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…
I’ve always been able to relate to the cartoon showing three vultures sitting on a tree. One says to the others, "Patience my ass! I’m going to kill something." And, I’ve often joked (truth is disguised as humour) that my illnesses are God’s way of teaching me patience. Apparently I’m still in the remedial class….
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…
So, the leg is acting up… Hurts like freakin hell. Doc, says (this time) could be Sciatica. Swell, that’s diagnosis 4 1/2. Didn’t take the good drugs on the weekend… ran out. Man oh man, ya appreciates drugs when ya don’t got em. Just off the phone with my favourite clinical pschologist Dr. Karen Shue….
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.
I’ve been offline for awhile with a bum left leg. I’m limping along and trying to post thoughts and ideas while sitting with a hot pack on my leg. What fun! I’ve been wanting to get back to my series on Planning a Creative Career. Last series of posts, I looked at what interests you….
