Empowered volunteers must attempt to envision the future needs of their volunteer work force as well as where their pool of talented volunteers may be drawn from. A recent article in Forbes reflected on studies that by 2020 freelancers, that is those who are self-employed hires for businesses on short term projects will make up […]
In 1992 Ross Parrot ran for President of the United States. A wealthy businessman, he used charts and slogans to make his points for the American public. He is famous for many things, but his phrase, “The great sucking sound” that would be the result of passing the Free Trade Agreement became a catch […]
Influence is a concept that is in every persons life, and every empowered volunteer must understand this and how it applies to their situation. Cultural influence drives our economy and our lives to a great extent. Teens revel in the newest and latest imagery for their “generation”. Slang, dress, and even sometimes purchasing power through […]
In the first Pillars of Health Wisdom post we reviewed stress, how to combat it in real life and then we showed how some sources of data and research gave us insight into how to deal with our busy lives for a healthier and longer life expectancy. We also encountered the new word, positivity and […]
College students wishful image of college experience College students dream of their efforts at grades resulting in a work place in the real world where they are respected, wanted, and better treated than most find their college experience to be in real life. Unfortunately, a new poll from the Society of Human Resource Management reflects […]
Man giving a rose to a lady, who accepts it gracefully Men have given ladies gifts ever since couples have gathered into families, perhaps earlier! In the real world, ladies admire men who can set the gift giving bar high as well. Volunteering is giving of your time and expertise over money, something that is […]
Red sky in morning, sailors take warning! Real world views of nature in contrast! What is the “real world” for the empowered volunteer? I have personally been in a few groups where the idea of emerging into the real world was viewed as many things, exciting, growth oriented, scary and to be avoided, or […]
Every citizen neighbor of every country is constantly doing calculations of risk versus rewards for a stream of decisions every day of their lives. That is the nature of living here on earth. The empowered volunteer also faces the risk versus reward scenario’s, but for the most part they are not life or death when […]
Body language is something not often discussed openly in volunteer groups, but it can be a prime factor in the empowered volunteers success. For many people who take on the challenge of volunteer group membership building it will be the their first encounter with sales or any form of direct solicitation with the possible exception […]
Checking out the fishing action roadside from the motor home. After a successful career and then retirement, is there another ladder to climb for volunteering? The answer is, only if you want to climb that ladder. Volunteering at any age is worthy and […]
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