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Passion Profile: Bethany North, Coffee Fanatic

August 27, 2009

Today’s issue of Passion Profile features Bethany North, who made the leap into entrepreneurship to spend all day with her passion — coffee. Kristi Daeda: Tell us what you do for a living, and how you got into that? Bethany North: I work as a freelance writer and blogger, as well as full-time for two [...]

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Guest post: 5 Lessons they don’t teach you in entrepreneur school

June 12, 2009

A big focus of my work and this site is helping people determine their ideal career path.  “Career” nowadays has a wider definition than it once did, as more and more people embrace entrepreneurship. For those of us who have the burning desire to be self-employed, it can be a long and winding road to [...]

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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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One Question

January 29, 2009

In past job searches, I’ve focused on a career trajectory.  If I have position A, that qualifies me for position B, which in turn qualifies me for C, etc.  My job searches have been all about finding that position B — that next step in an inevitable climb up the corporate ladder. But a couple [...]

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Redefining success for Gen Y: Career trends

January 22, 2009

I was an “achiever” as a kid, more likely to be someone’s pick for lab partner than for shortstop.  I think I was like many fellow Gen Xers in that success had a prescribed path: I could be a doctor, a lawyer, or a scientist.  (Funny, investment banking wasn’t even on the radar…)  No one [...]

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Cash flow now: Try freelancing

January 21, 2009

An unplanned employment hiatus (read: layoff) in this economy leaves one pondering the contingencies.  If I don’t locate a new position in three months…  six months…  how do I make ends meet?  What can I do while I wait for that perfect job to come along? Enter freelancing. Although the term “freelancing” most often refers [...]

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