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Reason to give thanks: There is no job shortage for young people

Posted to: Job Hunt
November 26th, 2008
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I know that we have a bad economy, so bad that we have a not-yet-President who is running the country from the Chicago Hilton so that the markets don't implode while Bush gives pardons for cronies.
But can we just take a minute for a reality check? It's not really bad for people who are young. [...]

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Finally, a new blog design. I'm very excited.

November 24th, 2008
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I was thinking that a new blog design would be frivolous, and I should just write good posts. But then I ran the post about my new headshots, and the comments section was filled with people saying how much they hate the photo on my blog masthead.
That photo is from a time when I was [...]

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Good blogging is simple: Write good posts (and be thankful)

November 19th, 2008
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In the middle of 2007, I was interviewed by Stephane Grenier for his book, Blog Blazers. The book came out this week, and it's a nice resource for understanding the approach top bloggers take to their trade. (Examples of interviews include Seth Godin, Steve Rubel, and JD Roth.)
I am publishing my own interview here, [...]

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What women can do when they're young to be happy later on

Posted to: Fulfillment | Women
November 18th, 2008
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New evidence from famed happiness researcher Richard Easterlin shows that women are happier than men in early adulthood, but at age 41, this switches, and men are happier later in life. Easterlin says this gap comes from frustration over an inability to get married. Because most people want to be married, and if you want [...]

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Live call today, 3 P.M. Eastern time

Posted to: Entrepreneurship | How to blog
November 11th, 2008
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I will be on a live call today with Guy Kawasaki and John Jantsch. You can sign up to be on the call here.
John is the force behind the Duct Tape Marketing blog, which is a great example of how to use a blog to grow a whole business. Today, his blog looks like an [...]

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Think of networking as a lifestyle, not an event

Posted to: Networking
November 11th, 2008
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Remember the post about how I got dumped and still made it to a meeting with a venture capitalist in Menlo Park?
But that's not actually the end of the story. I got back to my hotel, which, you may recall, I did not even need because I was not staying overnight in that area, and [...]

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Did you vote today?

Posted to: Networking
November 4th, 2008
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The question “Did you vote?” is viral. It feels good when someone asks me that question, and I feel good asking you: Did you vote?
It feels good because voting tells everyone that you care enough to leave work—not always easy—and do something that contributes to the greater good. You should ask that question today–it’s a [...]

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How to go to a meeting when you want to sit home and cry

Posted to: Knowing yourself
November 3rd, 2008
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Here's what last week was like: On Sunday I flew to Detroit and gave a speech at the Public Relations Society of America. Then I flew back to Madison on Tuesday and met with an investor who only wanted to talk about my blog even though I want him to put more money into my [...]

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