Here’s the first in an occasional series of relatively short posts written from a mentoring perspective.
In other words, this is knowledge I gained from others and have found useful in my life and career.
1- “The Method Of Polite Conversation”
This technique is really simple and can work well when talking to someone else or in small [...]
OK, time for an update on my “invisible target” post.
Thanks to Geoff Roberston over at total self improvement for his vote. I’d dropped the ball on this and forgotten to close comments on 23 February.
Lucky I didn’t!
So the invisible target on my desk now has something to visualize around - and to keep taking [...]
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!
Now there’s a reflective [...]
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?”
Since we’re equipped with sensory perception it kinda makes sense to twiddle the dials now and again - you never know what you might tune into.
For instance, [...]
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 [...]
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Here’s what I’ve come up with for the career goals “reality review” exercise I wrote about here:
http://markmccluretoday.com/reviewing-your-career-change-goals
1- Complete this paragraph in 15 minutes or less.
I had some interesting experiences on my career change journey in 2007. For example, here are 5 important lessons I’ve learned from the past 6 months:
My ex-employer hasn’t missed a beat.
I [...]
