A prospective client and I were having a discussion about passion. Someone had suggested he didn’t have any. My response was, "BS!" The ‘world’ at-large, particularly the American world, seems to have this notion that passion is loud, out-there — in a word, Extraverted. As someone who has an Extraverted preference but lives in a…
The January 16, 2006 issue of Time magazine has a series of excellent articles on "How to Sharpen Your Mind". I especially liked the one on the dangers of multitasking here. Now, I have some great terms to describe those horrible feelings when done in by multitasking. My favourites: Frazzing — Frantic, ineffective multitasking, typically…
It’s Monday morning. The Chinook is blowing. The weekend was too short. Maybe that’s why I’m having a heck of a time focusing on those reports that are due. I feel so damn scattered. What to do? I’ve surfed the Net. Read Yahoo news. Nothing grabs me. What to do? So, I gave in to…
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This post is for A.Z. who contacted me offline. A.Z. is struggling with what is an all too common problem for creative/artisitic types. Those who have an artistic nature but grow up in a ‘conventional’ family can have real career challenges. Why? Let’s take a page from my own career history book. I grew up…
Does practice make perfect? yes and no! Practice is useless when you do the practice incorrectly. You just keep doing the same stupid thing better. So, the saying ought to be: "Practice with feedback makes perfect". If you want to perfect your practices — arrange for feedback. Either set things up so you create your…
The title of this post may seem strange to non-Artistic types. So be it. In my work, over the last 20+ years, I’ve noticed that creative professionals often struggle with a question of identity. Why does this happen? Here are my reasons (feel free to supply your own): You have many talents/gifts — at least…
Should I undergo Career Testing? This is a common thought during the Plan phase of the career process — especially for multi-talented, creative professionals. It’s one thing if you know that you have a talent, say for golf, and if someone like dad recognizes you do and then nurtures it, as happened with Tiger Woods….
A fried-day laugh for you! The Forbe’s Fictional Fifteen gives you an inside look at the fortunes of uber rich icons, like Scrooge McDuck, Lara Croft, and Daddy Warbucks.
Remember Mr. X? He’s our career changer who wants to move from a boring, non-soul nurturing ‘job’ to a meaningful career. Let’s take a look at him and his dreams (such as I understand them): – He loves to write and writes very well– He writes "Imaginative Fiction" — Sci Fi/Fantasy– He loves to travel…