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7 Skills of the Successful Careerist — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

Looking back over my own long career, and the careers of family, friends and Career Opportunities listeners and readers, I have struck upon 7 Skills that can help to insure a successful career for any careerist, regardless of their work … Continue reading

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Archive: Is your company evil or stupid? — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

Almost everyone is familiar with Google, Inc.’s famous motto, “Don’t be evil”. That said, how do you feel about the company where you work? Are they being evil or just stupid? Sometimes it can be very difficult to know exactly, … Continue reading

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What video games can teach you about your career — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

I am not a big player of video games, but my teenage son has introduced me to a few in the last several years. Even if I don’t play the games themselves, I do often watch videos of the game … Continue reading

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Archive: How is your career story changing over time? — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

Would you read a story or novel where, at the end, nothing has changed? Would you feel anything for a character who has learned nothing over the course of the book? Would you read the next book in the series? … Continue reading

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Video: Career Conversation: Andrea McClain of M Street Coffee

Douglas talks with Andrea McClain, owner and operator of M Street Coffee, an independent coffee bar in Studio City, California now entering its 6th year of business. I first interviewed Andrea during her first year of business, so in this … Continue reading

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Don’t let “feeling stupid” stop your from learning what you need — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

I have spent the last 30 years helping people to learn about technology in a number of ways and there has always been one, constant theme to this process — people hate to “feel stupid”about technology — or anything, for … Continue reading

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Archive: “Just Kidding” often means exactly the opposite — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

“Just kidding!” We hear this on the playground as children and in the office as an adult. Usually, it is followed by “Geez, don’t you have a sense of humor?” Over the years, though, I have learned that “just kidding” … Continue reading

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Audio: Career Conversation: George Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster of Bigg Success.com

Douglas talks with George Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster of Bigg Success.com about building success on your terms. Part of the Dog Days of Podcasting 30 Day Podcasting Challenge  Listen to this show   Bigg Success Web Site Bigg Success on … Continue reading

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Career Conversation: George Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster of Bigg Success.com

Douglas talks with George Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster of Bigg Success.com about building success on your terms. Part of the Dog Days of Podcasting 30 Day Podcasting Challenge Bigg Success Web Site Bigg Success on Twitter From the Bigg Success … Continue reading

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Failure vs. failure — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

There is a great difference between Failure (with a capital F) and failure with a lowercase “f”, but sometimes it can be hard to see that. While it is part of the human condition to fail on occasion, and despite … Continue reading

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