He felt naked in his parka, hat and scarf. The bitter winter winds pierced his clothing tearing his flesh to the bone. Shivering in the near zero cold, waiting for the bus to arrive, battered by a wicked lake effect snow storm.
The swirling blizzard snow, reduced visibility to a few feet. Piled high mounds of snow buried the curb making it difficult to stand. The storm harsher than usual, businesses closing early. He was isolated, cold and alone.
She lost her job. He lost his. I too have lost jobs in the past due to economic downturns. How about you? It’s a sinking feeling. When you first get home, it’s far from business as usual. Then, you search and search online day after day on all the sites posting jobs around the world. Each day rips at your soul.
You plan success, but you reach dead-ends. The wrong job haystack keeps growing, yet no needle. All that searching is anything but free. [Read more →]
What is poverty? Is it a financial situation? Is it a moral challenge? What about an intellectual one? Maybe it is most and foremost a mindset and esteem issue.
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Why do some people instantly seem to master things while others take forever?
For example, Olympic 25-year-old Silver Medal pole-vaulter Jenn Stuczynski made it to world class status in less than 4 years. While the Gold medalist 26-year-old Russian Yelena Isinbayeva spent over 10. What was different about their training? [Read more →]
