Mickey and Minnie can teach plenty about your next informational interview

Mickey and Minnie. These lovely mice evoke smiles across generations and are important gems within the Disney organization. Millions of people across the globe take their families to see these famous characters at Disney World. But what brings customers back again and again to Disney’s signature theme park?  Simply put, it is the way that…

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Steve Jobs succeeded by failing – Your job interview should be no different

Steve Jobs. His legendary status as a successful visionary, entrepreneur and technology pioneer have inspired countless tributes, articles and testimonials since his untimely passing.  Just a quick google search shows what has been written about his success.  He is also being commended for how much he actually embraced failure. The Washington Post, “How we succeed…

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It’s all peaches and cream…In South Carolina?

You will really enjoy the NYTimes article titled “Peach Rivalry Becomes War Between the Tastes,” on July 27, 2011. My 7 month old son has begun to eat peaches (puree ones), and it brings a smile to his adorable face every time they go into his mouth.  To be honest, I have no idea where these peaches come from.  Our…

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Have some chocolate before that interview…

We have all heard “you are what you eat.”  Well, there is now research that actually draws the correlation between your food and your mood. In “Study offers clues to emotional eating” on July 25, 2011, CNN.com and health.com reported that “the study is among the first to show that the effect of food on mood is biologically based.”  Participants given…

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