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Monthly Archives: March 2008

Fifteen and Forgiveness in Action!

Well, I can truthfully report that Al Secunda’s 15 Second Principle works for me – in the form of using it to finally release the audio interview I did with him some weeks ago now. Ever the latent perfectionist, I soon noticed the urge to do anything but publish the d^%n thing! Such as:

Children Say

Sometimes children can be an unexpected and innocent source of great career change advice. Case in point. When my wife asked how went day 1 of my IT consulting gig, my daughter aka Princess Smiley (she’s crazy about Miley Cyrus) came straight out with: “Do you actually do stuff on your computer at work?” Wow! [...]

Employed In The Realm Of The Senses

Want the secret of career or vocational enlightenment in just 1 word? Awareness. And in 2 words? Awareness. Awareness. How about a whole 3 words? Awareness. Awareness. Awareness. “Get the picture?” “Feel the vibe?” “Hear the music?”

Personal Development Plans Sliced And Diced

Corporate personal development plans (PDP) might not always be the most exciting of topics to blog about, but there are 2 important points embedded within how PDPs function that potential career changers ought to consider: a) 50% of the ‘big’ projects you will be ‘asked’ (more like ‘tasked’!) to do during the year will never [...]

Back In The Dry Life Again

Day 1 in a large air-conditioned office and I soon recall why my thirst has returned – the temperature’s showing north of 22C. Now that may be optimal for most everyone else but I’ve just come from winter months in my north-facing home office where it was between 13-17C depending on time of day. Wearing [...]