One of the new memes that seems to be rapidly gaining traction within the business world is the notion that passion is an overrated aspect of picking one’s career path. As unemployment rates remain historically high, and many Americans continue to feel the pain of not receiving a paycheck, a growing chorus of experts are […]
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Book Review: So Good They Can’t Ignore You (Cal Newport)
November 29, 2012 
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Sick of your current occupational path? Looking to make a change? Racking your brain trying to figure out what you’re passionate about, so you can build a successful career around it? If so, I’ve got news for you — Georgetown University professor Cal Newport, author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You, thinks you’re going […]
Read moreInvesting in Adult Education: 7 Questions to Ask
November 15, 2012 1 Comment
Let’s face it. There’s a world of difference between going to school when you’re 21 years old and investing in education when you’re a bit farther along in life’s journey. Compared to somebody just starting out on their professional career path, middle-age adults often need to examine their training options with greater care, not only […]
Read moreEverybody Rotate One Job to the Left
April 25, 2012 7 Comments
I saw a great bumper sticker the other day. It said: Teachers: We’re Focused on Outcomes, Not Incomes! This leads me into my soliloquy for the day. When you pull back and look at today’s world of work from high altitude, and contemplate the way in which our careers intersect with our lives, you could […]
Read moreGuest Blog: Tips for Adults Returning to College
October 31, 2011 2 Comments
In this final posting of the month, I’m passing along an article that was sent to me by Erin Palmer of U.S. News University Directory, who noticed one of my recent articles on mid-career educational decisions and thought this additional information might be useful to some of you out there considering this possibility! Tips for […]
Read moreBook Review: StandOut (Marcus Buckingham)
October 18, 2011 6 Comments
As many of you know, I’m not a terribly huge fan of most personality assessments — at least not for “career planning” purposes — since I find that many of them are either 1) extremely out of date, in terms of the career options they suggest or b) ridiculously boxy, in terms of suggesting that […]
Read moreWebsite Review: Insidejobs.com
August 30, 2011 4 Comments
Despite the thousands of books, websites, and assessment tests out there that have been created to help people with career change and exploration, there’s still a HUGE GAPING HOLE in the system — and everybody in the business pretty much knows it. The Achilles Heel of career change? The market is evolving much faster than […]
Read moreBook Review: Making the Jump Into Small Business Ownership
July 14, 2011 1 Comment
Have you, like millions of Americans, dreamed about being your own boss or pursuing self-employment of some kind? Have you always felt you had an entrepreneurial streak in you, but been held back from acting on it by fear and uncertainty? Or have you noted (possibly the hard way) that the one-time “stability” corporate positions […]
Read moreEndangered Careers: Dr. Ira Wolfe’s Opinion
June 9, 2011 15 Comments
Scary stuff, but here’s an article on the changing job market that I’d encourage you all to read with the permission of the author, Dr. Ira Wolfe of the “Perfect Labor Storm 2.0″ blog. High Unemployment: Slow job creation is just part of the problem As Dr. Wolfe points out, and I’ve echoed in many […]
Read moreWebsite Review: MyNextMove.Gov
May 23, 2011 0 Comments
Are you currently wrestling with the gooey, frustrating question of “What do you want to do for a living?” If so, I’m pleased to report that the U.S. Government is earnestly attempting to solve your problem through the deployment of a new website called http://www.mynextmove.org. Have you stumbled across this site yet in your career […]
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