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.
Writings
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!
Those Pesky Side Effects
All meds, whether man made or natural, have side effects. And, if anybody is going to get them… it’s me. So, two weeks ago I convinced my GP to let me try out Effexor XR (in another post Ill explain why I believed this could make a difference). Within 2 days, YES 2 days, I…
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…
Fibromyalgia: Tired & Wired
Got that old ‘tired and wired’ feeling this morning because I woke at 1:00 a.m. and could not get back to sleep. I am thinking that I may need to drop my dosage of Effexor. But, first I am going to cut out doing my light therapy. Man my brain is racing but my body…
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…