Recent Robert Dickie III
These books were fantastic! I try to average at least two books a month throughout a normal calendar year for professional development. Here is my top 10 list for 2015 that had the biggest impact on my life, thinking, and business endeavors. I know you will enjoy and get a lot out of them as…
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How much is a successful career worth today? This Christmas season if you know of a high school or college student making plans for their career or a mid-career professional who is unhappy and considering a transition, consider giving them the gift of a book that contains practical tools and resources that will inspire and…
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I recently wrote an essay for Relevant Magazine. Due to its length it was shortened (you can read the shorter Relevant Magazine version here.) For those who would like to read the full version I have posted it below. This is an important economic issue that will impact each of us and everyone we know.…
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I have long believed that the quality of our lives is determined in large part by the quality of our questions. What we ask leads us to truth and can then lead us toward objectives and goals that make up the significant aspects of our lives. My curious mind and constant question-asking in college earned…
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Work can be a four-letter word in our culture. Pundits demagogue against successful businesses, and demonize the one-percent as “financial parasites” said to be profiting unfairly. Charitable and non-profit work is extolled often as a better way to help a community. But in truth, if you want to change the world, consider starting a business…
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My father taught me early in life that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know that matters. I’ve found his wisdom true on multiple occasions. Early in my military career as a young lieutenant, my assignment officer told me the only open position for a logistics officer was a remote assignment in Korea.…
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I recently was asked to write an article for Boundless.org giving advice to college grads on how to transition into the workforce and jump start their careers. Working with college students around the country and with placement agencies, these are the six key steps that I have learned make a huge difference. I hope you…
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You can’t beat free! To celebrate the launch of my first book earlier this year I wanted to do something I have never done. I am giving away three free career assessments along with a one-on-one coaching session with me to go over the results and to help you build an action plan for your…
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Too many graduates will exchange their Cap and Gown after graduation for a ball and chain, debt that will follow them around like the proverbial weights hung on Jacob Marley in Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carole.” Today, about seven in 10 college graduates leave school with debt, averaging $30,000. But it is the other three…
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There is no doubt about it, the Great Recession of 2008 changed things forever. In 2013 77% of all jobs created in the United States were part-time. In 2014 48% of all graduating college students were still unemployed six months after graduation. We are living in a new part-time or “freelancer” economy. To thrive and…
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