Deadlines and discipline

Do you need a time man­age­ment makeover? A few tips on how to deliver on time

Volunteerism at home

Who can serve? Just about every­one, from kinder­gart­ners to senior cit­i­zens – and the options of how, when and where are endless

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In service to country

Not just for aim­less col­lege grads, vol­un­teer­ing for the Peace Corps is a respectable alter­na­tive to serv­ing in the military

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A profession of heart and hand

Nurs­ing is one of the most ver­sa­tile careers in the health field

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A labor of love

The work of a doula is entic­ing to many women, and like any career choice, much needs to be considered

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The idea of a home-based business

You see the ads all over the Inter­net, entic­ing you to click on the link and claim­ing you can make mucho dinero work­ing at home. They seek out stay-at-home moms, enve­lope stuffers, or mys­tery shop­pers. Admit it. You’ve been tempted by these ads, haven’t you? So have we. Just go to […]

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¡Cuidado! Tips on scams

Tempted by a home-based busi­ness oppor­tu­nity? Don’t sign any­thing yet! First:
• Look at the ad care­fully. If it claims buy­ers can earn a cer­tain income, then it also must give the num­ber and per­cent­age of pre­vi­ous pur­chasers who achieved the earn­ings.
• Get earn­ings claims in writ­ing. If the busi­ness oppor­tu­nity costs […]

Code, culture, and cognizance

Imag­ine a man in a Brioni suit and silk tie. Now visu­al­ize a woman wear­ing a Chanel ensem­ble and a strand of fresh­wa­ter pearls. Both evoke a pro­fes­sional image. But what if the man in the suit had bad breath and mal genio to match? And what if the woman wore scuffed-up stilet­tos and gossiped […]

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The curse of status anxiety

The sto­ries and sta­tis­tics of unem­ploy­ment in the U.S. dom­i­nate the air­waves and the Inter­net. Neg­a­tive Nel­lies and Don­ald Down­ers tell us every day how bad it is out there: Unem­ploy­ment is hold­ing steady, more busi­nesses are clos­ing, peo­ple are los­ing their homes to fore­clo­sure, and we won’t see the end of the reces­sion anytime […]

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Plan B: From Career to Hourly Job(s)

Evonne Aldana had been work­ing as a medi­a­tor for the Ari­zona Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion (ADOT) for twelve years when last Sep­tem­ber 10, she walked in to the office and was told her ser­vices were no longer needed. The next day she received what was left of her vaca­tion pay, enough to cover a month’s worth […]