Rick Smith

I am running the Big Sur marathon in May to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. If you can, please make a tax-deductible donation to my campaign at this link. Thank you! Back in October, I jokingly commented to my family that I was going to sign up to ...

This is a guest post from Jessica Stilling. Jessica Stilling is a NYC based writer. She is also a guest blogger for My Dog Ate My Blog. Sometimes we wake up in the morning and just don’t want to get out of bed. Perhaps it’s snowing, or maybe we have ...

As a twenty-something in the workforce, I have the unalienable right to: • Work in an environment that is completely socially responsible. • Work for a company whose purpose is completely aligned with my own interests. • Come in at 9 and leave at 5ish.  You do not own my personal time. • Be ...

Recently, two experienced and respected economists published a research paper arguing that the most elite colleges did not give their graduates an earnings boost over less prestigious schools they may have chosen. Sure, graduates of elite colleges make more money than their counterparts at less elite schools.  By itself, this ...

I love this recent thread on Penelope Trunk’s blog (and I love her blog): “How many people go to law school thinking they are going to represent the underdog and save the world?  Thousands. And how many people can pay off law school loans and support a family and save the ...

I have lived most of my life in the extremes. I was a dork through High School.  Then somehow became briefly popular. I was totally struggling at work, then experienced remarkable success. I was unknown, then toured the country as a national bestselling author, then became unknown again. I was laid off, then at ...