Just came across the Audio I recorded in June 2005 at BizSlap. What’s a BizSlap? A voice-mail from the trenches of small business and the brain child of "The Original Blogging Evangelist!" Andy Wibbels. Take a listen and see if your point of view changes.
This post at my personal site talks about the wonderful movie Legends of the Fall. What struck me as I reviewed the booklet that came with the DVD was this description of the career of the film’s writer, Jim Harrison: Book reviewer, editor, essayist, food columnist, literary critic, poet, scenarist, sportswriter, and,…
Many of the creative professionals I’ve worked with have trouble at first articulating their Dream. I hear comments like these: “Well, I think it might be Z.†Or, “Maybe it’s X. . . but gee that’s sounds awfully flakey.†Or, “Well, years ago I thought it was Y but.†Let’s face it. Creative people aren’t…
What happens when you create something no one has seen before? What happens when you write a novel that doesn’t fit some preconceived category, like Romance or Mystery or Science Fiction? You are a Genre Buster! According to Dictionary.com a genre is among other things "A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,…
I read a lot of newsletters and articles on careers. In fact, I subscribe to one career ezine that shows up in my inbox every day. It has some great advice. Provocative questions. And, keeps trying to sell me some products for "planning my life" … and career! And, I keep resisting. Today, I finally…
Thanks to fellow Infoguru James Huggins I’ve been introduced the concept of "conation". Conation is defined as "the area of one’s active mentality that has to do with desire, volition, and striving." It is the third piece of the mental processing puzzle, completing the other two: cognition (thinking) and feeling. Conation is about what you…
No career plan is worth spit until you act on it! A partial plan tried out is better than a perfect plan left gathering dust. Why is this especially true for Artistic/Creative types? Because our careers are not linear. Don’t fit ‘normal’ job descriptions. And, are often composed of seemingly unrelated parts — but those…
In Forbes yet another report that anger is not good for your health. So, what the &%#@ is a guy supposed to do? Guys? Yeah, cause guys is the prime candidates for heart attacks, etc. Gals, on the other hand get fibromyalgia, cancer, etc. from suppressing the anger. Fucked either way. Yell, ya get a…
Okay, you’ve figured out those magic four letters. What now? Well, if you are IN a ‘real’ job and contemplating the solopreneur life (aka entrepreneur, solo professional, independent professional, freelancer, contractor, et al) consider these steps: If you have access to a corporate career advisor, grab ’em! If not, grab your library card and get…
Check out my post on the The Hollywood Librarian. Take a look at the site. Then, see what ideas you have for promoting your talents.. and creating the career of your dreams. There is no limit to what you can do… The power to reach your dreams is in your hands.