Category Archives: Personal Success
Why “In Real Life” is a Convenient Fallacy for the Cold and Lazy. (A Featured Post on Brazen Careerist)
I read this post today over at Comma N’ Sentence about excessive online openness and the subsequent superficiality it tends to attract. Laryssa is certainly not the first person to address this issue, (and oddly, several of my online colleagues have of late started to adopt very similar views over the last two months), but …
Don’t Always Be Selling. (A Featured Post on Brazen Careerist)
Malcom Forbes once said that he judged a man by how he treats those that can do nothing for him, nor to him. I know nothing of Malcom Forbes outside of this quotation. But it is more than enough for me to appreciate the way he thought. Volumes and volumes have been written by Gen-Y …
Your Calling: Deserving It vs. Working For It
More people know what their true calling is than conventional wisdom would indicate. In our instant productivity, cash-oriented society, the emphasis tends to be placed on how fast and often we are receiving a pay check, and what we are doing about making it larger. As a result we often pigeon hole ourselves into whatever …
The “Magical” In Life…No Wand Required (A Featured Post on Brazen Careerist!)
Hold on to the magical, if you believe in it. And if you don’t believe, start. And you will have to put forth some effort and define “magic” in whatever way suits you best, since it is a million things to a million people. But I am sure you know what I mean by “magic”, …
8 Reasons that Volunteering Sucks. (So Far…)
“When you volunteer in your community, you get back far more than you put in.” “No matter what your skills are, you can use them to make a difference through volunteering.” “Volunteering will help you develop a resume and skills that will make it easier to find a job in tougher times.” “Volunteering is a …
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