Are you someone who followed a career path that was chosen for you, or one which your family or friends heavily influenced you to follow? Whether or not it was your choice, are you happy in your job? People often come to despise their jobs if they reluctantly followed that path . . . either from …
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Is the Job Search Tax Deduction Gone for 2018?
Bad news for job seekers counting on the job search tax deductions they took advantage of in previous years. Job Search Tax Deductions Vanish with 2018 Returns When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts in December 2017, provisions taking effect in 2018 suspended many tax deductions …
The #MeToo Movement and Diversity in the Workplace
The #MeToo movement is a defining moment in fourth-wave feminism, and continues to have a dramatic impact on all of us . . . at work and in our personal lives. The phrase was first used in 2006 by Tarana Burke, to draw attention to the sexual abuse of women of color. It has since been popularized …
Gratitude: The Happiness Drug
The title of Dave Kerpen's Inc.com article, The Legal Drug That Nobody's Talking About, struck a chord. When I saw that “gratitude” was the drug, I was struck by the wisdom, and wanted to see if his attitude of gratitude works the same way as mine. Sure enough, when his first reaction to a …