Archive for August, 2008

Fun for a Friday

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I’m taking a break from being so serious all the time. Here are some fun (hilarious, actually) websites that have nothing to do with your career, your bank account, or your life dreams. Enjoy!
Passive Aggressive Notes (Painfully polite and hilariously hostile messages)
Sorry I Missed Your Party (Pictures of other people’s parties from Flickr)
Fail Blog (Mishaps, […]

Personal Image and Branding

Monday, August 25th, 2008

With so much personal information floating around about me (and others) on the web, from blogs to Facebook to LinkedIn to Twitter, I’ve become increasingly aware of the messages I’m sending to the world. Right now they seem scattered, impermanent and miscellaneous.
Who am I? - it’s a question I will be asking for a long […]

Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself: August

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

It’s been a while since my last “Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself” list, so I present you with the next round (this is by no means comprehensive, as I can barely keep up with my feeds):

No Idea Left Behind: 25 Tools for Capturing Ideas Anywhere (LifeDev)
5 Tips to Beat Procrastination (Idea-Sandbox.com)
5 Reasons to […]

Beyond Books: New Ways to Teach Yourself New Skills

Monday, August 18th, 2008

I love to read. At any given time, I’ve got three books in progress (most related to business and personal growth), and I religiously read two newspapers a day (the NYT & WSJ). When I was growing up, I always ate my breakfast while reading the back of a cereal box. Now I read […]

Myers Briggs and Personal Updates

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The other day I was in a career development meeting at work discussing how to help young employees find job roles that fit their innate talents and strengths (for many of them Google is their first job). We got to talking about assessments and someone excitedly asked me, “So what are you??” I knew exactly […]

Friday’s Food for Thought

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Life is a classroom. We’re always being offered lessons that help us evolve into a better version of ourselves.” -Cheryl Richardson, Body + Soul Magazine
Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses, who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.” -Rainer Maria Rilke
I love both of these quotes because they highlight […]

Credit Card Confessions: Part 2

Monday, August 4th, 2008

In my earlier post, Credit Card Confessions Part 1, I told you about my recent debt development. I mentioned the feeling of being at the bottom of the pickle jar - now it’s time for me to share my plan for climbing out, in the hopes that some of this information may be useful to […]

Self-Reflection Inquiries

Friday, August 1st, 2008

From time to time, I like to reflect on questions that help me examine how I can get through my day (and life, for that matter) with more ease and less stress. Today’s questions (I recommend you set aside 15-20 minutes of quiet time):
How do I get in my own way?
If I stopped (behavior/s […]