The Path To Success Is Not Perfect (or is it??)
I was listening to a Ted talk this morning and this soundbite caught my attention: The path to success is not perfect. I immediately thought about those Family Circus comics where …
Jason Alba
The Nature of Different Income Streams
When I was at Bamboo, I worked on eight to twelve courses that would have become a part of their online academy. I left Bamboo in November… and that was …
Innovation: Sparking Imagination With Field Trips
In my most recent Pluralsight course on innovation, one of my tips was to go on some kind of outing. The idea is that when you get out of your …
Job Titles and Credentials vs. Value
On my Self-doubt in the job search post, I got this comment from Patricia: “I have a Ph.d, have taught at prestigious universities, worked for research firms, and a public …
Budgeting Epiphany: Dave Ramsey Says To Budget Monthly
My wife and I have created various budgets over the 20+ years of our marriage… but we haven’t done much more than just create them. Usually they were created in …
Pluralsight #32: Boosting Innovation: How Leaders Can Create Innovative Teams
My 32nd course on Pluralsight is now live. You’ll only see 31 because I had one course retire (it was replaced by a more updated version). This course is pretty …
JibberJobber How To: Clean Up Your Tags
Tags are… awesome! Tags help us group and slice and dice out data. I have tags for types of people (recruiters, friends, family, professional contacts, etc.), types of industries (software, …
When you rely on recruiters for your next job…
You are setting yourself up for a longer, depressing, hard job search. This is absolutely not bashing on recruiters. Ask many of them and they’ll tell you the same thing. …
Career Regrets
Do you have any career regrets? I do. I’m 45 years old. I’ve had a weird career. It started out pretty “normal” (for the olden days), but with my first …
What Do You Want? Write It Down!
I have a very specific goal for 2019. By the end of today, it will be written down, and taped on my wall (or monitor) so I can see it …