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202 – Work Responsibly – Don’t Die On Your Day Job
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193 – Seeking adult pay for baby behaviour
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The Bitter Price of Focus: How to accomplish epic goals
I should be writing the book now, but instead I’m writing this blog post. Read on to see the irony. How do people “suddenly” accomplish great things? Sometimes it seems like they pop up out of nowhere with recorded albums, a thriving business, international awards,...
You Don’t Hate Monday…Enough
For the first time in forever, I took a few vacation days from work just to be away from work. By work here I mean the day job. No travel or other big fancy plans. Just a few days to wake up and do, or not do whatever I wanted. I don’t hate my job and...
Your First 2 Years On The Job: 3 Crucial Things
There’s a load of information available on job hunting, interviews, resumés, LinkedIn and all the things that can help you get hired. Let’s say you crushed that and got in the door. Now what? How do you set up your career for success and make sure your...
How to Build a Thriving Career
Have you ever seen someone buried alive? I’ve witnessed too many funerals in my relatively short life. Most of them took place between 9am and 5pm, with the occasional late night or weekend ceremony to break the monotony. Fortunately I had the support of...
Dwyane Wade, Influencer: Moving from Career to Legacy
Dwyane Wade has worked his way to legend status over the course of his decorated NBA career. Follow his journey and you will experience the thrill of victory and certainly the despair of defeat. Even if you’re not a basketball fan, or even a Miami Heat...
Get Paid To Learn: How To Turn Your Career Into College
Get a job where you are paid to learn things you wanted to master anyway. I know this may sound a bit counter-intuitive since you think employers are hiring because you are already an expert, but you’d be surprised what they value more.
FM Dreams On AM Frequencies?
A quick word. Take a minute and bring your wildest dreams to the front of your mind. I’ll wait.Ok, are we all here? Great! Here’s the challenge. Many of us have these fancy FM level dreams, but we are only vibrating on AM frequencies. To put it another...
Perfection Killed My Mojo
This is the true story of how perfection killed my mojo and made me miss many opportunities for growth. Confession I have a thing about quality and excellence. While that may sound like a good trait, it can backfire quite frequently. Perhaps you can...