First published in 1998, this volume was developed as part of the Stockholm Initiative and sets out to assess the situation of providing for retirement and pensions. In the wake of intense debate over pay-as-you-go pensions, Lawrence Thomson for the most part leaves social and cultural issues for subsequent analysis, instead examining the economic
You are unique. You have something very special to offer. So do many other people. But you have a secret weapon: this book. It will teach you how to network--and that's the one skill that can give you near-perfect equality of opportunity. 80% of America's job openings are never advertised. Networking can help you get those jobs. Employers need to see you as you really are. Networking lets you show them. Networking gives you contacts to get you in the door and advice from people who've been there. As great networkers know, this isn't about sucking up or being a phony. It's about being your best self, creating lifelong connections, and building communities of people who help each other. One step at a time, this book will help you overcome your doubts and fears, and gain all these powerful benefits. It's authored by three people who've been there--including Dr. Renee Thompson, past Officer of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. They've done it. You can, too--and it's the #1 key to your success! Real answers to the networking questions black professionals ask Real solutions to the networking problems black professionals face * Why should I spend time networking when I'm already so busy? * How do I network when I don't know anyone "important"? * How can I work with the contacts I already have? * Who should I try to meet? * How do I network when I don't have much work experience yet? * How do I network with someone I might not like? * What should I talk about? What shouldn't I talk about? * What's the best way to follow up? * How do I overcome fears about whether I'm good enough? * Won't people just judge me based on the color of my skin? * How do I ask for help without compromising my self-respect? * What can I really get out of social networks like LinkedIn or Facebook? * How do I develop a personal "brand" that works for me?
Brothers in the old west were as different as brothers are today. Ranch and farm families had beautiful daughters and healthy, hard working sons. If one brother turned bad, most often one or more followed in those same footsteps. While most young men in the west were very hard-working honest boys, seldom were their deeds of leadership, compassion and caring for others ever heard of. Their families and neighbors were the grateful ones for having known such boys. The few bad ones robbed and killed their way into our history books. Yes, history was quick to point out the bad, but their fame was most often short-lived as the majority died by violence. It was very rare when one of those boys listened and could be jerked back from the jaws of hell and saved from his headlong, reckless ride down the trail of self-destruction. The boy that reaches out to save another is a friend and neighbor. Donnie and Rusty Stone are two brothers that want justice for a murdered neighbor. They take up the trail with the help of U S Marshal Shorty Thompson, and ride into more danger than either dreamed could ever exist. Things really go bad when Donnie is kidnapped, then sentenced to die by the hands of outlaw brothers who have everything to lose if he lives. They will see this does not happen. The robbery of the Butterfly gold shipment has been planned for much too long to let some snot-nosed kid mess it up. Word is out that the gold from the Butterfly mine is richest in the country, and these men were going to have it even if it cost the life of a friend, brother or anyone else thought in the way. Gold to these men is more important than life it's self, as long as it is someone else's life.
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