Author: Richie Frieman
Richie Frieman
St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Publishing dubbed Richie Frieman a “Modern Day Renaissance Man” due to a career that spans life as an author, illustrator, artist, entrepreneur, screenwriter, cartoonist, and even a champion professional wrestler. He is a #1 best-selling and award-winning author and illustrator of seven books in multiple genres, with work being sold worldwide.
There is a major difference between someone who asks to stay with you for a few days and a freeloader. Unlike a friendly houseguest, a freeloader doesn’t care about what you have going on in your life—only their own comfort. They may even make complaints about the bed they’re borrowing.…Typical. Bottom line, freeloaders stink! But when they come into your life, you must combat them with grace, wit, and as much patience as you can, before you have to put your foot down. Which you have a right to do. I’ll explain that and more with these three quick and…
What is Proper LinkedIn Etiquette? When it comes to manners and LinkedIn, there are many questions to consider: Whom do you accept? Whom do you reject? What title do you use? If you want to make sure your LinkedIn etiquette is up to snuff, check out my top three tips for how to be polite on LinkedIn: Tip #1: Accept the Right People In my article about Facebook, I touched on determining whether to accept or reject an old friend you hadn’t seen in years. Though LinkedIn is a somewhat similar site in nature, its power and influence are much…
We are post-mid-terms and gearing up for another presidential race. Likely, you can’t go five minutes without being caught up in the hoopla of politics. When you turn on the TV, it seems that every other commercial is about a political candidate vying for your vote. When you click over to Facebook, chances are the discussion on your wall reads like a drunken ramble of diverging views about various candidates. Even just driving to work, there are signs upon signs posted everywhere about who is the right person for the job. And then, once you get to your workplace, the…
Whether it’s about professional relationships, romance, or everyday life, nothing makes me happier than to know that I’ve got mail from Modern Manners Guy readers and listeners about everyday etiquette conundrums. Some of the more humorous questions I have received have been about the bathroom. What? You thought I was going to say dining manners? Well, that too, but we are all a little frustrated about what goes on in bathrooms at people’s homes and in public settings. As someone who loves a bit of potty humor, I could write about the foul behaviors found in bathrooms across the world…