(Networking for Loners revisited)
Shawn Graham’s post about networking over at Courting Your Career got me thinking about – well, networking. Admittedly he makes a valid point about how following sports is a great strategy to break the ice particularly with people from different backgrounds. I agree that as a Latin American if I were a [...]
Picture shot at Tropfest 2009, the world’s largest short film festival.
Last night over 150,000 people gathered at outdoor venues across Australia to watch 16 short films.
And what do all those thousands of people have in common?
A love for all things short – as in brief.
Note to self: One of the most effective ways to get [...]
As a writer and career strategist, one of the opportunities I enjoy most is when people I meet involve me in their process of discovering what they would like to do for work.
It’s been refreshing to see that even during these unstable economic times, there are people out there who are not willing to continue [...]
(Post inspired by Bill Gate’s talk at TED 09.)
In his talk at TED this past week-end, one of the questions that Bill Gates explored was:
How do you make a teacher great?
It is worth paying attention because our careers stand to benefit from his answer.
Monkey see, monkey improve.
As Bill explained, it’s not that easy to answer [...]
This is a big leap of faith for me.
For the very first time since this blog was launched I’ve reached out to ask a reader to write a guest post. This reader is one of those highly talented but unassuming people who likes to fly below the radar. That’s why he has asked me [...]
Courtesy of McKinsey Quarterly
Invest today’s lunch time to demystify success. Watch and learn from what a select group of female leaders have to say about success in life and at work.
My favorite piece of advice comes from Shelly Lazarus: “You cannot be afraid to be who you are…live your values. Don’t sneak..stand up, do [...]
Thought for today – being produced by a well oxygenated brain and a body high on endorphins after a 45-minute spinning session:
Believe in yourself. And each time that you’re tempted to either look at what others are doing or imitate them – STOP. Ask yourself: “Did that person achieve what they did by imitating others? [...]
Although I’ve been writing since I was seven – I was the kid who was writing while most others were drawing – fifty-two weeks ago I took my passion for writing to the next level by embarking on a book project.
During the eight-thousand seven-hundred and sixty-six hours that have gone by since that day, [...]
“I knew that the quicker I moved on the better position I’d be for the next opportunity.” Ben Graham, 1st Australian ever to play in the Super Bowl, after he got fired three times in four months.
It's usually twists and turns that lead to the top. So stop following a straight line.
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