So if you haven't heard the words "entitlement" and Gen-Y" in the same sentence, you've obviously been working somewhere very far away, or living under a rock. Researchers and career experts say that the ubiquity of job hopping, particularly for Gen-Y (those born after 1979), is partially being driven by their (...)

The Strengths Finder 2.0 book and online test by Tom Rath is a must buy for anyone just starting out in their careers. The short introduction stresses focusing on your strengths and excelling in those areas rather than focusing on shortcomings and trying to hard to achieve things (...)

Brett Farmiloe travels the country to interview people who are passionate about their work. Read about his 2007 tour at http://www.pursuethepassion.com I’ve always been told that if you don’t know how to figure something out, then you need to go to the source. You have to ask (...)

“Most people aren’t lucky enough to get fired and die a slow spiritual death over 30–40 years of tolerating the mediocre.� – Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, starts every chapter with a quote from someone else, so I figured I would borrow one (...)

I just read Ben Casnocha's book My Start Up Life and I recommend everyone picks it up. For those of you who don’t know, Casnocha is a 19-year-old entrepreneur, author and blogger. He started his first company at age 12 and was later nominated for Inc. magazine's "Entrepreneur of (...)