanding.

Remember this, thy college graduation day.

Do not miss a single part of the ceremony; take photos liberally; see the scene as it is, a pageantcelebrating you and your classmates all over this land beset by high challenges and often enfeebledvisions. We need you, all of you. And so if this day, a la Winston Churchill, is not yet the beginningof the end; it is most assuredly the end of the beginning... and is replete with hope, sorely needed, itslimited supply now to be rectified by you, all of you.




'You know you want me!' Crucial job-finding strategies forthe unemployed and particularly for new graduates trying toenter the world of work.By Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. If you're like millions of people worldwide, you're engaged in the oftenfrustrating, discouraging and disheartening hunt for a job. I'm here to help, especially if you've justgraduated from college and you're trying like the dickens to grab that first job.

The music I've selected to accompany this article is perfect for the state of mind you need now andmust maintain throughout the entire job-hunting process. The tune is "You know you want me!(Calle Ocho) " by rapper Pitbull, recorded in 2009. You'll find it in any search engine. When you do,play it a couple of times. And I mean play it! And dance it!

This high energy song has just the right lyric: "You know you want me!" Because isn't that what theentire process is about: getting the all-important employer to say these magic words to you... so thatyou can reciprocate the favor by saying "You know I want you!", the mutual "I do's" commencingthe perfect relationship.

Oh, just one thing: don't even dream of going to any job interview dressed like Pitbull and his videofriends. Dressed like that, they'd never get a real job...

1) Looking for a job is currently your job. Behave accordingly.

Right now, you think you're unemployed. But you're wrong. You have a job; it's looking for paidemployment. You must arrange your day exactly as you would any regular work day.

Before you go to bed (at a reasonable time, too) arrange what you'll need for tomorrow. Thisincludes knowing precisely what potential employers you'll approach and ensuring you haveeverything you need to do so (phone numbers?)

Also, lay out the clothes you intend to wear, right down to that eye-catching rep tie. That's right,dress for success. You are what you wear.

Too many job seekers allow themselves the luxury of looking like an unmade bed as they look forpaid employment. They're unbathed... undressed... and hence unsuccessful. But this is hardlysurprising. Yo! Get some self-respect and dress for business... the way your successful competitorsare doing and which you most probably are not.

2) Go out, come in, start your day.

Just because you're not currently engaged in remunerative employment certainly does not mean youjettison all your good habits. Remember, looking for a job currently is your job. Thus, after you'vefinished the usual morning tasks (including donning appropriate threads), leave your abode for your"office".

Go out the door. Close the door. Open the door, then march to your desk, ready, willing and able toget started. You might think this exercise foolish and unnecessary, but it's not. With it, you aresignaling your brain that you are in the "work zone". This means complete and total focus on the jobhunt; no long gossipy conversations with your buddies; no old films either, or "just a few" videogames.

When you are at the place you have dubbed your office, you engage only in professional,




work-related activities.

This is a must.

3) Set-up your computer so you're ready to engage.

You need a file containing complete details of the people and organizations you're contacting. Thisincludes name, title, street address, city, state/province, zip/postal code. Also, phone number, fax,email address, etc.. And, importantly, notes on your contacts. With this information readilyavailable, you immediately enter the ranks of the most organized and efficient job seekers.

4) Write and keep your resume updated; ready to be emailed.

The purpose of a resume is not to talk about yourself (though it may seem so) but to show yourprospective employer just what you can do for him... based on what you have done for others. Thismeans concentrating on results, results, demonstrated results. This puts the focus of your resumewhere it needs to be: on what the employer wants, not on you.

But, you say, I've just graduated from college, what kinds of demonstrated results have I had?

At this moment, you may suddenly feel that the degree you worked so hard to get (and you anhonors graduate, too) isn't worth the paper it's engraved on. Wrong again. It was, is, and always willbe precious, important third-person validation. You were awarded this degree because of provenresults.

For openers, can you write a clear, clean, understandable English sentence, one that makes yourmeaning pellucid? Good. You're ahead of 90% of college graduates. Tell your prospective employer,because in moments of desperation and exasperation he's been known to utter some abrasive hometruths on the communications errors his current employees are making, embarrassing him and thecompany while perplexing and irritating customers. Show him you're different.

Do you have exemplary habits? Do you make commitments and keep commitments? Or do you sayone thing, and do something quite different? Your new employer is quite qualified to show you whathe wants from you; but now he wants reassurance that you're worth the time and trouble. Got goodhabits? Then flaunt them. Remember, "You know you want these..."

5) Treat the "little people" you encounter with respect. Remember, they know more about theorganizations you are contacting than you do.

One way you can get a leg up on your job-seeking competitors is by showing you respect theso-called "little people," secretaries, executive assistants, go-fers, young people on internships, etc.ALL leaders must have know how to work with such folks, because they (and not just the CEO) arethe essential elements of the equation.

When you talk to these people on the telephone, sit up, take a deep breath, put a smile in your voice.If they use their first name ("Hello, this is Mr. Goody's secretary Mary"), then you do the samething. Remember, Mary has access to the people you want to connect with. Be pleasant, upbeat,friendly... turn her into your advocate.

The same applies when you arrive for interviews. Be at least 15 minutes early. Bring extra copies ofyour resume, work samples where appropriate, copies of letters of recommendation , extra businesscards, etc. Put a smile on your face, even though you may be nervous and anxious. While waitingread the company's brochure. And you'll really make a good impression if you print the company'swebsite and underline the areas where you could make a constructive difference. Now that's being"with it"...




It's time for carpe diem. At the end of today, 24 hours of your life will be used up, gone forever;that's true for all of us. The real question is whether you'll be ahead or behind at day's end. For theresult you want, when you see your prospective employer (or talk with her on the phone), say"Hello, I'm here to help you ma'am; I hope you'll give me the opportunity!" That said, you knowthey'll want you. How could they not?




An urgent message for all those in their first job... what to doto move up fast... even in troubled economic times. By Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. Everyone remembers their first job with, perhaps, a bit of nostalgia and asoupcon of fondness, after the fact. But did you really know what you were doing... and, more to thepoint, leverage that job and rise high -- even in a period of economic dislocations, miseries, andmuddles?

Perhaps because of these depressing realities, you had to take a job, any job, just to pay the rent. Insuch a situation you may have felt chagrined (to say no more) that you didn't have the job of yourdreams and were not sky rocketing to fame, fortune, and the cover of Time magazine. Whoa... badanalysis, worse attitude. YOU need this article desperately.

My favorite nephew Kyle is in this boat. He's a bright lad, a newly minted honors graduate from awell-regarded California institution of higher education... marooned by the seemingly unendingrecession and its never quite better aftermath. He couldn't find a job in his field, and so withprodding and exhortation (and a great deal of it) took the first job that was to hand, working in thevegetable department at Kroger.

Don't laugh. And don't go all arrogant and condescending either.

Is he disappointed? Yes! Irked? Let-down? Oh, yes, but that was before his wily Uncle Jeffreypicked up the phone for some down-home success tips. Now, Kyle is the "maniac on the floor",primed for greatness and the executive suite. And so I selected one of the most exhilarating songs ofthe 80's to accompany this article; "Maniac on the floor" from the film "Flashdance" (1983), beltedout of the park by diva Irene Cara. Whatever despairing depths you are plumbing today, this red-hotdance tune will lift you and lift you higher.

Serendipity.

The gods of corporate Olympus move in mysterious ways... and so it was with Kyle, Kroger, and me,for I made my first stock investment into Kroger when I was 13 or 14 back in the '50's. The reasonwas one stock maven Peter Lynch of Fidelity Investments would applaud: because we shoppedthere. I didn't have so many shares to start with, but I visited Kroger as often as the family wished toeat... and I could see how my biggest (my only) investment was faring. Even then I took a veryproprietary interest in "my" Kroger. I even recall picking up some soiled lettuce off the floor andproperly disposing of it. It was a portent... but of what? It took the better part of a lifetime to discern,but Kyle's launching pad in the lettuce department seems to be the link.

Introduction to The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR)

Kroger, as you may well know, is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largestgrocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer, Walmart being the largest. As of 2010,Kroger operated, either directly or through its subsidiaries, 3,619 stores. It reported US$ 82.2 billionin sales during fiscal year 2010, with 338,000 employees, including Nephew Kyle, right there at thebottom, on the first rung of the ladder of success, nowhere to go but up. Lucky boy.

Why so?

Kyle is a business "virgin." He knows as little about business as is possible. This can be either a verygood or a very bad thing, depending on what happens next. Kyle, for instance, has no bad businesspractices to unlearn and overcome; he has no such business practices at all. Thus he starts with a




"tabula rasa", a clean slate, in the immortal phrase of monumental 18th century savant John Locke.

Kyle has two options: fill this slate with one bad, progress-destroying habit after another, or knuckledown and learn the crucial things to turn a pedestrian entry-level job into a launching pad forlifetime success.

It ALL starts with attitude.

Kyle, unless your department at Kroger is a little bit of heaven, your supervisor's biggest problem ispersonnel. They will demonstrate and perfect every sin venal and cardinal. They will specialize incomplaining, their moans and groans elevated to stratospheric heights. Rather than get on with thejob for which they were hired, they will conspire to cheat, chisel, and connive, liberally biting thehand that feeds them, gratitude and service towards the company inconceivable notions getting lipservice and nothing more.

This being the case, an employee, any employee no matter how junior and inexperienced , whoactually works up to their full potential, understanding that they work for Kroger, goes on thesupervisor's Christmas card list at once, with kudos, compliments, and useful perqs galore.

Now hear this: you have been gifted with every advantage. The one you most need at present is theright attitude. You are now a Kroger man. You are now a part, albeit on the first step, of a large,growing, proud establishment. Act like it!

For openers, let your supervisor know, best by superior work ethics and results, that you are agrateful, loyal and enthusiastic member of the Kroger team, a team which has grown steadily largerand more lucrative since in 1883 Bernard Kroger nailed his colors to the mast, "Be particular. Neversell anything you would not want yourself."

* Look the part. Spruce yourself up, exemplifying everything you learned as an Eagle Scout. Wearthe insignia of this achievement. It will show your new colleagues what kind of fellow you are andsuggests you have what they want.

* Read everything you can about Kroger, including their annual report and the plethora of usefuldocuments you'll easily find at their website. Print these documents. Study them. Make yourselfthoroughly conversant with the facts. You will also find a thorough report at the Wikipedia. Put yourcopies in a folder and carry them with you; make sure your supervisor sees you studying them atyour breaks. Believe me, you'll be the ONLY one showing such initiative.

* Always be on time; that goes without saying. Inform your supervisor that you are willing to takeextra hours if others in the department cancel shifts. Let the supervisor know that your first loyalty isto the company, its customers, and what Kroger values: one grocery innovation after another. Krogerpeople are proud of what they've done to feed America and feed America well.. You must knowthese achievements and swell their pride.

* Have a good, solid, professional relationship with your supervisor, but never be a brown nosingapple polisher. Your job is to help your supervisor run the complicated store with its thousands ofproducts in which you now work. At all times be polite, respectful, professional. You are not hisbuddy and pal, you are something far more valuable, a colleague who assists him rise... and whomhe values accordingly.

* When you see a good deed, tell the supervisor; also, tell the person you have told the supervisor.One of the most important things you will ever do in business is to recognize employeeachievements and, by a timely word in the ear of someone more advanced in the hierarchy, help thatperson secure the many emoluments which business can and does offer.




Two more things.

I know of your great interest in the ecology "green" movement. That is fine. In this connection Iadvise you to broaden your understanding of what it is and should be. Remember. the mostimportant animal you can help save and preserve is the human animal, and here what you do couldbe of the greatest importance. Study Kroger and its ecological endeavors; make it a point, whenpossible, to seek out the food chemists and others who are helping us all live better lives with morenutritious and safer foods.

And, remember, even if you do not stay at Kroger, every word in this message remains germanesince you will require good references to move up... and this is how you get them.

Now..... become the maniac on the floor, your presence and good work everywhere apparent,noticed with approval and approbation by the Kroger executives who see in you themselves andwish to advance you accordingly. And remember...

"You work all your life for that moment in time It can come or pass you by..."

And for you that moment is now.




America needs millions of new jobs. This huge undertakinghas set our citizens brainstorming. Here are just a few oftheir ideas... cool!By Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. We shareholders of the United States of America, Inc. are deeply worried,perplexed, baffled and, yes, angry about our persistent unemployment rate, which continues to hoveraround 9%, with no end in sight. Experts, in fact, once so quick to offer their profound economicpredictions based on their experience and study of past malaises are now gun shy, having beenwrong so often; as a result their predictions are more opaque than ever, seeming to say much, butafter explication saying absolutely nothing at all.

Into this breach the brightest and most well meaning folks have entered... unwilling to be patient aminute longer and anxious to show that American people can solve America's problems, even thisdraining one of unemployment. And so today, we celebrate what our never-say-die countrymen aredreaming up for bona fide jobs in the hopes that you, too, will join the parade and keep those grandideas coming, timely and in detail.

For the appropriate music to accompany this article, I have selected the theme song of the film "9 to5" which was released in 1980. Dolly Parton knocked this one out of the park, the bounciest tuneever composed on the unjust, unfair, and unending tricks, twists, and turns of the world of work.Ironically, most of the over 9% of unemployed Americans would positively jump at these jobstoday... no matter the drawbacks... such is the level of our national desperation, apprehension, fear,and anxiety and why we need a Grand Alliance of the private sector and the governments of thenation -- local, state, and federal -- to create jobs, jobs, jobs.

Let's start with what some bright folks are doing in the great state of Florida where innovation andnew ideas are sacrosanct and held in the highest regard. We must pause and here congratulate stateRepresentative Brad Drake who at the beginning of October, 2011 filed a bill to stop lettingconvicted killers "get off that easy." His job- creating idea: to use firing squads, or (his far secondchoice) the electric chair for all those on death row.

Way to go, Brad!

Drake's bill would end the use of murderer-coddling lethal injection in Florida executions. Instead,those with a death sentence would get what every American craves, a choice; being entitled tochoose between electrocution (remember, this is his personal second choice because it isn't theexpedient that creates the most jobs in this sector) and a firing squad. He prefers the squad, becauseas a patriotic, jobs-creating American, that would create more jobs for needy Floridians.

Drake, one of those highly valued forward looking Republicans, said the idea came to him afterhaving a conversation with a constituent at a Waffle House over the legal battles associated with theSeptember 28, 2011 execution of Manuel Valle. All that sugar must have gone straight to his brain.

Valle's lawyers tried to stop the execution by arguing that a new lethal drug cocktail would causehim pain and therefore constitute cruel and unusual punishment. But courts rejected this argumentand let the execution go forward. Why the coddling, Drake's constituent asked? They're murderersafter all. And upon careful reflection this Tallahassee Solon agreed.

Drake is clear that the government is spending too much time listening to advocacy groups andinstead should put in place a death sentence that forces convicted murderers to contemplate theirfate. Now, Brad's got the bit between his teeth. He wants to make it hard on those murderers; never




mind that they are being snuffed by state order. Yeah, he wants them to think about their pendingpunishment "every morning," as if they weren't doing that already. Besides, this is a great chance forentrepreneurs to get into the act.

Although Drake hasn't said so, I bet he's already thought up the idea of training squads ofexecutioners and renting them out to other states which will, he is sure, come aboard after theprogram gets started; it's an idea, he reckons, whose time has come. And there's another financialadvantage, too; we could rent these squads to foreign governments, more squeamish than we are, andso fill the empty coffers of Florida. This'll cinch the deal that ensures Rep. Drake's civicachievement.

No idea too small!

Our next great jobs-creating idea is also from Flori-duh, the land of ideas, light years ahead of other,less with-it Americans. Eat your heart out North Carolina for not dreaming up this one... this timelegalized dwarf tossing.

Clueless citizen that you are, you probably didn't know that Florida's dwarfs are in unemploymentlines getting welfare, when they could -- man, woman and child alike -- be doing good service (andsparing hard-pressed tax-payers) by being tossed around like a beach ball during happy hoursstatewide. Wow! Where do they come up with these really great ideas! Here are the facts...

According to Florida state Representative Ritch Workman, another one of those sharp- wittedRepublicans who run Florida these days, dwarfs are being oppressed by antediluvian state lawsprohibiting them from being flung around bar rooms to enhance the drinking and entertainmentexperience of playful patrons, now miserable without their exuberant sport. This is a disgrace saysRep. Workman (so aptly named)... and he aims to set things to right and create a bright-shiningexample to other states which are still in the Dark Ages as far as dwarf tossing is concerned.

Thus, "Retain Rep. Workman for the Working Man", has introduced a bill that frees dwarfs for theirdestiny while likely shaving a bit off the state's horrendous unemployment rate, a punishing 1.6percent above the US average... and a disgrace to Florida which clearly needs all the help it can get.

It's the double whammy of tough times for dwarfs getting jobs and the suppression of theirGod-given right to get tossed if and when they want to that fuels Workman's passion, for he is atonce a man of tax-cutting, dollar-saving propensities and libertarian freedoms. As such, liberation ofdwarfs everywhere demands his attention. And so he is aiming for nothing less than the overturningof the 1989 Florida law banning dwarf tossing as dangerous and dehumanizing.

But now get this... in an interview with Rep. Workman, published by Bloomberg News and runningnationwide October 8, 2011, Ritch Workman said he personally found dwarf tossing "offensive" and"stupid". Still.... "If this is a job they want and people would pay to see it or participate in it, why inthe world would we prohibit it?" Why indeed!

Democrats, of course, are irked beyond measure at this bill. They only want Floridians to have"real" jobs and wait patiently until their paladins create some; never mind that that might be yearsaway. Carolyn Fiddler, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee,dismisses the matter with a superior sniff. Of course she isn't a dwarf and has a job, too, and is farabove the indignity of being passed from hand to hand by ruffians who might, not to put too fine apoint on the matter, pinch the lady as she passes. This is, she is sure, yet another instance whereRepublicans don't get it. But most assuredly Rep. Workman does. He is after all a Man of Destiny,who sees clearly that less can be more.

Dolly was right!




I'm out of space for today, or I'd share with you more of these tales, for I have a ton of them. Sufficeit to say people are not just waiting for Washington to wake up and focus on jobs. They're helpingthemselves and using their brains to create jobs, and we all ought to be glad for that. Unemploymenthurts, and wouldn't you rather see folks in jobs they may not love than in no job at all? Maybe sucha job wasn't the best on earth, but it did bring home the bacon... and besides I like hearing DollyParton sing. She can complain at my house any time she likes and make us believe "Your ship'llcome in/ And the tide's gonna turn/ An' it's all gonna roll your way." We still believe this, don't we?Well, don't we?

******* What do you think? Let Dr. Lant know by posting your comments below.




On the value and necessity for persistence if you expect tobe successful.by Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. Winston Churchill who left the world so many memorable lines, said thisone, too: "No young man should ever take no for an answer." Allowing for the fact that these days"young man" would need to be changed to "young person", what he said is as relevant today as itever was, not least because of the challenging and seemingly unending dismal state of the economy,USA, Europe, the world.

Sadly, though I sound like an old fogey for saying it, today's young people take no for an answer allthe time, seeming to expect it, and certainly having little or no inkling of what to do when it hitsthem in the face. And this is a problem indeed, calling for immediate scrutiny and action.

To set the scene for this article, which can (kept and used) change your life for the better over andover again, go to any search engine and find the tune "True Grit", composed by Elmer Bernstein forJohn Wayne's 1969 film. Persistence, unwavering determination, in the face of obstacles big andsmall, is what true grit means. And that's why, even in our adulterated days, it is in such shortsupply.

London, Summer 1977, your author, in a single day, learns the unalloyed value and usefulness ofpersistence.

It was 1977. London was packed with folks from everywhere who had come to find the England oftheir dreams and memories, and to see H.M. the Queen, celebrating (along with her husband,"always a step behind" Philip of Edinburgh),her Silver Jubilee, 25 years of her (mostly) happy andglorious reign. I was there, too, but not to gawk. I had serious business I meant to transact... if Icould find anyone willing to transact it with me, young, green, determined.

The situation.

In 1977, I was a newly minted Ph.D. of well under 1000 days. My credentials -- including that Ph.D.from Harvard -- were impeccable. "That and fifty cents," said my ever-practical and deflating father,"gets you a cup of coffee." I took his point, not least because 1977 was a year of recession, wherewould be junior professors, from even the best universities, were having a very difficult time gettingjobs, much less jobs they liked. I knew that only too well. Employers, academic or otherwise, didwhat employers always do in such situations if left unobserved: they raise the level of qualificationsrequired... and slash the salary as much as possible.

That was why I was in London, to turn myself into the kind of gilt-edge property even the mostsupercilious of institutions would rush to recruit. My strategy went something like this:

* take my Harvard doctoral dissertation and cannibalize it for articles that could be sold toappropriate popular publications as well as published by appropriate academic journals.

* once the articles were published, use these to convince an appropriate publisher of my dreams(and I knew who they were) that I as a first-time book author was worth the money they'd have toinvest to launch me and my book publishing career.

* Use the published articles and first book (remember, the first of many) to leverage a suitableposition at a suitable (read "condescending and renowned") institution.

Short, sweet, piece of cake -- not.




The first challenge requiring persistence involved the cannibalization of my dissertation, mined fortwo very different kinds of publication: popular (newspapers and magazines) and academic. Iwanted to publish at least 10-15 popular articles from what some (with consummate snobbery)called "ephemeral" publications... and an equal number for academic journals bearing lofty namesand high credentials but few readers. By pursuing this two-pronged strategy I got maximum valuefrom the dissertation and paved the way for its ultimate use as the launching pad for my publishingcareer and the Nobel Prize for Literature, which must, in due time, be granted. (Still waiting.)

Writing the articles, researching where to send them, organizing an efficient production process.

"Well begun is half done", we say in New England, and fortunately for me the dissertation (entitled"Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee 1887", covering the creation and perfection of English royalpageantry) covered events known, attended, and loved by millions of people. This apt selection ofsubject made the achievement of my objective the more likely than those who has selected morerecondite (read "dull") subjects. I wanted fame, acclaim, and all the trimmings therefrom andselected my subject accordingly.

I confess now (but never would then, insouciance being an essential part of a Harvard degree) thatthis was demanding... and needed discipline, focus, and persistence. It also required at least aone-way ticket from Boston, Massachusetts to London, for you see the overwhelming majority ofthese publications were there. Money being tight I worked hard to get it. I won't say I resorted tocutting grass and baby sitting... but it was close.

And this is why on a sweltering Summer day, so hot English mates stripped thereby exposing thewhitest of flesh, that is why, I say, I was standing on Fleet Street, my lengthy list of publications inhand, poised to enter the Daily Telegraph and ascendant celebrity.

That confident pipe dream lasted for 5 minutes, maybe less. No, the features editor wasn't in; what'smore if she were, she wouldn't see you anyway, Harvard man that you claim to be. Yes, this merereceptionist all but kicked me out shouting "Get out maggot." I was shocked... and it was but theprelude to a very, very long day of being turned down by newspapers great, mediocre, andprovincial, many of which I had thought (only that morning too) beneath my superior notice Oh,how the mighty had fallen.

And so it went, with only fellow countryman Johnny Apple of the New York Times agreeing to seeme. He was a true gentleman, he was, the late Johnny, for all that he told me (in the nicest possibleway) that hell would freeze over... not least because some of my article subjects the revered NewYork Times was paying him to render. And that was that.

The "luck" that is persistence.

And so it went until at last I was at the end of my day, my tether, and my list... just two more placesleft to reject me and my once vibrant ideas. I was bushed, crestfallen, irked, with a dollop of self-pity(I'm sure) in the mix.

And so I entered the offices of the Associated Press, London, one of the most important journalisticoperatives on earth. And there I commenced to tell my story to a bored clerk, the clerk who had thepower to crush 1/2 of my available prospects... a giant to a fly. And then, then, a disembodied voicebouncing off the wall divider... "Did you say your name is Jeffrey and that you're fromMassachusetts?"

It was as if the voice of God.

And in less time than it takes me to tell you, there was a chipper person before me with an Americansmile and directness. "You look terrible" my benefactor said, "Come in and tell me what's on your




mind." And I did, to a length which only his good nature and courtesy would have excused. Butfrom this encounter, which so easily might not have occurred, everything else, everything elseensued... for Reporter Jeffrey, whose surname I to my everlasting chagrin long ago misplaced...published a story titled "A Massachusetts Yankee in Queen Victoria's Court"... a marvelous story, astory of intelligence and timeliness, well written too. And this story ran everywhere on this planetthanks to the giant reach of the Associated Press.

But I had one more place to go, The Times, the paper Charles Dickens dubbed "The Thunderer".And here again, nirvana for the Features Editor saw me, knew AP reporter Jeffrey who was indeedfrom Massachusetts, and told me to prepare one article for her perusal. It was on her desk the nextday... and accepted at once; the first of five articles bought by The Times and syndicated to theworld; articles which my soon-to-be editor Roger Machell read in his office at Hamish Hamilton,that exquisite house I so longed to be part of and thanks to my AP benefactor now was. How Iwould like to see that man again and shake his hand, for he -- and my own persistence -- weredecisive in shaping my life.

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How To Start A Computer Business From HomeComputer businesses involve a great deal of personal satisfaction as you get to manage your ownonline business without all the hassle of a traditional office. Though, it?s wise to choose a directionthat suits you, one that interests you and is akin to your skill set.

There has been an explosion in the number of opportunities available for making a living workingonline. Perhaps you are a designer, or great at assembling PCs, or an expert in sales. There is strongcompetition on the web, and in many cases, price is chosen over quality - unfortunately. Running acomputer business from home has allowed people to run their businesses on a very flexible level andwithout the high overhead costs of a traditional high street setup. Door-to-door and telephonecanvassing is being replaced by email newsletter campaigns and article marketing.

So, do you pay for a business start up or start with just a dime? Well, either way works, thoughwhichever you choose ? a web site is crucial. You can start the business part time while working ? soyou still have an income. Or you can go for a loan from the bank to help kick start the venture. Theonly thing you don?t pay for is a job.

Many job scams exist masked as a computer business from home. Avoid chain letters and promisesof millions in your first few months. Any business will take time and effort to produce a steadyincome. Popular choices particularly for secondary incomes if you need the extra capital are dataentry, transcription, and writing.

There are plenty of reputable business plans trying to sell to you on the web. Use Google to searchfor the business plan and be wary of promises of fortunes for doing very little. You should questionthe validity of a plan that promises that. If up-front cash is being asked for, then check it out first.What are people saying? Any personal experience documented in blogs? A good place to start isaffiliate marketing where you market a merchant?s products for a commission rate. Check clickbankas it is full of popular and selling products.

You can also develop your own product, best way to start a computer business from home. Perhapsyou have information of use to a niche market for example. So, you can write an eBook or prepare aweb site on the subject. Again, use Google to look for products similar to your own and note thesuccessful ones, analyze why that product succeeded ? low price, lots of benefits, solved a problem,etc. Build a mailing list of people by giving away a product for free that entices them to purchase anupgrade or a full version. Offer that as your sales pitch on your web page. A good service to helphere with developing landing pages that convert is sitesell.com or wealthyaffiliate.com.

Your working place is your home so have a dividing line between family and work. You need adedicated work station with easy access. It really depends on how you react to interruptions andnoise. Most can?t work when the TV is on or if the radio is loud.

So many opportunities exist, and you need to choose what the best path is for you.




Starting A Small Business During A Bad Economic CrisisOur nation is currently suffering a terrible economic crisis. The economy is poor and our nationoverall is suffering from the effects of such. People are losing their jobs in droves and for most; thereis no relief in sight. Huge corporations are performing or considering layoff?s of their employeesbecause the cash is simply no longer there. Unbelievably, there is an area of business that issurprisingly growing. Smaller businesses are finding opportunity for birth or re-birth during this badeconomic crisis. The intermediary is being extracted from the equation leaving the owners thefreedom to interact more with their customer base.

Find the need of your community

I would like to give some great ideas how you can get your small business started as well asimportant things to ponder before you close your small business deal. So many people are out ofwork that they are not attempting to think of how they too can own their own small business. Thebest ideas come from people within communities that recognize the needs of their community. Findthat need and you could very well monopolize and make a decent living while providing yourcommunity with a service that will enhance the community as a whole.

What are some benefits of owning my own small business?

In an era where job security is no longer taken for granted, it only makes sense that someone wouldconsider the idea of starting a small business. You could be in control of your business thrivingwhile succeeding or failing. You can also be your own boss. These are positive aspects of startingyour own small business.

Government grants

You should research what benefits the government has to offer for people wanting to start their ownsmall business. There are numerous grants as well as tax incentives, which you could very well takeadvantage. The government is looked upon in this aspect as the certain evil however, due to all theincentives, it would be foolish to not research how the government can possibly aid you with startingyour own small business.

State Grants

Research what your state, which you live within, has to offer as well. Pay close attention to the taxinformation of starting your own small business. Where the taxes might be horrendous, the overallreward will more than likely be worth it. Look for grants your state may offer in starting yourbusiness and do not forget checking with the local banks to see if they will offer some kind of breakon small business loans. If you are a minority, there are numerous grants available statewide whichwill aid you in your business venture. The goal of the states is to encourage minority businessowners. You might find something, which could aid you greatly while releasing some of the stressfrom your own wallet.

You can achieve success in starting your own small business if you find the need in the rightlocation. Perform your research on how to get started. There are numerous literatures available foryour reading as well as bountiful information on the internet. Make sure you remain realistic andplan according.




Start Planning For Retirement Today-Economy In Free FallToday with the economy seemingly in a free fall and increased attention on the importance of savingand planning for the future, many people realize they need to start planning for retirement today.The truth is that the sooner you start planning and saving for your retirement the more you will haveavailable.

Few people will actually start planning for retirement today, especially if they are young and single.

But the truth is, starting your retirement planning when you are young and single is the best time todo it.

There are two main reasons for this: one reason is pretty obvious - the longer you save the more youwill have.

It will be nice to know whenever retirement rolls around that you are ready for it and you can live acomfortable life for the rest of your life.

And two, it's easier to get in the habit of saving and making (and living within) a budget when youdon't have a lot of expenses.

Starting a retirement plan early on before you are married and have children and college funds toworry about may make it easier to get into the habit of saving for retirement.

Many people make a mistake and actually don't even think about saving for retirement until they areclose to retirement age.

The problem is that at that time they have many other obligations and a lot less time to save.

So, I think we've established that starting earlier is better.

Another very important thing to keep in mind is that you should never just turn your money over to afinancial planner and "hope for the best".

So many people did that and so many people have lost a substantial percentage of their retirementsavings.

You see, the traditional wisdom is to "invest for the long term" and that you can "recoup yourinvestments when the market rebounds"

But there are two major flaws with that logic:

1. You may not have time to recoup your savings and investments in time for your retirement.

How would it feel if you were to lose upwards of half of your retirement portfolio just a few years,or months, before you were set to retire?

Than what? Do you keep working? Do you retire on time and hope for the best? Do you move inwith your grown kids?

2. Few really wealthy and successful investors lose much of their investments when the markets gosouth.

Why is that? Well, for many of them they are at least a little knowledgeable and they are part oftheir own investing team.

When they see signs that the markets are going down they will pull much of their money out and




move it to another form of investments.

That way, they can keep their money in a safe haven during the crash.

So instead of having to recoup their investments, they've lost little or none of the investments in thefirst place.

Not only that, but in many cases their investments continued to grow during the market crash!

So while millions are scrambling and hoping they can recoup what they've lost ( a process that maytake years) savvy investors are actually making money during the down market.

Keep all this information in mind as you start planning for retirement today.




Stay At Home Parent WorkMany stay at home parents are looking for good work at home programs whether they are in areassuch as Rebate Processing, Online Paid Surveys, Data Entry, Type at Home, Mystery Shopping,Home Based Businesses or Moms Jobs. Almost and work at home program or home based businessprogram is a good fit for a stay at home parent. In fact I cannot think of one that would not be.

You can easily see that keywords such as work at home moms, work at home dads, moms jobs anddads jobs being searched for every day. Many of these parents or single parents are looking tosupplement their income so they can pay the bills. Others are in hopes of replacing their day job.Many people are turning to the Internet and doing just that. Often times people will learn of someoneelse who has been very successful working from home while having conversation over the watercooler or perhaps at an outdoor outing of some sort. This will spark the interest and dream ofworking at home.

It is good to see people doing some preliminary research. It is a lot wiser than just jumping in withboth feet. Many think you can join the first program that you see and expect to be successful. Youeither need to use a web site like mine, but not necessarily mine or be prepared to spend the time todo it your self. Either way it can be done. Research is the key to success in my opinion. No one canforesee the future, but with research you can give yourself a chance for success.

Many times people will see the ads, join a program, expecting to do nothing and be paid. Programsoften are labeled scams when its either someone wanting to get paid for doing nothing or it's simplynot a good fit for that person. That's one reason I try to find companies that offer a money backguarantee. This minimizes this problem and gives my visitors some protection. Sometimes when acompany gives the person the refund, they still go around to the forums posting that they have beenscammed anyway.

The problem with this is many viable programs get labeled as being a scam. There are enough badprograms out there without adding to the group. This is why I always suggest that you either do theresearch or use a website that has done it already to have a chance for success.

It is important to remember that all viable work at home programs require some work at home. Ifyou see ads whereby they are suggesting that you can get paid for nothing, then I would not jointhem or simply realize they are just hype, because if it seems to good to be true than it probably is.The good news is that there are plenty of good programs to choose from.

Please feel free to read more of this article by visiting my link in the resource box below. I alwaysenjoy getting emails pertaining to my articles or my site. Your feedback is important to me.




ResourceAbout the Author Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc. , providing a widerange of online services for small and-home based businesses. Dr. Lant is also the author of 18best-selling business books.

Republished with author's permission by Howard Martell http://HomeProfitCoach.com.



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