Archive for July, 2010

Bringing “grist to the mill” should never go out of fashion, even though the phrase has. Grist is the corn that is brought to a mill to be ground into flour. In the days when farmers took ‘grist to the mill’ the phrase would have been used literally to denote produce that was a source [...]

It should come as no surprise that fields that have a close neighborly relationship with numbers rake in salaries greater than the arithmophobic. An engineering degree is the star to shoot for.  In an article from CNN/Money, Blake Ellis reports on the schools that raise their grads profit potential.
Attending school in California and becoming an [...]

This economy, at times, has driven the more teetotaling of us to swig down some hooch. The recession has been a boon for booze sales, if the booze is hard liquor, that is. As the belt tightens consumers want more bang for their buck, and they are reluctant to pay through the nose for delicates [...]

Beauty may be only skin deep, but no one should be thin skinned about the application or effects of its power. Plain and simple, vanity is a virtue to the pocket book, as it is to the economy — if you look at the ever after profitability of the cosmetic industry.
Here is Jessica Bennett’s article [...]

It’s midsummer, the center of the sunshine season. You want to be cool, you want to look cool, you want the right pair of sunglasses. The right pair of sunglasses can give you a rock star image, but those can come with a rock star price. In this back to basics, square and balanced economy [...]

Theatrical professionals know how to find the light on stage. The audience might not take notice of an actor if he is in shadow. Of course this could be a director’s artistic choice but on the business stage this is not an option. So here are 16 Must Try Tips from Forbes Magazine:
1.    Make ‘Em [...]

Villainy is subjective. If you are David, then Goliath is the bad guy. If you are Goliath David is an annoying little twerp, and hence the bad guy. In recent news David is also named Celador, and Goliath would be Disney. Walt Disney Company, the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world, has lost [...]

1. Keep it Real: Networking is about being genuine and authentic, building trust and relationships, give and take – finding ways to help and receiving help from others.
2. Know what you are looking for: Have goals in mind when participating in networking meetings and pick groups that will help you get what you are [...]