Comments on: Desperate is not a good look http://silvanaroiter.com/?p=795 Career owner - Strategic job hopper - Serial entrepreneur Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:52:42 -0700 hourly 1 By: Fear and guilt not… http://silvanaroiter.com/?p=795&cpage=1#comment-7484 Fear and guilt not… Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:10:31 +0000 http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=795#comment-7484 [...] (Note: It is not physical pleasure I write about, it is those things in your life that give you meaning, fulfilment and a reason for being.)  [...] [...] (Note: It is not physical pleasure I write about, it is those things in your life that give you meaning, fulfilment and a reason for being.)  [...]

]]> By: Silvana Avinami http://silvanaroiter.com/?p=795&cpage=1#comment-999 Silvana Avinami Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:30:22 +0000 http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=795#comment-999 Allen - I understand where you're coming from. Changing directions, whether you're an expert or a generalist, is difficult. I know because I have done so several times in my work-life. In saying that, it's vital to look at our options. In other words, what's more difficult - to stay on the same track, feeling miserable (and in these times for some it means being jobless) or to decide to take one baby step every single day in the new direction? I recently wrote a post about how to apply this concept to our work-lives: http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=688 And speaking of "narrow" experts, you'll find out about an engineer who changed paths in my post: A New Kind of Hero for a New Kind of World, Hero #1 (http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=754) Stay in touch. Silvana Allen – I understand where you’re coming from. Changing directions, whether you’re an expert or a generalist, is difficult. I know because I have done so several times in my work-life. In saying that, it’s vital to look at our options. In other words, what’s more difficult – to stay on the same track, feeling miserable (and in these times for some it means being jobless) or to decide to take one baby step every single day in the new direction? I recently wrote a post about how to apply this concept to our work-lives: http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=688
And speaking of “narrow” experts, you’ll find out about an engineer who changed paths in my post: A New Kind of Hero for a New Kind of World, Hero #1 (http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=754) Stay in touch. Silvana

]]> By: Allen Laudenslager http://silvanaroiter.com/?p=795&cpage=1#comment-986 Allen Laudenslager Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:19:09 +0000 http://silvanaavinami.com/?p=795#comment-986 A lot of people are “narrow” experts. They are engineers, or web designers, or what ever and their experience is in their field. Their practical experience didn’t include sales and marketing. They have been able to rely on “Joe” the salesman, or “Jane” in the marketing department. Your target audience didn’t go into sales or marketing because they really love engineering, web design, or what ever. Now they have to learn a skill that is against their interest and personality type. The people who see these changes as opportunities and not insurmountable problems are the people for whom sales and marketing are exciting and fun. The rest of us just see how difficult it is going to be and feel overwhelmed. A lot of people are “narrow” experts. They are engineers, or web designers, or what ever and their experience is in their field. Their practical experience didn’t include sales and marketing. They have been able to rely on “Joe” the salesman, or “Jane” in the marketing department.

Your target audience didn’t go into sales or marketing because they really love engineering, web design, or what ever. Now they have to learn a skill that is against their interest and personality type.

The people who see these changes as opportunities and not insurmountable problems are the people for whom sales and marketing are exciting and fun. The rest of us just see how difficult it is going to be and feel overwhelmed.

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