So, if you’re so freaking smart, so freaking talented; why aren’t you rolling in cash? Why do you have to work your butt off at some stupid 9-to-5, moronic, JOB (Gawd! Doesn’t that word make you shiver) just to pay the rent? Cause “they” are all idiots! Well, okay, I take that back they’re not…
Is the soldier who charges the enemy braver than the artist who confronts her own demons? For some answers check out this video from Nic Askew.
Have you ever had one of those moments when your Work, whatever that may be, becomes transcendent? Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the phenomenal bestseller “Eat, Pray, Love” talks about the nature of genius in writing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA This post is dedicated to a yearning, young Aussie writer name Cassandra. Cass GO FOR IT!
There is NO ONE better at highlighting the folly of bureaucracies and their denizens than Alan Weiss. His video on Anality has some great lines … best of all his advice to anal people, LET IT GO!
I was discussing plans for my new E-book today with fellow HOBits at Mark Silver’s Heart of Business forum. My forthcoming book (WATCH FOR IT) is tentatively titled “Build A Thriving Creative Career During Tough Times”. One forum mate remarked “Also, I don’t know what a ‘creative career’ is, but I have this idea that…
Once again this R-thing is demonstrating that companies believe that the key to long term success is getting rid of their employees. How bright is that? Not too!! Yeah I know, ‘we’re laying people off’, not firing them. Ah. But, will those laid off folks be back? Maybe. Maybe not. Many of the folks I…
Via PrNewser http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/prs_revolving_door/from_the_recruiters_desk_using_twitter_for_your_job_search_107543.asp
Are you struggling to become a freelance copywriter while holding down a full-time job? Are you having trouble marketing your business effectively because you’re stuck in a cubicle all day? Well you’re in luck, because my friend James Palmer is hosting a FREE, one-hour teleseminar on how to market your copywriting business while working another…
In a word … NO! Why not? There are, at least, 2 excellent reasons: 1. Desperation is not the mother of success When you are drowning it may make sense to grab at anything floating by. But, when looking for work it’s a BAD idea. When desperate we tend to turn off our internal warning…
We keep hearing the R Word! Yep, in this Sesame Street alphabet, R stands, of course, for Recession. Is there a better way to deal with the R word? I think so. I’ve been in the professional workforce for 39 years (yes Virginia — I’m that old) and I’ve been through several of these. I’ve…