I Hate Your Job

Most of us have our eye on a dream job that we’d like to have, and if we’re serious about it, we’re already doing something to make that a reality.
Talking with the people who have that dream job already is a good idea if you know how to do it. Usually, those people have […]

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Today is the day.
There’s no reason not to pull the trigger today. Money is no excuse. If you don’t do it, you’re just being afraid, lazy, or both. I’m not kidding, either.
It’s time to stop wasting your life at a job that clearly is an awful fit for you. Write the […]

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My Story
As the author of this site, I’ve kept my personal story out of the content for the most part. For a while, I even tried to hide my age for fear of being dismissed as too young. On top of that, I didn’t see my story as being all that relevant […]

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Part of me is tempted to mentally take superstar do-everything types like Tim Ferriss down a peg to make myself feel better. That part of me is stupid, prideful, and very real, unfortunately.
Anyway, props to Tim Ferriss are due, and frankly, I think the guy is deserving of the attention. From his recent […]

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“What if the interviewer never calls you back?” from Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk. It’s courteous to tell salespeople when you’ve chosen another vendor as well. Don’t make them waste time and energy on you.
I really liked the intro to “Sabotaging Your Own Career” from On the Job.
Anita challenges you point blank:
So, while […]

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A Choose Your Own Adventure Story
My wife and I split up and I just celebrated yet another wedding anniversary, so it’s got me thinking about life, about the past.
Remember that miserable job I had back in 2007? Well, not much has changed since then, has it? Things sure have changed since […]

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How confident are you that you can produce that old email when you need to?
Searching through email to find a suddenly important document can be an enormous hassle. What’s even more annoying is that you might have deleted that email after being warned about your inbox being full, and now you can’t produce it.
How […]

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As some of you may have noticed, my site has been down lately. A lot.
In fact, it’s been down almost the entire day today, most of yesterday, and a huge part of Friday and Saturday as well.
I have been a fan of bluehost.com up to this point, and I’m willing to give […]

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1. Find a friend with similar problems.
2. Give advice.
3. Apply to self.

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Penelope Trunk has just posted an article entitled, “The Real Deal About Generation Y: They’re Inherently Conservative” to which I’d like to offer a response.
In the article, Penelope expresses her surprise at the results of a set of surveys done by Business Week that reveal that the top 3 “best places to launch a […]

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