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Career-Op Gift Guide # 5: The Creative Habit and The Collaborative Habit by Twyla Tharp

# 5 The Creative HabitThe Collaborative Habit Two excellent books by choreographer Twyla Tharp delve into the creative process and collaborating with others. The books give an in-depth view of both her work and how she creates it. There is … Continue reading

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Career-Op Gift Guide # 4: Thinking for a Change by John C. Maxwell

# 4 Thinking for a Change by John C. Maxwell This is on the short list of books which I will buy for my firends and aquaintances whenever they come to me with issues with organization or managing their time. … Continue reading

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Career-Op Gift Guide # 3: Drive by Daniel Pink

# 3 Drive by Daniel Pink Author Daniel Pink delves deep into the science of motivation and comes out with some conclusions that might surprise you. Is money really the greatest human motivator? In some specific cases, yes, but in … Continue reading

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Career-Op Gift Guide # 2: Getting Thing Done by David Allen

# 2 Getting Things Done by David Allen This is one of my perennial gift guide favorites. You don’t need to make GTD into a near-religion like some have done, but it provides an excellent framework for looking at your … Continue reading

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Career-Op Gift Guide # 1: Linchpin by Seth Godin

# 1 Linchpin by Seth Godin If you have friends or family looking to start or build their career, any of Seth Godin’s books would be a great gift idea. Seth always has a new take on the work world, … Continue reading

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Douglas’ Curated Information

Curator (from Latin cura, care), means manager, overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, or archive) is a content specialist responsible for an institution’s collections. The object of a traditional curator’s concern necessarily … Continue reading

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Video: Creating the “Champion” Mind with Danielle Gruen

Danielle Gruen of Living Careers.net presents “Creating the “Champion” Mind” at CareerCampLA 2010. Download “Creating the ‘Champion’ Mind with Danielle Gruen – iPod Ready Video Read more on this topic: Video: CareerCampLA: Career transitions: Should I return to school? A … Continue reading

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Video: CareerCampLA: The Art of Networking Panel

Watch “The Art of Networking” – iPod Ready Video Jennifer “Jungle Jenny” Michaels (JungleJenny.org), Susan M. Baker from Escapehatcher.com and Danielle Gruen of LivingCareers.Net present a panel on “The Art of Networking” at CareerCampLA 2010. Read more on this topic: … Continue reading

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Seminar: The Bootstrap Sessions with Susan M. Baker (Escapehatcher.com) and Nathan Hangen

I first met Susan M. Baker, from Escapehatcher.com almost a year ago and I have thanked my lucky stars ever since. We recently co-chaired CareerCampLA and meet regularly together with some other great people for a monthly New Media Mastermind. … Continue reading

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Open Thread: What are your Top Career Questions?

Image by dewelch via Flickr What are your top 1-2 Career Questions? I want to collect your top career questions and then present them to my “team” of career advisors. In this way I hope do give you a variety … Continue reading

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