Feb 11, 2026
Maintaining a positive attitude
Having a positive attitude at ALL times is the most important thing you can do...
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Feb 11, 2026
Feb 9, 2026
The easy button
Staples, the office supply company, had an “Easy Button” that they sold in...
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Feb 3, 2026
Guns blazing
Have you ever had the feeling that the world was against you? How can I tell...
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Feb 2, 2026
Acquiring knowledge
One of the things you learn pretty quickly in sailing is that “Mighty Mouse” is...
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Jan 22, 2026
Developing a thick skin
As someone who now makes sales calls all day long, it is sometimes hard for me...
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Jan 19, 2026
Is the glass half full?
We are probably all aware and have been known to ponder the enigma of: “Which...
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Jan 13, 2026
Hang on tight
I often receive messages in which members comment about how job search puts you...
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Jan 8, 2026
Walter Mitty and other matters
Walter Mitty was an interesting guy. Although he did one thing in his real...
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Jan 5, 2026
When your cup runneth over
From time to time I have gotten messages from members who either had multiple...
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Dec 22, 2025
A delicate subject
I know there are some members who have been “in the hunt” a long time and may...
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Dec 16, 2025
Asking for and accepting help
One of the biggest challenges I face on a daily basis is getting our members to...
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Aug 25, 2025
Taking your temperature too frequently
I don’t know if any of you feel as I do, but when I have a cold or the flu, it...
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Aug 14, 2025
Asking for and accepting help
Several years ago I got a note from one of our new members that warmed my heart.
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Aug 7, 2025
Hanging onto the pain
I don’t know if any of you remember the movie Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman and...
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Aug 5, 2025
How are you doing?
One of the hardest things to do during a job search or even during a difficult...
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Jul 27, 2025
The futility of planning
I guess it is in my DNA that I am always working on fixing things or making...
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Jul 1, 2025
A time of renewal
Although everyone thinks that spring is a time of renewal, actually (just like...
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Jun 21, 2025
You can’t direct the wind
I have given much thought over the years to how sailing is a lot like life. In...
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Jun 4, 2025
Making the most of middle age
Looking back on my visualization of middle age when I was in my youth, I must...
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May 11, 2025
A “no wind” situation
As all of you know, one of my passions in this world is sailing. I not only own...
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May 5, 2025
One step at a time
I have observed over my life that most of the people identified as experts are...
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Apr 30, 2025
The Energizer Bunny
Probably one of the hardest things to do during a job search is keeping...
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Apr 29, 2025
Arrested but not convicted
We have had speakers at over the years at our meetings here in Connecticut and...
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Apr 9, 2025
Getting started …. AGAIN
If looking for a job the first time wasn’t hard enough, going at it a second...
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Apr 3, 2025
The power of negative thinking
So much for the “little engine that could!” Give me an opportunity to obsess...
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Mar 31, 2025
Sticking with a bad situation
Deciding whether or not to stick with a job you have just taken is a difficult...
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Mar 27, 2025
Can you find me a job?
I’m not sure why people tend to lose their common sense when it comes to job...
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Mar 18, 2025
A new job on Monday
A few times each month I get a good news announcement from one of our members...
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Mar 17, 2025
Charles Darwin slept here
Although you wouldn’t know it from the influence it had on his thinking, one of...
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Mar 13, 2025
Putting your life back together
No matter what the crisis, it is a natural human instinct to try to put your...
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Feb 11, 2025
Why Sundance wouldn’t jump
For those of you who remember the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,...
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Feb 5, 2025
Do the “experts” know anything?
I have observed over my life that most of the people identified as experts are...
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Feb 3, 2025
I will work for food
I’m sure some of you have been seriously considered for jobs that paid less...
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Feb 2, 2025
Why you left your last job
When they stopped paying me, that was bad enough. But, when they had the...
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Jan 27, 2025
The art of getting up again
You have to kind of feel sorry for folks who have never been unemployed.
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Jan 23, 2025
Past, present & future
I have often said that a member’s visualization of his new job is his last job...
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Jan 19, 2025
Is the glass half full?
We are probably all aware and have been known to ponder the enigma of: “Which...
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Jan 13, 2025
The consummate professional
The title of this editorial is actually: “The consummate professional in an...
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Jan 8, 2025
Hang on tight
I often receive messages in which members comment about how job search puts you...
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Dec 30, 2024
A time for reflection
As accountants we know only too well that the time periods into which we divide...
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Dec 2, 2024
Getting from here to there
Sailing can be a very simple or a very complicated activity. It depends on how...
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Nov 21, 2024
Giving up is not really a good idea
At some point during a long job search I often get an email from a member in...
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Nov 13, 2024
Reinventing yourself
Much as I hate using cliché phrases as the one above, I don’t really know if...
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Nov 5, 2024
Any port in a storm
One of our members wrote to me a few years ago seeking some career advice. It...
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Oct 31, 2024
Walter Mitty and other matters
Walter Mitty was an interesting guy. Although he did one thing in his real...
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Oct 28, 2024
The official change of seasons
As the days of fall begin to arrive in the Northeast and the trees begin to...
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Oct 24, 2024
The usual pack of lies
I often wonder to myself how politicians can do so much lying and get away with...
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Sep 30, 2024
That feeling of incompetence
Have you ever felt you didn’t know anything about computers? I do all the time,...
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Sep 29, 2024
Feelings of helplessness
“They” say (I don’t know who they are) that searching for a job is filled with...
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Aug 27, 2024
Keeping a proper attitude
One of our members wrote me once and asked me about how to keep a proper...
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Aug 18, 2024
Taking your temperature too frequently
I don’t know if any of you feel as I do, but when I have a cold or the flu, it...
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Aug 15, 2024
Do you have allergies?
For those of you with allergies, you know only too well that once you have a...
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Aug 13, 2024
I will work for food
Although the job market appears to be okay at the moment, it is still a sad...
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Aug 5, 2024
Rejected out of hand
If there is one thing that is certain about us financial types, it is that we...
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Aug 4, 2024
Giving up as a concept
One of the more interesting ideas floating around these days is giving up. I...
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Aug 1, 2024
Good news announcements
I’m not sure if everyone understands the importance of our Good News...
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Jul 23, 2024
Life is a journey
I have often noted to my friends who aren’t into boating that the difference...
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Jul 18, 2024
Fog sandwiches
Although by and large, the one thing we make more often than anything else for...
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Jul 10, 2024
Hard on the wind
Since not all of the members of The FENG are sailors, I really need to start...
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Jun 27, 2024
Taking a step back
Let’s be honest, even though the unemployment figures suggest a strong job...
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Jun 26, 2024
If you met yourself
Have you ever wondered who is that guy/gal in the mirror? I’m sure we all stare...
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Jun 25, 2024
The luxury of discouragement
I suppose that feeling sorry for yourself feels pretty good. The problem is...
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Jun 19, 2024
Just showing up
There are several folks who claim credit for it, but one of the things I have...
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Jun 13, 2024
Free advice
I guess the old saw is that free advice is worth what you pay for it. The other...
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Jun 4, 2024
The illusion of time
Although this problem was more common many years ago when there were more...
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May 28, 2024
Moving down market
I have often been heard to say that it’s always better to be working.
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May 23, 2024
Are we a support or resource group?
Like the classic fable of the 6 blind men standing around the elephant, The...
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I don’t know what the weather has been by you lately, but here in Connecticut...
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May 13, 2024
Beginnings, middles and ends
I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes the job search process so...
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May 5, 2024
The glass is at 50%
There is nothing more important to an effective job search than a positive...
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Apr 29, 2024
Keeping hope alive
Whether you are currently working and hate your job or are currently in active...
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Apr 24, 2024
Having the wind taken out of your sails
Conducting a job search, whether working or not currently employed, can be a...
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Apr 21, 2024
Arrested but not convicted
One subject that comes up all the time is the importance of having an...
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Apr 16, 2024
It is always better to be working
Even though the job market seems to be holding its own, I thought I would...
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Apr 15, 2024
The problem with falling overboard
As the sailing season begins here in Connecticut my thoughts more and more turn...
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Apr 10, 2024
Are you ready to retire?
I don’t know about you, but at the age of 77, I still have more than a few...
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Mar 19, 2024
Believing everything you hear
It is a great talent of us financial types that we do a lot of data gathering...
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Mar 14, 2024
Taking a punch
One of the lesser rated but most important traits of a senior financial...
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Mar 3, 2024
Keeping busy and productive
One of our members wrote me a while back and asked me about how to keep a...
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Feb 29, 2024
The challenge of redefining yourself
I have had several at length conversations with members from financial services...
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Feb 21, 2024
Maintaining your self-esteem
Maintaining your self-esteem during a job search can be difficult at times,...
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Feb 19, 2024
LIfe changing events
There are many things that can happen to you in your life that change your...
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Feb 11, 2024
I never met a job I didn't like
Will Rogers is remembered as saying: “I never met a man I didn’t like.” I only...
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Jan 30, 2024
Removing mental obstacles
A very long time ago, I had the pleasure of attending a meeting of our...
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Jan 28, 2024
Sharing with the Family
Job search can be a lonely business. There you are, in your home office from...
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Jan 22, 2024
They aren’t making any more of it
Ah, that very useful invention of mine, the day stretcher. If only it actually...
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Jan 11, 2024
Hanging on to unpleasantness
I don’t know if you remember “Rain Man” with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, but...
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Dec 10, 2023
Putting it behind you-NOT
Since much of what we do in The FENG is about job search, I thought it might be...
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Nov 28, 2023
Pitfalls and their avoidance
The world of job search can be an uncharted place.
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Nov 16, 2023
Money is important
When it comes to deciding if someone is a fit for a particular position,...
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Oct 30, 2023
Developing a thick skin
It has often been said that I am a sensitive guy. I don’t think anyone who does...
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Oct 25, 2023
Starting over is never easy
Although I constantly repeat our two mantras that all jobs are temporary and...
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Oct 24, 2023
Two anchors or one?
A long time ago I got into a discussion with another captain about the wisdom...
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Oct 22, 2023
Accepting help
One of the less well recognized phobias in this world is the fear of accepting...
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Oct 19, 2023
The art of being sensitive
I’m sure there are those of you out there who remember a positively awful movie...
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Oct 17, 2023
No steps forward, two steps back
One of the most difficult challenges in a career is being faced with taking a...
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Oct 12, 2023
The importance of alumni involvement
There is no topic that comes up more frequently than how can we keep our alumni...
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Oct 11, 2023
A lifeboat mentality
Unfortunately for all of you, my wife bought me a book once when we were on...
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Sep 28, 2023
Keeping your chin up
There are lots of good reasons to keep you chin up. Of course, the most...
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Sep 20, 2023
It’s always about people
One of the most vexing problems potentially facing those who are active in...
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Sep 19, 2023
The sounds of silence
If losing your job wasn’t bad enough, the reluctance of business associates at...
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Sep 11, 2023
The proper placement of obstacles
As we used to go around the table at our meeting here in Connecticut...
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Sep 7, 2023
The truth (as retold)
I know that many of our members are faced with the unpleasant truth that they...
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Aug 27, 2023
Reasons for inaction
There are, unfortunately, all kinds of events and holidays during the calendar...
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Aug 14, 2023
Give yourself a break
Back in 1991-1992 I was unemployed. Yes, two full years.
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Jul 20, 2023
Don’t go it alone
Job search is in many ways a unique experience.
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Jul 19, 2023
It’s always better to be working
When I was growing up, my father was in the construction business. Being a...
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Jul 5, 2023
A little breathing room
I have often been heard to say, “Cash is a four letter word.”
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Jul 2, 2023
The golden rule – revisited
As you all know, I get a lot of email. Most of it is actually pretty routine.
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Jun 8, 2023
Zen and the art of job search
I have never actually read any of the books that begin with the title I...
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May 18, 2023
Asking for and accepting help
In our male dominated society called The FENG, one of the biggest challenges I...
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May 17, 2023
No one is out of work forever
One of the pearls of wisdom I heard from a friend of mine in 1991 was that no...
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May 4, 2023
A cut in pay
Probably one of the most upsetting and disappointing aspects of searching for a...
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May 1, 2023
Maintaining your focus
Life is made up of a lot of endless details. And, as financial people, the...
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Apr 27, 2023
Spring has sprung
In the past week, it is clear that spring is finally here in Connecticut. As...
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Apr 3, 2023
Just in time budgeting
One of the many concepts I learned when I worked for a large corporation (that...
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Mar 30, 2023
Miles of bad advice
If there is any one thing that is consistent among senior executives who are in...
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Mar 28, 2023
Reinventing yourself
During every recession, there are typically specific industries that experience...
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Mar 22, 2023
The captain can show no fear
With just about everyone in the ENTIRE world running around like their hair was...
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Mar 20, 2023
Home is where the heart is
As many of you know, in 1991 and 1992, I was unemployed. (Yes, two long years!)
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Mar 15, 2023
The golden rule
If there is any complaint I hear more than any other, it is that those we send...
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Mar 12, 2023
Picking the pennies up off the floor
I am often asked how one should budget one’s time when conducting a job search....
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Mar 7, 2023
The race to the finish line
Stop me if I am wrong, but I guess many folks find job search a painful...
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Feb 21, 2023
Who am I anyway?
Since 1991 (when I was out of work for the first time in my career), I can’t...
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Feb 12, 2023
Maintaining a positive attitude
Having a positive attitude at ALL times is the most important thing you can do...
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Feb 8, 2023
The easy button
Staples, the office supply company, had an “Easy Button” that they sold in...
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Feb 6, 2023
The fine line
To call or not to call, that is the question. To write or not to write, that is...
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Feb 2, 2023
Guns blazing
Have you ever had the feeling that the world was against you? How can I tell...
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Feb 1, 2023
Acquiring knowledge
One of the things you learn pretty quickly in sailing is that “Mighty Mouse” is...
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Jan 22, 2023
Developing a thick skin
As someone who now makes sales calls all day long, it is sometimes hard for me...
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Jan 3, 2023
When your cup runneth over
From time to time I have gotten messages from members who either had multiple...
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Dec 26, 2022
A delicate subject
I know there are some members who have been “in the hunt” a long time and may...
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Nov 21, 2022
Move to where?
In 1991 when I was last out of work I was at a point in my life where I didn’t...
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Nov 15, 2022
Dream a little dream
Up until the age of 46 I didn’t spend a single day unemployed. From the time I...
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Nov 14, 2022
Have a magical day
For those of you who have been there, I’m sure you recognize the Disney way of...
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Nov 13, 2022
Did you have a bad day?
Let’s face it, sooner or later you are bound to have a bad day. The odds of...
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Oct 26, 2022
Force Equals Mass Times Acceleration
You might wonder what natural laws have to do with job search, but there is...
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Oct 18, 2022
The wealth of talent
I have to tell you that I come away from most conversations with members of The...
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Oct 17, 2022
Knowing you’re not alone
They say that misery loves company. I hope all of you know that this has never...
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Oct 16, 2022
One device-many uses
In 1969 I was drafted into the U.S. Army.
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Oct 11, 2022
Conflicting advice
One thing there is a lot of in this world is advice. What makes matters worse,...
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Oct 5, 2022
Self-improvement
Seeing difficult times as times of opportunity I suppose is a skill in and of...
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Oct 2, 2022
So much to do, so little time
So, you’ve started a new job. Congratulations. Now you only have to survive the...
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Sep 26, 2022
Gump happens
If only each of us had a crystal ball (highly polished of course) that we could...
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Sep 20, 2022
The out-of-town job offer
It sure is romantic to think about a job offer out of town with a full...
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Jan 9, 2022
Putting it behind you
Since much of what we do in The FENG is about job search, I thought it might be...
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Jun 8, 2021
Staying hidden from view
I often wonder if people really want to be found.
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Jan 19, 2021
Getting back at it
Okay sports fans, the new year has begun. It is now January 19th and time is...
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Apr 6, 2020
Doing useful things
I hope tonight’s newsletter finds all of you in good health and good spirits....
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Mar 15, 2020
Kutsher’s convalescent home
When my wife and I were first married, we had occasion to go to book a several...
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Oct 28, 2019
Do you get out much?
The second Wednesday in November we will be having another meeting of The...
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Jan 28, 2019
It’s all in the preparation
According to a survey that Bruce Lynn completed late last year, only about 30%...
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