Aug 26 2010
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As a career coach,
I’m often coaching folks in transition. Perhaps they’ve been laid off or they’ve cashed out and taken early retirement. Some take sabbaticals or extended disability leave, to get a clearer perspective on their life’s work. So far so good.
Aug 13 2010
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Hope sometimes gets a bad rap in self-development circles.
Perhaps these negative writers are too heavily influenced by parental programming cautioning them not to get their hopes up.
I think that hope is an essential prerequisite for all new business creators.
Jul 28 2010
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Born in 1950 and country grown outside of Pittsburgh where I naturally went deep. The space program was a big deal when I was 11 and 12 years old but I can clearly remember it not holding a lick of interest for me.
I was into digging and dirt. I built dams in farmer’s streams. My buddies and I built earthen forts and tried tunneling. One of the best stand-by-me adventures was following a gas line excavation for miles, all day long.
At 12 I took my first job on a farm and my love of gardening grew from there. I worked on the farm for 5 years and loved every bit of it but I especially loved digging up spuds and stacking the wooden crates high in cool, dimly lit storage rooms.
When I was 17 I took a job going deeper into the earth and worked with a backhoe operator installing sewer pipes. I loved carrying those 80 lb. terra cotta sections and jumping in and out of ditches. Can you see the developing theme? Can you see what my life was trying to tell me, even then? 
At 19, on summer break from college, I worked as a United Mine Worker in a deep shaft coal mine.
Jul 12 2010
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On a wing and a prayer means in beat up condition but still managing to get the job done. The saying is taken from a World War Two patriotic song that tells the story of a damaged plane barely able to limp back to base.
Jun 22 2010
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Clarity is clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding. It is freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
Jun 03 2010
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Dear Frustrated Right Career Seeker:
Are you vocationally frustrated and confused? Do you find yourself at a career crossroads without a map? Tired of guessing and doubting?
If so look into your gut and see if you can believe in the following statement at least 51%.
May 17 2010
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Confidently making a career change comes first from you knowing and believing in yourself. Assured action then kicks in to confirm the right move for you. Use these ten tips to move from confused, doubtful and uncertain to enthusiastic confidence.
May 04 2010
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If you haven’t found work that you love – you might find a clue in this post about finding the love of your life.
Behavior is a funny thing to put your finger on.
Most of us have a pretty foggy idea of why we act the way we do.
Beliefs, fears, values, needs and wants all influence our behavior.
It’s amazing how seldom we even consider our motivation.
Apr 27 2010
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Potential is within the realm of possibility but not yet reached. We talk about reaching our full potential like it’s a good thing, but I don’t think it is.
Potential is somewhere in the future yet the only place we have any power is in the now.
Apr 16 2010
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Sometimes you just have to say, “fuck the keywords” and write what’s on your mind!
Doubt is good when you know you’re ready for what’s next, even though you don’t yet know what’s next.
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