“Liberalism's key principle is to redistribute wealth from the haves to the have nots. That takes money from the entities with the greatest potential to improve society (for example, corporations that create jobs, invent life-saving medicines, etc.) and redistributes it to the people, whom on average, will never contribute more to society than to hold a menial job.” PeopleJobsWealthPrinciplesExampleKeysMedicineAverageSavingCorporationsLiberalismEtcEntityLife Saving Author:Marty Nemko
“I'm one of the many people for whom coffee helps but often, inattention is a symptom of something else: for example, that you're not getting six to eight hours of sleep.” PeopleHelpingHoursSleepExampleSixEightCoffeeSymptomsInattention Author:Marty Nemko
“Being a good writer may result in your being nicer to more people, having a bigger positive impact.” PeopleMayResultsBiggerImpactBeing NiceGood WritersPositive Impact Author:Marty Nemko
“You might want to keep trying to rise, using a path that builds on your natural strengths: sales, analysis, managing people, whatever, and keep asking for honest feedback. When you reach the point at which it feels clear you've topped out, revise your job description or take a step back. Up is not the only way.” PeopleWayWantFeelsTryingMightJobsNaturalStepsPathClearHonestAskingAnalysisDescriptionFeedbackKeep TryingManaging PeopleHonest Feedback Author:Marty Nemko
“I think people's feeling the need to be more dependent on others is caused more by the lack of good-paying jobs and by today's zeitgeist that insists it takes a village. That's disempowering although possibly true for many people.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelingsTodayJobsDependentVillageZeitgeistIt Takes A Village Author:Marty Nemko
“We're in an era in which we want to believe people have roughly equal potential. IQ gives the lie to that.” PeopleWantGivingBelieveLyingEqualEras Author:Marty Nemko
“Few people make a living as a public speaker but many people build it into their career. A career is like a suit of clothes: to look its best, it must be tailored and accessorized. So whatever career you choose, let's say it's social work - you can, for example, ask your boss - if you can give talks at housing project community centers about the social services available.” PeopleGivingCommunityBossYou ChooseSpeakersSocial Service Author:Marty Nemko
“Some people who are recovering from depression want to use the lessons they're learned in coping with depression and their empathy for people with depression. Others want their career to have nothing to do with depression.” PeopleEmpathyCoping Author:Marty Nemko
