Category Archives: Too XYZ

Passion, Not Obsession.

My two biggest talents and passions are theatre and writing. I have spent years looking for ways to make use of both in my career. So far I have met with only minimal success in doing so. And do you know why? Well, there are plenty of career know-it-alls who think they know why. For …

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Frustrated Fellow Too XYZers (A Featured Post on Brazen Careerist!)

This is not an exceptionally creative post, but I came across a thread on a job hunting board that rang so true with me that I simply had to share it. Especially when I consider that no other thread that I have yet encountered in the world of the job hunt has been so universally …

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“You’re Just Saying That”

My recent forays into another level of social media have exposed me to all sorts of articles, blogs, Tweets, etc pertaining to personal success, branding, and networking. Most of them are valid. (Even some of the ones I don’t do for various reasons.) I think I have found one very simple act that can greatly …

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The Perfect Blog (FEATURED POST ON BRAZEN CAREERIST!)

I am an actor as well as a writer. Allow me now to invoke the character of your typical generic Net guru posting about how to make a real blog. ************************************************ Ok so I’m up extra early today hoping to get to Starbucks while the early bird barista is there. She doesn’t %$#^ up my …

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Do It Now

Do it now. Right now. Even if you have to finish reading this post later in order to do it. Do what now? Anything you can do right now that needs to be done. Trash? Take it out now. Idea for a new novel strike you in the last few minutes? Write it down now. …

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