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Career Inspiration: And the Oscar Goes to….
This article was first published in my column at the Globe and Mail And the Oscar goes to.... I love movies and always watch the big award galas, which culminated in March with the Academy Awards. I found many of this year’s winners to be especially inspiring. Their...
Why Doing Nothing Could be the Most Productive Thing You (don’t) Do
UPDATE: This article was originally posted a few years back - before I wrote my book, Ease: Manage Overwhelm in Times of Crazy Busy. It's still very timely so worth a repost. Read on and get a link to one of the Ease Tools mini chapters (Tool #13) I used to be good at...
Webinar: Need A Boost in Your Career Mojo?
UPDATE NOTE: More than 2,000 people registered for the webinar and it was a great success. If you missed it - no worries, you can still tune in. Access the registration page (takes a second) right here. Original Post/Description from March follows: Do you love your...
Why The Lizard Wouldn’t Eat
A life of leisure and pleasure might sound good when you’re under the gun, stressed and pressured with all the demands of work and life. But too much easy liv’n may not be as gratifying as you think. Don’t take my word for it. Take Martin Seligman’s word (author of...
Job Interview Tips (7 videos)
How do you prepare for a job interview? One thing for sure -- never wing it. Preparation is essential. And I made sure to make that point in a new video series on interview tips at Globe Careers. I was teamed up with Julie Labrie from Blue Sky Staffing who spoke from...
What Would You Do With 30 More Minutes a Day?
Ahhh, the gift of time. Imagine if you had an extra 30 minutes a day to do whatever you wanted? What would you do with that? Well the good people at Brighterlife asked me that very question. They wrote an article on the gift of time and asked me to share what I'd do...
Before You Reinvent Yourself Remember Who You Already Are
Reposted from my other blog, TGIMworklife (an oldie but good one!) One of the upsides of being downsized (see last post) is that you have the opportunity to re-evaluate your career aspirations. For many people it’s a chance to take a hard look at what they really want...
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