Burnout is as much about your dreams as it is about your work, because burnout is the gap between your expectations and your ability to meet them. Jennifer Senior has a great article in this week's New York Magazine about about burnout, which I will quote from here.
Burnout is not about how many hours you [...]
Browsing category "Self-management"Beware of burnout: Take the test
Posted to: Goal setting | Self-management
December 4th, 2006
Take the risk of specializing in order to stand out
Posted to: Finding a career | Self-management
November 29th, 2006
Linda Chernoff is decked out in a black, floor-length gown and heels that kill her at the end of an evening. She has the conversational skills of a socialite and team building talents of a top executive. Her résumé could start with her prized "people skills" as an entrée to almost any career, but instead, [...] The nuts and bolts of being nice
Posted to: Self-management
November 27th, 2006
I write a lot about how you have to be liked to get what you want, and how people think they're more likeable than they are. So I'm always on the lookout for what it really means to be nice, and lately I have been noticing people who are getting to the top of their field [...] Thanksgiving is good for your career
Posted to: Self-management
November 22nd, 2006
Thanksgiving is a good time for your career, because practicing gratitude is good for your career. Why were there no blog posts this week?
Posted to: How to blog | Self-management
November 16th, 2006
The trick in business is to be consistent and reliable so that people trust you to deliver quality work all the time. But no one can do this all the time. Everyone hides sometimes. Knowing when to make your move
November 1st, 2006
Just because you're adamant about making sure you have a personal life doesn’t mean you can’t be top in your field. Top is different today than it was even ten years ago. Top doesn’t mean climbing a ladder to make the most money. Top means having influence in discussions that matter to you, and having [...] Myths we hold about workplace stress
Posted to: Self-management
October 23rd, 2006
Before we get to my list of ways to decrease stress, I want to debunk some myths. You are the sum of the people you play with
October 11th, 2006
Who you hang out with has so much to do with the quality of your life. I think about this all the time, so I was happy to see that the neurobiologists finally came up with some evidence that if you hang out with positive people, your brain actually starts thinking more positively (subscription soon). Forget about asking yourself if you're likeable
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Self-management
September 21st, 2006
I write a lot about how people have to be likeable to get what they want in life. I get so frustrated, though, because everyone thinks they are likeable. Maybe to their dog, yes, but in my experience most people are not nearly as likeable as they think they are. The funeral industry can teach you how to specialize in your career
Posted to: Self-management
September 13th, 2006
I write a lot about the importance of specializing in your career. The bottom line is that if you are great at what you do, you will get better hours, better pay, and more flexibility in how you run your life. But no one is great at everything. How my friend copes with her disability at work
Posted to: Diversity | Self-management
September 13th, 2006
Wendy Waters suggested that I write about how to deal with disabilities in the workplace. So here's a story about my friend Ann, who has a really deep voice. It isn't a sexy deep voice; it sounds more like Oscar the Grouch with a sore throat or Darth Vader on Prozac. Don't post naked photos of yourself. From work. Duh.
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Self-management
September 9th, 2006
Check out this experiment, which shocked even me. Here is the description of it from Waxy.org: How to deal with depression at work
Posted to: Self-management | Starting a new job
September 8th, 2006
Kristen Ryan graduated a year ago and accepted a position in public relations. After two months on the job, she started having anxiety attacks, and after six months on the job, anxiety attacks were almost daily. Ryan says the anxiety was from the “pressures of life changes: Moving away from family, staring new job, transitioning [...] TIME Magazine mentioned my blog. Now what?
September 6th, 2006
Yep, it's true. This week TIME Magazine quotes me, tells tidbits of my life, and pretty much makes it sound like my job is blogging. What to do in college to be successful in your career
Posted to: College students | Entrepreneurship | Finding a career | Goal setting | Job Hunt | Knowing yourself | Money | Self-management
September 3rd, 2006
For those of you about to start another year at school, here's a list of things to keep in mind: Twenty things to do in college to set yourself up for a great job when you graduate. How to sort through career advice
August 24th, 2006
When it comes to career advice, it seems that everyone has some. The trouble is figuring out who to listen to. Most people field advice from friends, parents, teachers and significant others. John Clark, a music producer and sound engineer, even found information technology consultants tossing advice his way. Happiness is being with people who aren't crazy
August 15th, 2006
After a short blogging hiatus, I made it to Madison. I can't tell you that my happiness levels have changed dramatically, but I'm optimistic. And, after decidedly UNhappy traveling with two young kids, I'm ready for a little normalcy, which for me is blogging at midnight… Make time for big ideas: Twenty minutes
Posted to: Diversity | Self-management
August 4th, 2006
I interview two or three people a week for the various columns that I write. One thing I have learned from this is that people can tell you the major ideas they have in about twenty minutes. After twenty minutes you end up getting into the details of the ideas – probably more than you [...] Office politics is not optional: Five tips for doing it better
August 2nd, 2006
John Annabel, of Northampton, walked into the office one day to find himself working side by side with a new employee whose only qualification seemed to be that she was having an affair with Annabel’s department head. Annabel says people didn’t particularly care that she was in the office doing no work until she started [...] |
You can't be a debt snob and be entrepreneurial. Almost all startups are founded on credit cards or money from parents. http://bit.ly/d3Hruw 1 day ago
|
|
|
|






