I’m a huge fan of the Office. And though I mainly watch it for its witty comedy, I think there’s a lot to learn from the characters in Scranton, Pa. For example, here’s a blurb of what Pam says to Jim when she decides to leave graphic design school:

“I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired . . . was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.” -Steve Jobs
Reality
These are hard times. Optimistic projections predict a rebound in the economy by the end of 2009. Pessimistic ones predict the self destruction of the United States. Lovely, [...]

Our current recession is all over the news. Some argue that we may never recover from this recession. Houses have been foreclosed and people are losing jobs at an alarming rate. Even Microsoft, one of the iconic companies of the Information Age, announced a slew of cuts that will leave highly talented individuals without a [...]