Comments on: I Can’t Kill The Weeds.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:30:14 +0000

Maybe I should write a blog just dedicated to killing weeds. 22 comments?? Okay, so back to the topic… excellent thoughts you guys! Thanks for adding to this conversation (and thanks Terri, for the post about me )

By: Terri Ferrara

Terri Ferrara — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:01:12 +0000

Hey Jason! I wrote about you in my blog today! Great article!! Terri

By: Restaurant Jobs

Restaurant Jobs — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:33:39 +0000

Hey Jason, I was tagged by a new friend of mine,
Troy Bettinger
of

NotJobs, and couldn’t think of a better person to tag than you. You
can read all about it on my blog in the post:

8 things youâ€™ll never need to know about me!. Enjoy.

By: Brad Attig

Brad Attig — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:48:45 +0000

Jason,

The “month per $10K of salary” myth gives you a solid guideline to frame your search but it isn’t written in stone. I agree that you need to plan financially as if it was the honest truth. I think even more important is getting into the mind set that a job search can be a long and arduous task.

People start their search and then the lack of activity, the rejections, the feeling that the only reason you get up is so that someone can knock you back down again takes hold. It can become downright depressing or worse. If your mindset is “hey, I make $60K and could be looking for 6 months” then the first month’s less than stellar activty might not be so hard to take.

Of course, you really need to set goals for each day and week of your search and stay positive (and use JibberJobber). If you happen to plan to be out of a job for 6 months and land one in 4 months, think how good you will feel.

Use the extra money to take a vacation, you worked hard to find work!

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:42:02 +0000

How about “build it and they will come”. Any website / blog owner will tell you that’s just for the movies

Great post, and analogy.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:09:34 +0000

Hmmm. I’m going right out and buy me some of that bind weed poison. It’s been a curse on the garden for years. The only thing it (bind weed) doesn’t kill (by strangulation) is the dang forest of volunteer trees that sprout everywhere. Maybe this poison will work on weed trees too.

By: Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:54:14 +0000

I can definitely relate to your thoughts on the “that life” myth.
I never expected to be in the current, very tight, financial situation that I’m in. I guess that’s what 8 months of unemployment will do to you.
I would absolutely love to give “the life” of being financially set a whirl. My current situation would certainly have given me the training to appreciate it. They say that money can’t buy happiness, but they should try giving poor a try sometime.

Hire Ryan Smith!
http://hireryansmith.blogspot.com/

By: Demetrius Pinder

Demetrius Pinder — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:57:22 +0000

I tell you what, I’ve gotten Poison Ivy at least 5 times this summer, I wonder if this stuff will kill the HELL out of the Ivy!

By: Robert Merrill

Robert Merrill — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:56:35 +0000

I am loving that your morning glory is a “selective” weed killer. Very fancy.

By: Robert Merrill

Robert Merrill — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:55:56 +0000

Hahaha. Two comments up. I see it. Nevermind.