On The Job

JUNE 16, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Could Being Conscientious Make Unemployment Worse? In my family, if you werent working, it had better be because you were dead or at least unconscious in a ditch somewhere. Thats why when I started contemplating what it would be like to go without work for more than a year, I could hardly wrap my head around it.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 28, 2010

Passion takes inspiration and turns it into something you’re proud of. Passion motivates you in the morning and fires you up when you are immersed in your work. Passion is an unlikely breeding ground for a creative block. However, as an artist, writer or musician, there is a fine line at the far end of […]. The post Why Passion Beats Perfection appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Creative Think

JUNE 21, 2010

One of the pluses of swimming Masters at noon is that we get to observe the sun's transit on a daily basis. [The sun's transit is its highest point in the sky each day. Throughout the year, this usually occurs sometime between 12:00 Noon and 1:20 PM — depending on whether we're on standard or daylight time.]. This time of year (Solstice time), the sun marks its transit at approximately 76º high in the sky at our latitude.

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 28, 2010

Is this your first time here? About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Privacy is the new celebrity Posted to: Promoting Yourself | Self-management June 28th, 2010 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook In a recent interview with Fast Company, Ashton Kutcher – the celebrity-turned-Internet-mogel - said that privacy is more valuable than celebrity.

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On The Job

JUNE 21, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, June 21, 2010 7 Considerations for Taking a Job Overseas As opportunities have become more limited in the U.S. -- especially for young professionals trying to gain workplace experience -- more people are looking overseas for job opportunities.

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On The Job

JUNE 24, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, June 24, 2010 Are Leaders Ignoring the Looming Employee Turnover? I spend hours every day reading blogs about human resources and employee benefits. I know that theres a lot of general hand-wringing by professionals in these fields about about whats going to happen when the economy gets strong enough that employees start looking for jobs els

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On The Job

JUNE 10, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, June 10, 2010 If Youre Not Happy at Work, Will You Be Miserable Overall? Ive known Tom Rath for many years, and the one thing I always say is its so nice to see a nice guy on the bestseller lists ("How Full is Your Bucket" and "Strengthsfinder 2.0").

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On The Job

JUNE 2, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Stop Putting It Off: Deal With Procrastination Once and For All Ive been writing my Gannett workplace column for about 17 years. Rarely do I have a problem coming up with a story idea, because lets face it -- workplace issues are always on our minds, 24/7.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 21, 2010

We’ve all been there. Staring down the barrel of some crazy, ambitious goal, some dream, wondering how the heck we’re ever going to pull it off. A trend I notice in my own life is a lot of amazing artists and creatives doing awesome work dreaming of someday making a living from it. We want […]. The post 5 Things You Don’t Need To Sell Your Art (And 5 Things You Do) appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 14, 2010

If you are a creative professional, you may be more of a magician than you realize. Stage magic, tricks, illusions, sleight of hand… they are all the products of intense planning and practice, not otherworldly forces. For the budding creative professional, the person who practices lateral action, the magician is an excellent role model and […].

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Lateral Action

JUNE 7, 2010

Why is it when some people hate you, you’re doing something right? What’s the most effective form of online marketing? How do you decide what to make and sell? Why is doing less the key to achieving more? What’s more important, talent or action? These are just a few of the topics from my discussion […]. The post Why “Business as Usual” Doesn’t Work Online appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 4, 2010

Why is it so hard to pursue our dreams, and get started on the creative challenges that mean so much to us? How can we overcome our inner Resistance to doing the things that matter? What rewards can we expect from persevering in the face of difficulties? What are the creative opportunities — and pitfalls […]. The post The Art of Doing Remarkable Things: a Conversation with Steven Pressfield appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Creative Think

JUNE 16, 2010

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JUNE 18, 2010

EDIT: These workshops were very well received when I ran them in 2010 – if you’d like to book my time management training, motivation training or presentation skills training workshops for your organisation, or join the waiting list for the next public events, please follow the links for full details. I’m running two of my […].

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Penelope Trunk

JUNE 21, 2010

Is this your first time here? About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to cope with diversity Posted to: Diversity June 21st, 2010 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook All projects run longer than scheduled. So when I planned for remodeling the farmhouse as a two-week project, I figured it would take four weeks.

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