This is a copy of an article I orginially wrote for Calgary Business & Financial Journal. It was published in December of 1989. Will Networking Work For You? By Lyle Lachmuth What does networking mean to you? Before I tell you what it means to me I want to share some of the answers I…
Listenting to the radio about the passing of Ray Charles. And, heard this quote from Ray Charles, “My music is like breathing. If you don’t breath you die. If I don’t have my music I die.” Hmm! Sounds like an “Artist” to me. Coincendentally I was on the Net looking at test that measures Thinking…
I’ve been long attracted to creative types: artists, actors, writers, poets, sculptors. And, the more eccentric the better! I guess it comes from growing up in a repressed environment — a typically German family, high on rules, low on nurturing. The folks who put fun in FUNdamentalist. When you’re the odd man out — a…
For those who missed my last post, here’s a bit of review. The first step in Career Planning is to create Your VISION. The difference in FLEXI-CAREER planning is that I suggest you use visual tools: a collage, drawings, pictures, whatever. Or, here’s a twist. If you’re one of those few folks who’s an auditory…
At the risk of flogging a deceased equine, I will reiterate a key point… Creative, unconventional, professionals, those with “The Artist” style, don’t think or operate the way the rest of the world does. So, tools and techniques that are just peachy keen for everyone else — those nifty little day planners and to do…
Traditional career plans, well in fact traditional planning methods, simply don’t work for creative, unconventional professionals, and artistic-temperaments. I know because I’ve been researching and developing time management, organizing, and planning methods since the mid 1970’s. In my past life I was a Project Manager/Senior Systems Analyst and was simply overwhelmed with details and things…
PLAN IT! One way to look at plans is to think of them as dreams written on paper. Finding a new job is like taking a trip. You have a destination — the new career, job, contract, or client — and you need to pick a route. Do you want to get there quickly or…
This first of 5 posts is inspired by my son, an Artistic-type, who has decided to begin his journey down the road that leads to the rest of his life. Like many Artists he’s not sure where exactly that might be. But, then neither was I when I began my search for my Destiny in…
What’s Starving Artist Syndrome? A syndrome is a collection of symptoms or signs that help in the diagnosis of a condition, usually a medical one. For example, an official diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (which I have) is given if you have 10 or more of 18 specific symptoms. The medical profession uses the word syndrome…
Why care about Starving Artists? Well, that question reminds of a question from my ex that absolutely floored me! I had told her I was taking a workshop on poetry writing (a very expensive $ 50 workshop) and fretting about this horrendous expense she peevishly remarked, “But, what’s the practical value of poetry?” Any of…
