Since everyone’s been bemoaning the sorry state of the economy lately, I thought Lifehack’s recent post on how to “back-up” your life was particularly insightful.  Author AJ West says that you should never assume that what you plan today will work for you tomorrow.  Some of her suggestions include:   Back-up your career. Layoffs ...

It’s your lucky day.  You just got a sweet job offer at a company you’ve been dying to work for.  Congratulations!  Now, though, you want to make sure you leave with your great reputation intact.  In business, you should never burn any bridges, because you never know when you might be working with these people again, or when ...

[ImageAttachment]   I just love this post from Pamela Slim over at Escape from Cubicle Nation.  The topic is talking about your career with your family over the holidays, and how to deal when your relatives don’t necessarily understand your plans.  Pam says:   Finding out which career or business best matches your life is ...