Friday, February 29, 2008
I use the basic services of LinkedIn to stay in contact with former colleagues in the IT business. That can help with finding contracting gigs and just keeping my name in the ring.
So far I’ve not felt a need to explore FaceBook or MySpace.
I spend about an hour per month on Stumbleupon but [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Thinking about “following your passion” but not sure how to combine your “day job” with your “hobby”?
(Note: there is some adult content on Danny’s site and it may not be safe to access from work.)
Danny Choo’s story is worth spending some time on.
I like how he continues to use skills acquired in the corporate world [...]
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Just an fyi to my blog readers:
I am changing from posting every day to posting twice a week.
Most likely the posts will appear on Tuesdays and Fridays (Japan time).
Writing new blog posts (offline, using pen and paper) during my daily commute will continue and this changed posting frequency now gives me an opportunity to [...]
Saturday, February 23, 2008
There must be something in the air tonight.
Not only has Ellesse Chow published her interview of me - thanks, Ellesse, I take back everything I ever said about “bean counters”
But I also recently received Al Secunda’s kind agreement to be interviewed by yours truly. (He’s a brave man as it’s my first time [...]
Friday, February 22, 2008
“I gave my life to be the person I am today. Was it worth it?”
Richard Bach, from his book, “One”.
An intriguing aspect of career change coaching is that while my primary role is one of service, I find that I am often challenged personally by the very same questions that my clients are dealing with.
Take, [...]
Thursday, February 21, 2008
There were 3 questions I left you with from this post on time management.
Here’s what I’ve come up with:
Q1- What’s on your DoTO list right now?
A1- Setup Al Secunda interview schedule.
Q2- What’s your current IHTD project?
A2- Create an inventory of the software I’ve bought in last 3 years.
Q3- What is your Project1?
A3- Create next info [...]
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
There’s a plastic stand on my desk, just to the left of my monitor, which can hold 5 CDs.
That’s originally what I bought it for.
But after my “giving up” session I had no need for this one and was thinking of recycling it too.
Then the thought came to me that my goal of “publishing 6 [...]
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
From time to time I hear about big lottery winners and feel a wee touch of envy. Then, like a passing cloud, it’s gone and I think no more about it (helps that I don’t buy lottery tickets lol!)
And very occasionally a winner comes along who’s been in poor health for years and goes on [...]
Monday, February 18, 2008
Is it possible to play multiple career roles over the same time period - with one being primary and the others secondary?
(Note: This article addresses people wanting to move from an employee mindset to that of an owner.)
Probably the classic example of this is ‘moonlighting’ where an employee works at their side business on evenings [...]
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Sometimes it’s necessary to give up and let go of ’stuff’.
I’m not talking about “giving up” on a dream - that’s a subject for a different post.
But just look around you at the amount of clutter in the physical space you call ‘home’.
I spent a few days recently doing just that and came across the [...]
