rich dad poor dad

If you have not read the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, you need to read it sometime. It is said to be one of the first financial books that business students should read, as it contains very unique ideas, yet basic principles. The unique ideas and brilliant theories come from the author's, Robert Kiyosaki, personal experiences in life. The basic principles are such things as limiting liabilities and increasing assets. If you do not know a lot about how money works or how money can work for you, then this is the perfect book to start out with. I did not know a lot when i read it a couple years ago, but now I look at the my shares in the stock market everyday, and am always browsing the financial section of bookstores whenever I am around. Rich Dad Poor Dad is not a book that just has a bunch of boring writing about how money works. Kiyosaki has found a way to make it very interesting, and has even added graphs and pictures to illustrate his ideas. He talks about his own Dad's ideas, along with his friend's dad's ideas. While Kiyosaki does values school, he feels that it is necessary to know more about finance then school can teach you. This is the book to start reading to gain some of that knowledge. My accounting teachers love the book, and I think it is a must-read for business majors.

10 business tips

As I was browsing some internet columns to look for blog topics, I came across something that I actually thought was kind of interesting. It was a yahoo.com piece that gave 10 tips for someone who wants to be successful in business, as far as communication and behavior skills. I am in a business behavior class now, and it is very helpful to know tips about how to act in the workplace.
The two tips that I thought were the most important were numbers 2 and 8. Number 2 talks strictly about the dialogue that should go on two people in a business like manner. Two should establish common gorund and feed off that, as it is very pleasant. It is also interesting for both, and it most likely can not lead to argument. This will keep things appropriate during a meeting. The other tip is to avoid political talks. THe article clearly recognizes that nobody has the exact same political beliefs, so why venture itno grounds that can lead to an uncomfortable setting. Steering clear of politics will enable the conversation to stay professional in that the parties can maintain good composure. These are just two good tips for havinf a proper business conversation, and if you want to see more, you can visit http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/29225

va tech

Everyone knows by now the incident at Virginia Tech that cost mamy lives. I gunman shot and killed 30+ students and injured many more. This is the biggest school schooting tragedy as I was reading on espn.com. This makes me sick and I feel very bad for that school and the victims. The one thing that bothered me is how the school handled the incident. They emailed the students after the initial 7 a.m. shooting. Emailed?! Probably not 10% of the school is at their computers at that time moreover checking their emails. The shooter then proceeded to the other side of the campus to an engineering classroom to kill more. The school should have sent out some type of emergency team or called the classrooms phones or went through an intercom or something! That, to me, is ridiculous, and I feel the school should have handled it better. This should spark the idea into school's heads to get some type of system mandated in case of an emergency like this one. This could be a project for students now that will soon be alumni that know how it feels to have this happen. I think the current ploicies should change as far as sending out emails. I think that is ridiculous.