Just for the heck of it, I started making a list of the little things that I find fun about my current life and lifestyle.
I was fascinated to see that once I got on a roll, it got easier and easier to think of things until I ended up with well over a hundred…
Watching my [...]
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In the U.S., we’re all accustomed to working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks of the year.
But is this the way it has to be?
In his best-selling book, “The 4-Hour Work Week,” author Timothy Ferris challenges us to think about what life would be like if we only worked 4 hours per week — and [...]
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How often do you take the advice of experts?
I’ve been asking random people this question and have been greeted with similar reactions — a little giggle, and a glancing away in embarrassment. It seems that many of us are in the business of ignoring the experts and going gung-ho, willy-nilly in the direction we [...]
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There’s no way around it…
You have a past and its contents are haunting you!
Question is, how spooked are you?
On the general subject of what’s slowing you down, standing in your way, or stopping you altogether from having the career of your dreams…
Your past is most likely the number one culprit.
Maybe it’s a message of [...]
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Here we go with the 4th installment of Jeff’s Wisdom:
Do you dislike your career or do you dislike the place you’re doing it at? For me, it was only the latter. And maybe that’s true for others. Sometimes its hard to separate the two. Even if I someday get tired of my position, I know [...]
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Oprah Winfrey has created a new documentary series “Master Class” in which she interviews successful people and asks them to share their thoughts.
Currently playing is Diane Sawyer. And here is one of her insights:
“My dad, I still think, had the most beautiful, simple checklist for what you should do in life: Do something you [...]
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Why do New Year’s Resolutions get such a bad rap?
Everywhere I look it seems I see someone putting the kibosh on setting resolutions.
If they’re a bad idea, why did they get started in the first place?
Here’s what I think:
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with setting resolutions. Personally, I love the whole idea of [...]
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Have you ever wanted to learn to speed walk?
Me neither. I’ve been an avid walker since I was about 11 years old, and always thought I was just fine at my usual snail’s pace. Apparently not, because a few years ago, a friend of mine decides I need to learn to walk faster in order [...]
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I hear an awful lot of people talk about how they would be more successful if they didn’t procrastinate.
That’s undoubtedly true.
I often get asked how to overcome procrastination. Pretty tricky, actually.
But I think I’ve finally come up with the perfect antidote to procrastination: apathy.
Let’s face it – if you don’t care enough to have a [...]
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Raise your hand if you love interviewing!
That’s what I thought! Not many hands up…
Here are a few secrets that can help you shift from despising to enjoying the interview process:
1) Interviewing is a 2-way street…
That’s right – it’s not just them evaluating you – you’re evaluating them as well. They have to meet your standards [...]
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