Is college worth the money over the long run?  It depends on how good of a job you do at choosing a major and career path that fits what you do best, before you go to college. What does the “before and after” picture look like for most people who go to college?  Let’s take a [...]

Part 1.  Game Change
If you haven’t noticed, the commencement speech buzz is quiet this year.  Instead, everyone is wondering whether college is really worth the investment.  Are we getting good value for all that money?
In a just published Pew Research Survey; nearly 60% of Americans say the money spent on a college education is a [...]

Is the United States ready to compete for the world’s best jobs?  In a study comparing the US to the world’s top 40 industrialized nations, the US ranked 40th or dead last in “rate of change in innovation capacity” over the last decade.  In other words, we’re far behind the power curve when it comes to investing in our country’s future.  While we were playing [...]

Are you stuck in a career that doesn’t fit you, yet have found a way to be happy about it?  Synthetic happiness is a state of mind we create for ourselves when we view our situation as permanent and irreversible.  Our brains are designed to re-frame a “no choice” situation in a positive light, for [...]

Some people are naturally gifted for their career, but just don’t care anymore. There’s the plastic surgeon that’s brilliant at sculpting sexy boobs and lips and the corporate lawyer who is masterful at keeping her company out of jail and being sued. But the satisfaction that comes from excelling at what they do fizzled out; [...]