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Weekend Entrepreneur: A Prescription For Learning
I recently sat with Connie Nadler of Madison Wisconsin's LearningRx to speak about work, life, productivity, marketing, and for a general exchange of thoughts and ideas. One of the great…
Networking and Self-Marketing the Thriving Introvert Way (Part 2 of 2 Part Series)
'œThe things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.' - famous introvert, Abraham Lincoln Welcome back…
Networking and Self-Marketing, Meet the Thriving Introvert (Part 1 of a 2 Part Series)
I often tell people that if I could harness the confidence I feel with a keyboard at my hands, networking and marketing myself at social functions would always be a…
The Art of Simultaneous Professions
'œNothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.' '“ James Matthew Barrie According to a guest post by Jacobs on Brazen Careerist, he predicts that the…
Gender Varients in Negotiation: Do Women Negotiate Differently From Men?
Generally speaking I prefer to avoid generalizations. That is a paradox if I've ever heard one. Am I insane for thinking that the one true generalization is itself a generalization?…
Job Hunting and Identity Theft
A career coach that I've been working with as I navigate the transitions of my recent layoff sent me an article recently that sheds light on something I never even…
Transgender Employees bank on Gender Identity Policies
'œThis is a time for healing, not more conflict.' '“ Susan Stanton, fired transgender City Manager of Largo, Florida Over the years, a record number of companies have expanded benefits…
Did You Trade One Rat Race for Another?
Many people leave the corporate ranks in order to start their own business with visions of grandeur and unlimited free time in their heads. Yet, anyone who runs a successful…
The Financial Benefits of Siesta
I learned about siesta first as a child visiting Mexico and then as an adult from pure necessity. I used to be a preschool teacher from 8-1 every day. That…
The Anti-Procrastination Sheet
Tom Moon, a San Francisco psychotherapist and columnist, talks about David Burns' book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, and something called the Anti-Procrastination Sheet. Moon explains: "rocedures like this…