I Hate Your Job

Who would be glad to have the job you hate?
Can you learn to see your job as they would?
Who hates the job you want? What do you want to say to that person?
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First Impressions
The first day on the job is huge. It’s the first impression you’ll make on your co-workers, your boss will be looking to see how you are settling in, and you will be trying to get a better feel for what you’ve gotten yourself into.
Instead of haphazardly juggling paperwork, introductions, and your nerves, […]

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If you wanted to quit your job tomorrow, could you do it?
My friend David is in a job that he absolutely loathes. David is a smart, young guy who landed a pretty lucrative first job, yet now that he’s been working there for a year, he’s realized that he’s made some poor choices when […]

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It’s always tough to watch someone you love go through something difficult. If your spouse truly hates his or her job, you will want desperately to be able to help.
Here are some effective ideas for how to do just that.

Encourage them to make a change: It is easy to get in a rut with […]

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Recently, I asked Dan Schawbel of personal branding fame some questions which I thought might be of interest to you, and he answered the call. Thanks, Dan!

What is personal branding? The process by which individuals differentiate themselves by identifying and articulating their unique value proposition to achieve a specific goal. This definition […]

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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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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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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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What’s on your calendar? What’s not?
A friend told me recently, “You can learn a lot about what a man values by looking at his checkbook and his calendar.”
Our calendars tend to be full of work:

Schedule in some value as well including short breaks:

Work on your novel, play with your kids, start a blog, exercise, […]

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Love the Button. Hate the Button.
Have you ever abused the snooze button?

I meant figuratively. (Artist’s site.)
It’s the button that demands a love-hate relationship. Hit it once and ease into your day. Abuse it and you’ll waste an hour in nine minute bursts of quasi-sleep.
Our obsession with comfort often precludes rational decision making. […]

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