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Oct 22, 2025
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The darkest hour is before dawn

The published job market isn’t ever as strong as we would like it to be. That said, with 25,000+ members, I would hope we could generate more job leads for our...
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Coziness is a state of mind

January 12, 2026

I suppose that at times being a member of the runaway train we call The FENG... Read More
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Some things to do over the holiday weekend

December 29, 2025

Things that cost money: Donate to The FENG. https://www.thefeng.org/donate-now... Read More
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Asking for and accepting help

December 16, 2025

One of the biggest challenges I face on a daily basis is getting our members to... Read More
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A curious requirement

August 18, 2025

As our organization has gotten better known, each week we get several... Read More
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Do you have enough friends?

August 4, 2025

If there is anything those of you who have ever been engaged in a job search... Read More
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Taking in each other’s laundry

July 23, 2025

Networking is what The FENG is all about. And, it has a lot of not so obvious... Read More
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No one has enough friends

July 20, 2025

For those of you who are new to the networking process or who claim to not be... Read More
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The gift of friendship

May 13, 2025

As all of you know, The FENG is a circle of friends, not a fee for service. In... Read More
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I’ll leave the light on for you

April 20, 2025

I am sometimes surprised how bashful financial types can be. Although Matt’s... Read More
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Any excuse will do

January 26, 2025

Since about 90% of our membership is male, I hope no one will be offended if I... Read More
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Creating an inner circle of friends

October 8, 2024

It is a sad fact of life that no one ever has enough friends. Men in particular... Read More
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Working your contacts

October 3, 2024

I would be the first one to agree that finding ways to keep in touch with your... Read More
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Acts of friendship

August 21, 2024

As you know, every two weeks I publish a list of our new members and I ask each... Read More
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The art of friendship

July 28, 2024

Perhaps because we fill in so many forms during the course of our careers, it... Read More
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Life is a journey

July 23, 2024

I have often noted to my friends who aren’t into boating that the difference... Read More
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We’re not a job listing service

June 2, 2024

I know this will come as a shock to those of you who skip ahead to the leads,... Read More
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Making introductions

May 6, 2024

Everyone knows a few important people who they believe will at some point be... Read More
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90% of life is just showing up

March 21, 2024

While I am sure the correct answer is “about” 90% (90% is a little too... Read More
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Building friendships-a lot of hard work

December 5, 2023

The definition of networking I use is: Networking is a process by which you can... Read More
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Some dumb ideas actually work

October 5, 2023

Back at the beginning of time itself when my good friend Ed Devlin was running... Read More
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Meeting the RIGHT folks

August 9, 2023

Being successful at getting meetings with potential decision makers who don’t... Read More
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Asking for and accepting help

May 18, 2023

In our male dominated society called The FENG, one of the biggest challenges I... Read More
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Building your inner circle of friends

December 27, 2021

If you are actually sitting at your computer with not much to do the next... Read More
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Human interaction

July 26, 2020

Sailors are a naturally friendly lot. (Yes, another sailing analogy!) As one of... Read More
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The ultimate scam

September 4, 2018

I was recently reminded of one of my favored approaches to networking that I... Read More
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Acts of friendship

August 19, 2018

As you know, each week I publish a list of our new members and I ask each... Read More
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An inner circle of friends

March 12, 2018

If there is any topic I discuss more than any other in phone conversations and... Read More
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Meetings all over the place

October 31, 2017

As I was scrolling through the newsletter the past few weeks, I couldn’t help... Read More
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