humanity
The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
Treating Myself with Vocal Earnings
Imagine my surprise when I got an email telling me, "You've received a $50.00 tip from Vocal!" Who the hell liked one of my articles enough to put such a large tip up? Well, turns out I've hit the big five-o. Combining that with the other tips and earnings I've made over the course of three years . . . suddenly, I was well over the limit to withdraw money from my wallet. I've had a couple of plans for what I could buy if I ever won a Challenge (which I'm . . . not any closer to doing, but hey whatever) and suddenly I had a little pocket change to see at least two of those dreams through.
By Delise Fantome5 years ago in Journal
Avoid People, Avoid Problems (Remote Work, A.I., Newbie Culture, and Workplace Disaster Avoidance)
I've long been a misanthrope, and the events of 2020-2021 seem to only validate my hatreds and suspicions further. Still, I don't wish to be a simpleminded people-basher. There is somewhat of an opportunity to broaden my horizons through moderate misanthropy, maybe even making it work for people rather than against them. In fact, I think my misanthropic views might provide valuable insights into improving the workplace (such as it is). How's that for a bold concept?
By Wade Wainio5 years ago in Journal
Three cheers for the early morning 4 o'clock
In a poem, the Polish poetess Szymborska said, "No one feels comfortable at 4:00 in the morning." Yes, for example, I rarely get up at this time, I am either sound asleep or I have stayed up late and just fallen asleep; only people who have special things to do will wake up at 4 a.m., but that feeling must not be soothing enough. I rarely watch online sports channels, but recently I overheard a reporter on such a channel ask "basketball genius" Kobe Bryant: "How did you become so successful?" Kobe asked back, "Do you know what it's like in Los Angeles every morning at 4 o'clock?" That statement intrigued me, and I wondered what 4 a.m. in Los Angeles could have to do with a person's success. In fact, even the diligent and dedicated reporter did not know what Los Angeles was like at 4 a.m. Kobe asked himself, "A sky full of stars, few lights, and few pedestrians. I'm not really sure what it's like. But it doesn't matter. Do you think so? Every morning at 4 a.m., with Los Angeles still in the dark, I get up and walk the dark streets of Los Angeles ......"
By CedricCarrob 5 years ago in Journal
Does the Equality Act help disabled people in Employment?
In 2010 the Equality Act replaced the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Equality Act is to cover more areas of an individuals life not just employment like the Disability Discrimination Act did previously. One of my main concerns is how several different minority legislation's have been lumped into one and that this is meant to be sufficient, won't this make the current Act less flexible? limiting those who are seen as having a disability as not all individuals fit nicely into a category of impairment. So does the Equality Act work?
By Sarah Park5 years ago in Journal
The Dispatcher
The Dispatcher People are crabby today. Not sure if it is the water or the air, the Daytona 500 or the breath of spring which is smothered by the rainy damp. The room is buzzing with callers, officers and conversations I until the only sounds which can break through are the irritating giggles of this or that person or the nagging clanging bell which tells us we better get on ready for another call.
By CHRISTINE LEE BUHR5 years ago in Journal
Becoming A Bestselling Author
Welcome, all, to my incredible story of becoming a full-time author. It is hard work and determination to learn to become an author. After getting laid off from a very excellent-paying job, I could not move to another city due to limitations as my husband had a career in the DC area. I applied to numerous positions in the DC Metro area but could not find a job pertinent to my educational background. Since childhood, I have been a writer, so I thought of exploring this talent and my experience of doing business with India and the theory of the Indian buzzword Jugaad which was going through research at Harvard and Stanford University in those days. I conceptualized this word as “thinking outside the box.” I wrote a book and named it “The Modern Mughal Mentality – New Strategies to Succeed in India and the Global Marketplace. It was my first book, and being Ph.D. in Biochemistry, I knew how to do research in libraries. It is a labor of love and research to my lovely readers. The book became an instant bestseller on Amazon in a category. Also, it got the title of “Hot number-one new release on Amazon.’’
By Dr.Afshan Hashmi5 years ago in Journal
Wearing my Grandfather's Pocket Change
My grandfather owned a car dealership. Due to his work, he would travel a lot so he collected coins. But not like coin collectors do where they polish them up and keep them in glass frames or cases, my papa would come home from a long trip and toss them in the top of a shadow box table. That may sound fancy, but he used it more like the bowl near your front door where you throw your keys and whatever is taking up space in your pockets. It was a small three legged wooden table with a circular glass top you could screw off to reveal a velvet padded surface used to showcase something beautiful. It was full of dirty old coins from every country you could think of and the occasional crumpled up dollar bill.
By Emma Shepherd5 years ago in Journal
