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Multi-talented? Why 'THEY' Don't Appreciate You

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…

Bravery And Your Own Path

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.

A New Way To Think About Creativity

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!

Anality

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!

What IS a Creative Career?

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…

People: Our Most Disposable Resource

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…

Using Twitter For Your Job Search

Via PrNewser http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/prs_revolving_door/from_the_recruiters_desk_using_twitter_for_your_job_search_107543.asp

You Can Successfully Market Your Copywriting Business EVEN If You Work Full Time

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…

[CCU] #93 In Tough Times Should You Take Any Job?

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…

A Better Way To Deal With Recession?

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…