Oh, I did read it. > I wish you would have read the fullness of my post. =D > > Kristina Anderson wrote: > > Oh I assure you that I'm not "angry or whiny" and am completely > > sincere, and also assure you that in NYC, secretaries DO make more than > > 46K...not sure why you found that "angry or whiny", it's simply a fact. > > > > > > > > > >> Let's be intellectually honest Kristina, > >> > >> It's hard to take your emails with a dose of sincerity, when your > >> scholarship seems random and a result of passion. Phrases like > >> "Secretaries make more than this" and posting what you "feel" is the > >> average income for a particular profession (without citation or > >> reference), leads the reader to thinking you're angry or whiny. > >> > >> If however you are sincere, I do think that there is a particular > >> paragraph in Tom's reply that should be of interest: > >> > >> -TOM MELENDEZ - > >> >Look at what you can do to excel. How are your sales efforts > >> > >>> (speaking for myself in my experience as a consultant - I always > >>> dreaded sales, but recently realized that it needs to be embraced, > >>> > > not > > > >>> feared)? Professional networking? Who is your customer? Are their > >>> pockets deep enough? Are you really taking advantage of your > >>> expertise (are you doing graphics when you are really a DBA at > >>> > > heart)? > > > >>> How can you get the work done faster? Can you invest in tools > >>> > > (store > > > >>> bought or that you create) to help? Invest in services? People? Can > >>> you reuse code? Are you tracking problems so that you don't make > >>> > > the > > > >>> same mistake again? > >>> > >> This paragraph reminds me of a book my friend recommended some time > >> > > ago, entitled, "What color is your parachute?". The whole concept is > > not looking to an outside change, when sculpting your small business > > growth, but looking at your inner development and maturation. And in so > > doing, specific areas of personal growth will be obviously and easily > > leveraged to grow your small business substantially. Then, hopefully, > > it becomes a beautiful cycle of inner growth -> application -> business > > growth -> inner growth > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Kristina Anderson wrote: > >> > >>> The salary numbers on that site (46K for an accountant?? > >>> > > Secretaries > > > >>> make more than this) seem way low, and I was moreso referring to > >>> > > NYC > > > >>> salaries...if my numbers are way off, I do apologize...but I do > >>> > > feel > > > >>> that these professions are overall more lucrative to practitioners > >>> > > than > > > >>> IT is... > >>> > >>> I love these discussions with you guys, I'm not intimidated in the > >>> least, as you can see, to be a minority in a "male" IT profession > >>> > > (or > > > >>> discussion board!) :)! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Kristina Anderson wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Tom -- > >>>>> > >>>>> The average corporate attorney makes $200K. The average attorney > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> in > >>> > >>> > >>>>> business for themselves makes about the same. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Corporate_Attorney/Salary > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> The average CPA, about > >>>>> 150K. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Accountant/Salary > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> T. 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