There is a saying that most everyone has heard at some point in life that goes, “we learn more from our failures than our successes.” We also know that 90% of startups fail, and for some businesses to succeed, it has to come at the failure of others. This is…

What is Cryptocurrency? The first time I heard about Bitcoin, I rolled my eyes like many others have done. “It won’t last,” I said. “How can you have a currency that isn’t backed by anything of value?” That was way back when it was possible to mine Bitcoin for low cost on a…

The first time I conducted an interview was as a supervisor at Starbucks over 20 years ago. Since then, I have interviewed people for engineering teams, project managers (PM), and even a few interns. Having conducted hundreds of interviews, I am still amazed when I speak to someone who is…

Do you ever wonder why employers ask for references, knowing full well that any references provided are going to be positive, making the entire process a waste of everyone’s time? We have all written job applications at some point, whether it be a paper application or online. Not all of…

Here is the situation. You have written a novel and decided to self-publish the book instead of going the traditional publishing route. Now that decision has been made, there is another one to make, and that is where to self-publish the book, as in what e-reading platform to use. When…

History is riddled with things that seemed like a good idea at the time but turn out to be less than brilliant as time passes. For example, that time you let your friend cut your hair, going on vacation with your in-laws, texting or calling an ex after a few…

When I self-published my first book “An Expat’s Guide to Ireland” I published it exclusively to Amazon for the Kindle since they are the market leader in e-books (currently, Amazon has 70% to 80% of the e-book market). They also have the option of publishing the book for print on…

I lived in Dublin, Ireland for six years, moving to the country during the summer of 2013. It was after the Celtic Tiger and the 2008 Great Recession, and during the era that any view of the city skyline involved seeing hundreds of construction cranes to build the offices for…

Why I’m looking for buys instead of selling in the down Coronavirus impacted market — Looking at the news we see stories of businesses predicting losses over the next few quarters, we see retail companies closing their doors, and airlines asking for bailouts. And for the dividend lovers, we find that many dividend stalwarts are reducing or canceling dividend payments. Almost every news story or…