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Meet Monika.
Since the moment I sat down to speak with her about her career path, I was overcome by a sense that our mass-produced, fast-moving world does not deserve people like her.
Monika is a classically trained master gold and silver smith.
To you and [...]
In the past few days I’ve spoken to several people – all from different walks of life. One is a professional mom in her early thirties, the other is a gym instructor in her mid twenties, the other is a restauranteur in her early fifties. In spite of their differences I’ve noticed that they all [...]
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Meet Penelope. A professional who has worked out a way for making lots of money, doing what she loves, and changing careers seamlessly. Perhaps it’s all because she has an inbuilt industrial-strength bullshitake detector.
Read on to get a dose of her tough love.
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Hi all, my name is Silvana Avinami. I’m addicted to time management.
Yup, I’m one of those people who writes to-do lists even when on vacation. I like to think it’s because I take R&R seriously – my husband on the other hand thinks it’s neurotic.
Finger pointing aside, having control over our time places us [...]
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Meet Joe*, a young serial entrepreneur.
Guided by his appetite for risk-taking and passion for military strategy since the age of 12, Joe found his career Nirvana in the music industry, after going broke and getting back up several times.
In his own words: “I [...]
Take it from a self-proclaimed strategic job-hopper; career enlightenment is about achieving your goals in a sustainable way. That said, personal branding is at the core of an enlightened career.
Rest assured that today’s tough economic climate calls for an even greater focus on personal branding. During a time when businesses are looking for ways to [...]
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Move over, Jana has arrived.
In a 5 feet 5 inches frame, and just over twenty years, this woman has already managed to pack what would take most several lifetimes to accomplish.
For starters, Jana is more than half way through completing a self-funded medical [...]
A few days ago, when Dan Schawbel, my blogoshpere friend and author, asked me to review his recently released book, Me 2.0 (by Kaplan), I gladly accepted. For the past few months I’ve followed Dan’s work and collaborated with him on a few projects. It’s quite clear that he’s one of the most knowledgeable millennials [...]
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Meet Nigel, a high achiever no matter where he finds himself.
In his own words: “You see, I was brought up to believe that to be successful – and you had to be successful – you needed a good education, work hard and go [...]
Ignorance is bliss…some say.
Self-awareness is power…I know.
That’s why this week I’m on a mission to end self-sabotage.
Here’s the deal. Self-awareness has the same effect on self-sabotage that light does on fungus. Just as fungus cannot survive in lite conditions, self-sabotage cannot stand the rays of self-awareness.
To shine a light on your path, below I share [...]
It's usually twists and turns that lead to the top. So stop following a straight line.
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