Finance/Children

Hey Taylor I’m out of work currently because of the virus, but I’m taking this opportunity to Taylor live off some Kovar savings and find a new career. Any advice on how I can get myself in a good position for a job search starting in the fall? Ben

Hey Ben - Sounds like you’ve got a solid plan, which is always the first step for finding work you enjoy. It’s hard to predict what things will look like in a couple months, but you can still use this time wisely to get prepared.

Dust off your resume. If you haven’t edited your resume in a while, it’s definitely time to do so. For starters, you want to have all your most recent work and education on there. Even more importantly, you need to have a resume that reflects our current times. Under each job you’ve had, there should always be a description of the accomplishments you made and projects you handled. This is a great chance to update that language to reflect useful skills in a remote work environment. Emphasize your responsibility and attention to detail so employers will view you as a safe person to bring on board. We think of everything in terms of the coronavirus these days, so your resume should cater to that.

Ask around. Since it sounds like you’re not in a rush with this job search, you should take time to put out feelers. Check in with old connections to see if there’s either work available or if anyone knows of a place that’s hiring. Do some LinkedIn stalking of people you know whose careers you admire and send some private messages. Ideally, you’ll get a job lined up through someone you already know so you don’t have to go through the process of submitting an application and being one of a hundred interviewees. If you can avoid being just another face amongst a sea of applicants, you definitely should.

Get smarter. Whenever I feel a lull in productivity and I’m not sure what to do next, I download an audiobook about something that interests me. That’s more or less how I got into the career I have now - I was interested in and educated myself about money. You don’t have to sign up for a course or get a degree in engineering, but you can read books and watch videos and stick useful information in your brain. At some point that information will serve a practical purpose, and it might turn into a career opportunity. The more you know, the more money you can make.

Using this time to research new careers is a great idea, Ben. I’m excited for where you might find yourself in the coming year. Good luck!

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City Council agenda

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WORK SESSION The council will convene into work session to work on the 2020-2021 budget. Receive information and discuss the following: Water production and distribution Contract with The City of Sherman for treatment of wastewater Current Budget and Budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 Code enforcement City wide Cleanup Animal Control Comprehensive plan and future growth Economic Development Administration Police Department Utility Department Utility rates Fire Department

Discuss, consider and take action to approve filing of proposed budget for FY 2020-2021 with the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Howe. One of my books, “Making the ‘Terrible’ Twos Terrific!”, has recently become a bestseller in China, John of all places. Rosemond Seriously! What sorts of problems are Chinese parents having with their toddlers? The same problems American, French, Russian, Australian, Nigerian, Brazilian, Czech and parents of all other nationalities are having with theirs, that’s what.

Human nature is human nature, folks. Children do not come into the world civilized; rather, they must be civilized. They must be taught to accept submission to legitimate authority, for starters. They must be taught respect for the property and persons of others. They must be taught to control their impulses, because most of their innate impulses are destructive and self-serving. They must be taught to accept “no” for an answer, to wait in line, and that they aren’t the best at everything or even most things. None of that comes easy for a toddler, which is why toddlers scream so much. And by the way, their screams are all screams of pain because nothing is more painful than having to accept that you are not God or even a god. one complete the mission by age three?

First, childproof the home. That ensures that parents will not spend great energy following the living tornado from room to room, slapping his little hands, yelling “stop that!” fifty times a day and generally setting disciplinary precedents that will come back to haunt them.

Second, create a “tantrum place” where said little beastie, when possessed by a demon, can flail and scream all he wants. An outof-the-way place, preferably, where his flailing and screaming will disturb no one but himself, which is fitting. Simply help him to his special place whenever he begins to scream, deposit him (you’ll likely be dragging him at this point), and say, “Here you go! Scream all you want, my sweet little angel,” and walk away.

Third, remember that undomesticated barbarians do not sit for time-out. No matter. Select a time-out chair anyway. When he decides to play James Dean, just take him to said chair and put him in it. Then step back and say, “Okay, you can get up now.” Make sure you say it before he gets up on his own. That creates the illusion that he is obeying you, which is all you’re trying to accomplish because it’s all you can accomplish.

The “terrible twos” actually begin sometime during a child’s second year of life – say, eighteen months – and last until around his or her third birthday. That finite period assumes that the child’s parents accomplish what is described in the previous paragraph during that time. If they fail to do so, toddlerhood continues. Eventually, it becomes known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and/ or bipolar disorder of childhood. Blaming the child’s biology (even though no one has proven that said “disorders” are biologicallybased) is so much more tidy (and profitable) than implying that his parents failed in their mission.

So, the question begs, how does Fourth, always remember that “no” is the most important word in your vocabulary. The sooner he gets used to it, the sooner you can dispense with the second suggestion, above, and the happier he will be.

Fifth, put him to bed as early as possible.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, p arentguru.com.

John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.

Code Enforcement. Municipal Court. Administration. Fire Department. Economic Development.

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Notes to agenda: The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in the Agenda. The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.071 – Consultation with attorney, Section 551.072 – Deliberation regarding real property, Section 551.073 – Deliberation regarding prospective gift, Section 551.074 – Personnel, Section 551.076 – Deliberation regarding security devices, and Section 551.087 – Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations.