Archives for July 2016

Think of someone you know who would be 10 times more successful if they would just follow good advice. Maybe it is a coworker who has a lot of potential if he'd just show up for work on time and comb his hair. Maybe it is a relative who just needs to get some basic money management skills so he or she isn't always broke. Maybe it is a friend who just isn't willing to take the risks necessary to apply for a job where his talents could really be used. My point is that everyone can look around and find people they know who aren't living up to their full potential because of they way they view life. Maybe it is a simple mental shift, a discipline they need to acquire or just constrained … [Read more...] about Your Glass Ceiling

Several months ago, I sat down with my grandmother and looked through some of the old papers she had from her father. My great grandfather did a lot of things. He was a preacher, ran the newspaper and was the lawyer in the small town where they lived. My grandmother was showing me his diplomas and other papers. He had a diploma from college, a diploma from seminary, and a law license. I noticed that we didn't have his diploma from law school. When I asked about it, my grandma told me that he never went for a law degree. He was enrolled in law school and after the first semester, a friend dared him to take the bar exam. He took it, passed and dropped out of school to begin practicing … [Read more...] about Education for Free