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Perfection In Such An Average Day - Part 1 of 2

Saturday, May 31, 2008

There’s an old, somewhat worn out personal development / goal setting exercise that usually goes something like this:
“Imagine you’ve just six months to live.
What would you do?
Where would you go?
Who would you spend time with?”
I (and some of my coaching clients) invariably have trouble imagining our own future demise - it’s been no easy […]

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Book Review: Life Beyond IT

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

I mentioned career coach Joanne Dustin’s site, Career Lost and Found, in a previous post and today I’d like to review her book, “Life Beyond IT”. (Also available on Amazon.com)
Two important points:
First of all, this book is aimed directly at Information Technology professionals who are considering a career change, although the coaching themes running through […]

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Goal Setting 2008 - Another Armchair Replay?

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Are you reading this and wondering when I’m going to ‘drop the hammer’ about setting career goals for 2008, and how you’re wasting your time with New Year Resolutions etc?
Nope, not this time.
Instead of looking forward, I want you to look backwards. (Pay attention - because this is heresy in most coaching circles).
Imagine you’ve just […]

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