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Entitlement. Back in the 80's, when I went to college, I had to work nights so I could afford to go to school during the day. Lots of 60+ hour weeks working swing shift at a trucking company + trying to handle a full load of Economics and Business Administration work was a huge challenge. I'm glad that young people can muster up that kind of energy, because I don't think I could do it now that I'm in my 40's. Early on in my college life, there was a woman in one of my classes who was doing basically the same thing I was; working nights to pay for college during the day. We commiserated because we were the two people constantly trying not to fall asleep in class -- not because we'd been out partying all night -- but because of working late. http://www.amanet.org/training/books/9780814478868.aspx I ran into that same woman as a junior or senior, and I still looked like the cat dragged something in. But, to my surprise, she looked well rested, groomed and tann

Just today, the Gallup ® poll posted an article with this title: "Self Employed Workers Clock the Most Hours Each Week" http://www.gallup.com/poll/122510/Self-Employed-Workers-Clock-Hours-Week.aspx They asked, "In a typical week, how many hours do you work?" less than 35 hours/week 35-44 hours/week more than 44 hours/week And they grouped the answers based on what kind of job you have: Self-employed Private Business/Company Government Employee Non-Profit Q: Who puts in the most overtime? A: Self-employed people About half (49%) of 'self-employed' people work more than 44 hours/week More than a third (38%) Private Business & Government workers work more than 44 hours each week Less than a third (30%) of Non-Profit workers regularly work more than 44 hours/week Very interesting article, especially if you're thinking about making a change thinking that being self-employed will be 'easier' than working at a standard 'full time' job. I

A friend from church recommended this book to me. I thought, "I've been doing this for 15 years, why do I need to read someone else's impressions of what it's like to be a consultant?". But my friend is a MIT grad, and a pretty good guy, so I ordered a copy on the internet . After just a few pages, I kind of got the feeling I was back in my childhood, sitting on the sofa next to my grandpa and he was telling me some great stories. Only thing is, I'm a grown up now, and this guy was telling me interesting, entertaining stories about how to be a better consultant. (I don't recall ever having consulting conversations with my grandfather.) This guy has not only 'been there and done that' in the consulting world, but he has a great approach to business and his stories are easy to remember and pretty humorous. Here's just a couple of the names: "The Law of Raspberry Jam", "The Lone Ranger Fantasy", "The Potato Chip

"The less involved you are, the easier the project seems." Or, if you're charging excessivly high billable hourly rates, then say it with a little more sophistication: "Perceived complexity is inversely proportional to involvement"

Thanks to John Sobieski, PMP, long time friend and fellow project manager for these resources (and good quote, too!) http://www.project-training-uk.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm http://www.cvr-it.com/PM_Templates/ http://www.allpm.com/ http://www2.iil.com/iilwebinars.net/ http://www.anthonyyeong.com/pm.htm "And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new." Nicolo Machiavelli c.1505