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Do we realize how fortunate we are?

We live in age when anything is possible, at the touch of a button, or simply for the asking. The modern world is filled with tools and technologies that allow us to do amazing things. From communicating around the world in the blink of an eye, to reporting breaking news by the average person, [...]


Awakening from Corporate Mindset

I want to see you succeed!
It’s that simple. I want to see people rise to their full potential and reap the rewards of their efforts. Why more people don’t work towards their goals rather than their employer’s is confusing to me. So in this post I’m going to share a few [...]


Is the blogosphere doomed by unprofessional behavior?

These public bitchfest’s by the supposed “A-List” really need to be taken offline. This crap has filled my RSS reader for too long - I want to be reading real, valuable, useful information from these “thought leaders”, not this drivel. If you can’t share an opinion in a way that adds value - [...]


Personal Branding Magazine - Issue 2

I’d like to point you to Issue 2 of Personal Branding Magazine.  While this publication is still quite young, there is significant traction with the authors, editors and publisher Dan Schawbel.  This issue breaks new ground for the magazine with several new contributing writers, reporters, editing staff and sponsorships.
While this is a non-profit magazine [...]


Productive Friday

Ah, another productive Friday.  Sometimes I’m surprised at the amount of work I get done on Fridays.  A little sunshine, a little Van Halen, WiFi, Coffee, and the work gets done.
This is something that I just couldn’t do in corporate - the dirty secret is that I could have if only allowed to.  Working off-site [...]


Grasshoppers on Facebook

There is a growing group of professionals over on Facebook.  Its a group called Grasshoppers, created by Chris Brogan (Facebook link), and is really a concerted effort in friendsourcing.
The concept is simple, everyone in the group is good at something, has a special skill or resource, and everyone may need something from time to [...]


Entrepreneurship Calling

Mark Evans talks about the current entrepreneurial movement going on.  I have to admit that I am more and more leaning towards that option as I think about the future of my career.
There are a lot of reasons that starting my own business is appealing.  Mainly its because I’ve been at one place too long.  A person fights [...]


Web Worker Daily Asks: Does Telecommuting Kill Your Career?

Its a good question that, of course, I have no answer to having never really been a telecommuter.  However, I have an intense interest in becoming one.
In my pursuit to become a better blogger, there is always a thought in the back of my mind about being able to do more remotely.  Becoming [...]


David V. Lorenzo - LinkedIn Connections

If you use LinkedIn and would like a connection from a professional career coach, don’t pass up this offer from David V. Lorenzo, author of the excellent book Career Intensity.
Via: Career Intensity Blog - Please Link to Me

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