One of the struggles I hear most often from new readers is that they have a gnawing feeling of bordom when they think about their future. Many are a few years into their career and know it’s time for a change, but have no clue where to start. They feel directionless, foggy and tentative. The age-old [...]
Career
Happy, passionate, fulfilling, growth-filled. That’s what I strive for in my own career, and I’m passionate about helping others do the same.
I’ve run the gamut of career experiences: I worked at a political-polling start-up as the first employee (and saw it grow to 30+ and get acquired), I worked at Google for 5+ and saw it grow from 4,000 employees to 30,000, and I recently left Google after five and a half years at the company to pursue life as a solopreneur. During my time at Google I worked for over five years in training, coaching, career development and Authors@Google. I’m also a certified Co-Active Coach who helps people find fulfilling careers they can thrive in – no matter what form that takes.
The posts below are a sampling of my own career experiences, philosophies, and exercises to help you assess what’s next and build a kick-butt career.
Start here: Career Planning and Optimization
- Kick-off to 2011: Mind-Maps, Passion and Pancakes
- What’s your soul-on-fire superpower? On Seth Godin, Spreadsheets and Creepy Crawlers
- Create a Professional Development Strategy (Part 1 of 2)
- Create a Professional Development Strategy (Part 2 of 2)
- 8 Ways to Practice and Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
- Promotions: 10 Tips for Moving Up the Corporate Ladder
- Networking Awesomely: Get the Right Systems in Place
- The Power of Informal Interviews
- Personal Image and Branding
- VIA Signature Strengths Survey
- Myers Briggs and Personal Updates
- Guest Post: 10 Tips to Shred the Competition in your Skype interview (by Jenny Foss)
My own career path
- Why I started Life After College
- Motivated by Achievement: a Blessing and a Curse
- Exciting Job Update! (Video)
- Job Transition Part One: Awareness, Discomfort & Red Flags
- “Skills are Cheap, Passion is Priceless” (Job Transition Part Two)
- I’m a Free Agent: From Six Figures to Suitcase
- Free Agent Part Two: On Big Decisions & Very Real Fears
- LocationRebel.com – Someday.
- 20 Lessons from 2 Months of Solopreneurship (Part One)
- 20 Lessons from 2 Months of Solopreneurship (Part Two)
- Escape from Cubicle Nation: Side Hustle & Flow Feature
- Video Interview for EntrepreneursUnpluggd.com
- Portfolio.com: Riding the Income Roller-Coaster
You don’t have to pursue your passion full time: Thoughts on side hustles
- The Ladder is Out: Career in the Age of the App (Video)
- You Don’t ALWAYS Have to Pursue Your Passion Full-Time
- 6 Ways to Manage a Side Hustle Without Going Insane
- Forbes.com: 5 Tips for Managing Your Energy, Not Your Time
- Busting the Work-Life Balance Myth
Philosophy on Career Development
- Memo: You Are Not Your Job
- Career Development for Gen Y: A Two-Way Street (Video)
- Learn to Love Feedback: It’s Your Career Currency
- Gen Y in the Workplace Webinar: A Smorgasbord of Thoughts
- If You Are Not Learning, You Are Obsolete
- Everybody Needs a Keepers File
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