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I have a client and let’s call him Jamie. Jamie has a job he can’t stand, except for the fact that he is allowed to do it half a world away from the organization’s headquarters. So even though he now rolls his eyes so much during conference calls that he’s in danger of going cross-eyed, [...]
Big Experiment
I’m conducting a big experiment this month. I’ve decided to put my idea of independent work to the ultimate test, and leave San Francisco to spend a month in Dallas.When I worked for Corporate America, aka ‘the man’, I used to fantasize about being able to take off for extended periods and still earn a [...]
Brain in a blender
This is what my brain feels like this week; like it’s been blenderized.I’ve just gone through a workshop entitled, “Become an Inspiring Speaker”, and I’m in the process of preparing to leave San Francisco for a month of working from my parents house in Dallas…Both of these endeavors require my utmost attention, both are revamping [...]
Shifting to an entrepreneurial mindset
I began reading Inc. Magazine long before I quit my job at the wine distributor and pursued coaching as my career. I loved reading it because it made me feel like I was an entrepreneur – I had evidence! I could reach in my bag and pull out a magazine specifically targeted at those who owned their [...]
The Search for Security
For many would-be free agents and other types of entrepreneurs, the fear of losing what we perceive to be the security and stability of working for someone else keeps us stuck. It’s understandable, at least based on the way things used to work. But that former environment that allowed companies to offer long-term employment and stability—and [...]
Nigel, Part 2
More about “Bob”.
His head says get another safe job and just stick to it. His heart says start your own business. Guess which is winning?
Right now, both are battling it out pretty good.
The job interviews he’s gone on have felt awful. Being in the corporate environment just doesn’t feel like a fit. Yet since he’s [...]
Don’t wait too long to be an entrepreneur
I read this post with great interest: Don’t Wait Too Long to Become an Entrepreneur. There are always reasons why it’s not time to quit you job and go out on your own.
Some of mine were:
* I need to pay the mortgage
* My live-in boyfriend will kill me
* I’m too scared
* Where will I get [...]
The Power of Taking Action
So there you sit feeling lost. So lost. Really lost. You may be so deep into it that you’ve become numb, and you’re not even sure any more how you would describe this vague sense of detachment from your work. Maybe you’ve even lost the sense that you can do anything about it.
If this in any way [...]
Who’s In Your Network?
Networking. Ugh. For some of us, it brings up images of glad-handing people you don’t know at functions you don’t want to attend, with a phony smile plastered on your face until it hurts. Here’s the good news. Networking doesn’t have to look like that.
Think about who is in your network. I’m talking about everyone [...]
Outsourcing and you
One of my favorite authors, Daniel Pink, presented at the International Coaching Conference a few years ago. His presentation was fun – he is a funny guy – and is still on my mind. Then today I was catching up on reading other blogs and came across an article from the Guerilla Job Hunting guru, [...]
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