HR Party of One Blog

By Ryan McCostlin on September 16, 2020 | 1 min read time

“… even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.” -...

By Ryan McCostlin on September 10, 2020 | 1 min read time

“Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you. Before you tell your life what truths and...

By Ryan McCostlin on September 7, 2020 | 1 min read time

“To retain the loyalty of those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.” - Stephen Covey

By Ryan McCostlin on September 6, 2020 | 1 min read time

Dee Hock is the founder and former CEO of Visa. He helped invent and lead the credit card system that eventually became VISA international.

By Ryan McCostlin on September 5, 2020 | 1 min read time

America has the largest economy in the world, and our individual states generate more economic output than other leading global national...

By Ryan McCostlin on September 1, 2020 | 1 min read time

I’d like Vanderbilt to win an NCAA basketball championship someday. But I can’t think of a single productive thing I can do to help make that...

By Ryan McCostlin on August 31, 2020 | 1 min read time

It’s better to read old books than new books. We can take advantage of the filter of time.

By Ryan McCostlin on August 30, 2020 | 2 min read time

What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.” - Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

By Ryan McCostlin on August 28, 2020 | 0 min read time

The novelist Gertrude Stein moved from America to Paris in 1903.She hosted a regular gathering (a salon) on Saturday evenings, and dedicated...

By Ryan McCostlin on August 27, 2020 | 1 min read time

What are First Sentence Jobs and Second Sentence Jobs? My sister works at Snap, the tech company behind Snapchat - the communication mobile...