Not all ‘Graduations’ should be Celebrated.
It seems that everyone (including the media) is talking about Graduation. I guess it happens every year around this time. Presidents, Senators, and famous people deliver speeches that pass their "wisdom" onto the next generation. It's a picture opportunity and a way to get free press. And it's a great time to gather the family around and celebrate achievement.
Sometime, however, I think people take it a bit too far.
USA Today recently had a picture in their domestic news section of a very proud Father raising his son high above his head. The boy was wearing the familiar mortar board cap, the long flowing black gown and he was clutching a diploma, with a broad smile on his face.
He was graduating...
TMI: I’ve been Fired AND Laid off
When life deals you lemons, you make lemonade. Right?
We’ve all heard the stories of famous people who made it big. But then we find out that most of them have either lost it all, gone bankrupt or fired in the past. The stories are everywhere.
So why does it hurt so much for us? Why can’t we see the silver lining?
I always thought I’d never be the one to get fired or laid off. Until it happened. Ouch. I had worked my way up the corporate ladder to be a senior creative director for a big agency. Then I decided that it was time to move on to another challenge.
I took a Director of Marketing position with a young up-and-coming technology...