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Managing your commitments, and a note on managing mine

August 12, 2009

On the one side, I encouraged all of you to say yes.  And yet there will come a time where you need to say no for your own sanity.  But how do you determine when to say no?
Here are some reasons that you should consider saying no:

If you’re only saying “yes” because you feel you [...]

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Not getting the job you want? Double your efforts

July 28, 2009

A woman I met recently shared how she had been laid off,  and was able to get a great new job in slightly over a month.
Her experience defies the conventional wisdom about job search.  She didn’t search for one month for every $10k of target salary.  She searched for one month.  Period.
Lesson:  It can be [...]

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15 minutes a day to more productive work

July 10, 2009

In my house, no crime is more likely to end up in instant dismemberment than scuffing my Precious Portfolio.
I have a beautiful, classic black leather portfolio from Levenger that I use for all of my business “stuff.”  I carried it to meetings at my last job, I carried it to interviews when I was in [...]

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Seth Godin: Incremental Choice and mediocrity

June 30, 2009

We’ve been talking here for a bit about the power of incremental choice — how each choice you make brings you closer to your goals or farther away.
Today I saw this short thought by Seth Godin on how incremental choice can lead to mediocrity.
Which will you choose, today and every day?
(Other incremental choice thoughts – [...]

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Incremental choice and your priorities: Get what you want faster

June 29, 2009

If you’d like to catch up, so far we’ve talked about the power of incremental choice and how it applies to job search and relationship building.
My to-do list is unwieldy at best.  It includes big picture items (“develop training,” “evaluate landscaping”) and day-to-day grind (“buy bread,” “call Mom”).  And as much as I work [...]

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How to get the job: Incremental choice and job search

June 11, 2009

Earlier this week we talked about the power of incremental choice and how you can achieve big things through focusing on the individual daily choices that you make that bring you either closer to or farther from your goal.
So how do we apply this concept to job search?

Track your job search activities. Keeping a spreadsheet [...]

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Time blocking for an effective job search plan

June 1, 2009

In a previous post, I shared one potential structure for a job search plan.  Now, I’ll admit that it seems a bit complicated.  But when I put the plan together, I wasn’t focused on spending 10% of my time on follow up.  Instead, I focused on a time management technique called time blocking.
What is time [...]

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Featured Post @ Control Beating Copy: Increase your income, not your hours

May 22, 2009

Today you can find me over at Control Beating Copy, with some quick tips on productivity.  Freelancers and entrepreneurs: this one’s for you.
Career Adventure will observe the Memorial Day holiday (technically, I’ll be observing a rummage sale, campfire, six-month old and potentially golf course) and will resume it’s regular schedule on Tuesday.  See ya!

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Make the decision: Managing your attention

February 2, 2009

Even the most organized person can sometimes find themselves looking over their to-do list when they should be calling that client or submitting that resume, hashing and rehashing the most effective use of their time. But excessive focus on time management can result in mismanagement of another resource: your attention.
The first step in managing [...]

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Coping with job loss: Don’t let job loss interfere with job found

January 23, 2009

Even the most hard-nosed executive harbors some self-doubt — the little voice that questions decisions and pauses in the face of challenge.  And if one thing can turn that little voice into a frenzied chorus of criticism it’s job loss.
Coping with job loss can take time and self assurance.  It’s been almost two weeks since [...]

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