by Jim Ellis | Dec 30, 2018 | Features, Successful Careers
We queried some of the men in our circles about their own definitions of “successful careers,” and here is what they came up with: 50 years a musician42 years in the same job30 years YMAWOh yeah,….. and….42 years DaD20 years GrandadGo find some...
by Dylan Stewart | Dec 29, 2018 | Features, North Star Man, Successful Careers
Dylan Stewart Columnist Quit your job! Or start owning it. We talk about successful careers, but what does that mean? How do we define a successful career? Successful careers are not jobs. Successful careers are not short-term goals and aspirations. To have a...
by Jim Ellis | Dec 28, 2018 | Features, Successful Careers
Jim Ellis Editor And so we are to cover the topic of “successful careers.” It’s part of the Mentor Discover Inspire Mission Statement. Well, the first thing we have to do is define our terms. Career – what the hell is that? And when did the...
by Fred Boyles | Dec 27, 2018 | Features, Successful Careers, What Works on a Men's Team?
By Fred BoylesColumnist What does it mean to have a successful career for me? As an electric sign contractor, I recently had a challenging job. I was hired to make a sign fit over an existing sign, 12’x17′ double-face. I had to duplicate a current sign,...
by Craig Jones | Dec 26, 2018 | Craig Jones Notebook, Features, Successful Careers
Craig Jones Columnist On Denali in May of 1986 I was faced with a classic decision. I was up there with my long-time climbing buddy Ralph, and he’d been stricken with high-altitude cerebral edema or HACE, also known as “mountain sickness,” a very dangerous...
by Dan Kempner | Dec 26, 2018 | Features, Successful Careers
Dan Kempner Contributing Writer Dan Kempner Contributing Writer Various self-help gurus, TV ads and a long list of inspirational speakers have said, “You must be willing to fail to succeed.” What’s more, they say it with a straight face. I took this advice to heart...
