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2010 Special Report: The State of Careers

By Men's Life Today • Jan 11th, 2010 • Category: Business, Cover Story

Bye-bye, Aughts — don’t let the door hit you in the ’00s on your way out.
True, there were all those years of economic euphoria. Only thing is — like that classic sitcom Seinfeld — they were based on nothing. As a result, the United States is stumbling into the Tweens with a full-on nasty hangover [...]



Smoke Out Your Office Enemies Now!

By Men's Life Today • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Business, Cover Story

Sometimes, the office can be as treacherous to navigate as the prison yard at San Quentin. You may not wind up with a shank in your side, but there’s a better-than-even chance somebody wants to stab you in the back and use your stinkin’ carcass as a stepping stone for their own advancement.
Office predators are [...]



The Toy Story: How to Play at Work

By The Geek Weekly • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Business, Cover Story

OK. Admit it. You still like to play with toys.
High-tech companies such as Google and Microsoft have encouraged playful creativity by turning their workplaces into virtual playgrounds where employees are encouraged to take play breaks. The legacy of the dot-com boom era includes foosball tables, ping-pong tables, X-box stations where employees can engage in multiplayer [...]



Job Fair Play: Making the Right First Impression

By Men's Life Today • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Business

We know all’s fair in love and war, but what’s fair at a job fair? Are certain questions off limits? What should you wear? How do you set yourself apart from the pack?
To get you the answers you need, Men’s Life Today interviewed a trio of experts who make a career out of helping [...]



Expert Q+A: Do I Still Need to Wear a Tie to an Interview?

By Men's Life Today • Sep 13th, 2009 • Category: Business, Cover Story

In today’s job market, making a positive first impression counts more than ever, so dressing appropriately for an interview is always a good way to start.
Although many industries have adopted a more corporate-casual look for their employees, you’re not one of them until you’ve landed the job. So yes, you still need to wear [...]



Shadows for Bars

By James Kissinger • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Business

I earn a living in sales. I’ve been selling in some form or fashion most all of my life. I was a scrawny kid growing up, 5 foot nothin’ and a hundred pounds in high school. Ears like Dumbo. Literally the smallest kid in school in ninth grade. So I had to learn to sell myself.



PODCAST #5: National Geographic Kids + TV Dads

By Ben Murphy • Nov 17th, 2008 • Category: At Home, Business, Entertainment, Podcast, The Father Life

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Hey guys! Mike Austin (RadioDAD.com) just delivered our latest podcast, episode #5! Including:
- Interview with Michelle Sullivan, Executive Producer for National Geographic Digital Media, on National Geographic Kids new (free!) online game PLUTO’S SECRET!
- Interview with Jim O’Kane, founder of TVDads.com, a growing website about TV’s single dads…

Enjoy! -TFL
DOWNLOAD: PODCAST #5: National [...]



WEDNESDAY WRAP: COOL NEW WEB TOOLS

By Ben Murphy • Nov 12th, 2008 • Category: Business

As the web has grown, and especially as “web 2.0″ has emerged, there are all sorts of cool new tools available to folks to promote their sites, grow stats, drive traffic, etc. Why does this matter to our readers? Because a lot of guys reading The Father Life are involved in the social media and [...]



FRIDAY ROUND-UP: Single Fathers, Family Finances, Abduction + Twootball!

By Ben Murphy • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Business, Current Events, Sports

Welcome to our weekly round-up of great fathering content in the media… enjoy! And have a great weekend! -TFL

Are you a single custodial father? Social Work students at Eastern Washington University are seeking to learn more about single custodial fathers and the challenges they face in raising their children. If you are a single, [...]



PODCAST #4: Dig This + Peg Tyre (The Trouble With Boys) Interview

By Ben Murphy • Oct 14th, 2008 • Category: Business, Current Events, Health, Podcast

Mike Austin (RadioDAD) and TheFatherLife bring you podcast #4! This week’s Podcast brings us a number of interviews…
- An interview with Ed Mumm who runs a business in Colorado allowing Husbands, Wives, Kids… to all get on heavy construction equipment and work out their relationship frustrations! (Seriously!) The business is called DIG THIS you can [...]