by Marquis | Apr 18, 2013 | Business, career, Education, professional advice, real life stuff, Self-confidence
In the 9+ years that I’ve maintained this blog, I have made an effort not to mention race too often because it’s a somewhat obvious topic for a Black dude to write about. Instead, I’ve focused on things like business school, MBA admissions,...
by Marquis | Dec 8, 2012 | discrimination, real life stuff, Self-confidence
As far as I can remember, the email below is a first for me over the past 6 years of responding to reader questions on this blog. The author of the message is a college student who asked for my advice in dealing with racism. As you all know, this is a huge topic and...
by Marquis | Apr 1, 2012 | book review, career, career-life balance, Education, real life stuff
Hey, everyone. I’m posting a quick entry to share an article that was recently sent to me by Tim Handorf from the team at BestOnlineColleges.com. Tim thought that it would be tailor-made for the folks who frequent my blog because of many of you are in the middle...
by Marquis | Mar 13, 2012 | About Marquis, Business, my motivations, Reader comments, real life stuff, Self-confidence
The email that I’ve posted below is from a college Freshman who attended a keynote presentation that I have a few months ago. I talked about many things in that speech, including the ideas of goal setting and self confidence. When I saw this email, I...
by Marquis | Mar 5, 2011 | career, professional advice, real life stuff, recruiting
Recently, I had a great email exchange with one of my college classmates about the role that personal branding can play in one’s career search. She is starting up her own job search and is deciding on how to best present her experiences, qualifications, and...
by Marquis | Jun 25, 2009 | real life stuff
By now, I’m sure all of you have heard about the passing of The King of Pop, Michael Jackson. I was completely SHOCKED when I heard the news this afternoon and I’ve been watching new coverage about it ever since. At first, I didn’t want to believe it...
