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From the Chicago Tribune, via the New Yorker:
So now what we are dealing with is the rubber meeting the road, and instead of bitting the bullet on these issues, we just want to punt.
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Huh?
I love this type of double speak, because it sounds like a lot is being said, when in actuality nothing is being [...]
Decide
The power to decide is HUGE. Right now, today:
Decide you can have fulfilling work
Decide you can make the money you want
Decide you can have plenty of time for all your work and play
Decide you are not going to settle
Decide your work can be - must be - in alignment with who you are
To help you [...]
What Do You Choose?
Well then. How do you see this image, and by extension, most everything around you?
The good news: it’s entirely up to you.
How many hours do you work?
I read this today on reference.com: On this day in 1868 - The U.S. Congress enacted legislation setting an eight-hour day for federal government employees.
It made me wonder how many hours you’re working. If you’re working in an office, your schedule is likely determined by the company you work for. If you’re [...]
Keeping Cool When Feeling Lost
Have you checked out our “Top 10 Ways to Know You’re Lost in Corporate America” e-booklet yet? It’s a fun, quick read that while light-hearted, also contains some useful tips on how to deal with this particular brand of feeling lost. It’s breezy, it’s easy, and yes Virginia, it’s free. Check out the top of [...]
What’s Your Type?
We want to occasionally share some resources that we find useful for people considering a career change. Here we highlight two books that utilize personality type as a means of pointing you to industries and roles that will potentially fit you well. Here’s a quick rundown:
Do What You Are by Tieger and Barron-Tieger. This book utilizes [...]
Zappos seems like a great place to work
Many of us fantasize about working at a great company, where they care about us and we like them. I just read about Zappos (the shoe company) upping the anty, and actually paying people to quit after a week if they (the new employees) feel it’s not a fit. Check out this posting [...]
Eating at your desk?
This is paraphrased from the San Francisco Chronicle:
The hottest place to eat lunch these days: your desk.
More workers snarf down lunch at their desks instead of at restaurants or the employee cafeteria, according to a survey from KFC. Nearly 43% eat at their desk or in their car. The percentage of workers [...]
On Being Rendered Fearless
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow was on NPR’s “Fresh Air” recently and one of the things she mentioned is a song that she wrote for her son Wyatt (“Lullaby for Wyatt”) and the effect of having him present in the studio when she recorded it. As Crow says, “Having him in the studio at 3 weeks old—for [...]
What I’m All About
I got this from my recent trip to Starbucks - they print inspirational quotes on their cups:
The Way I See It #275: When I wake up in the morning, I want to know that my family, friends and fans know what I believe in and what I’m all about. That’s what should be [...]