How to Get People to Like You
Guest Post by Melanie Axman of “Chronicles From Cubeland“ Melanie Axman began her journey in career guidance when she accidentally inherited 13 disgruntled interns. Since that time, she has provided job coaching to clients, colleagues, and friends through her consulting company, Pitch. She recently launched Chronicles from Cubeland, a blog highlighting
Everything You Want To Know (But Are Afraid to Ask) About Your 401k, Part 2
On Friday, I wrote a post about why you should invest in a retirement account even if you have a lot of student loan debt. But not all retirement accounts are created equal. If you want to maximize your wealth, it’s important to choose the account (or mix of accounts) that
Everything You Want To Know (But Have Been Afraid to Ask) About Your 401k, Part 1
Why You Should Invest in a Retirement Account (Even If You’re In Debt) At 26 years old, I owe close to $40,000 in student loans. But I still sock away 9% of my after-tax income into a Roth 401k. Here’s why. The interest on my private student loans is ridiculously
Low Self-Esteem Is Good for the Bottom Line (And Other Lessons from Dilbert)
This week I’ve been reading The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoon strip. It book begins with this remark: I routinely include bizarre and unworldly elements such as sadistic talking animals, troll-like accountants, and employees turning into dishrags after the life-force has been drained from their
You Probably Won’t Listen, But Here’s Some Advice
This post is dedicated to three very special soon-to-be-college-graduates in my life, Olivia Harper, Chase Cutler, and Max Nicholson . Follow this advice, and I promise you’ll earn way more money than I could afford to give you in Target gift cards (…although I’ll get you one of those too.)
Sara Gallagher is a project manager in Tulsa, OK specializing in continuous performance improvement and total quality management initiatives in the service sector. Off the clock, she blogs about business, culture, career design, and her "DIY MBA" education here at Gears and Shifts. 
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