On a whim, I sent an e-mail to Penelope Trunk asking her what she thought of Paul Nawrocki. If you haven’t heard, Mr. Nawrocki really wants you to know that he doesn’t have a job.
(re)Examining Modern Convention
Monthly Archives: November 2008
To Start Your Blog: Fall in Love
For those of you interested in blogging, the venture can be a mysterious, weird process. You may go to a site like Blogger, Wordpress or Typepad, go through the motions of setting up – and now what?
The Conundrum of Problem Solving
How does one find the happy medium? How do you understand your own problems in connection with what you want out of life?
The Clueless Need a Sign (Not Really)
Good and bad decisions are only good or bad in comparison – you have begin to trust yourself a lot more.
Keep it Simple
All too often, we get trapped in the complications of life and dither about the details of our own problems. Most times, being happy has nothing to do with the job you want (or have), what sort of business school you get in to or whether you have those extra few zeros on your paycheck (seriously).
You’re Not Successful – You’re Just Lucky
I’ve taken on a project that should keep me busy for the next few weeks and be a lot of fun for YOU. Recently, I purchased Malcom Gladwell’s most recent book, Outliers. If you don’t know who Mr. Gladwell is, he is the mega-successful author of The Tipping Point and Blink.
The 5 P’s of Getting Fired
As I’m sure you already know, perfectly nice, well-mannered, sociable, happy and likeable people keep their jobs – jerks and jackasses do not.
Audre Lorde & Career Inspiration
It’s hard to figure out how passion can be fused into the countless hours of the workday. When our lives are squeezed with prioritizing meetings, filing, faxes, calling clients, proofreading emails and typing correspondence – it gets kind of hard to tap into the “sexiness” of your job.