Posted by: maureen in sparkle, calling, advice on
Jan 25, 2010
Would you like some free advice about your resume? Then please send me your questions by Thursday, February 4th. Career consultant Vicki Brackett will be my guest on The Career Clinic soon after that, and she'll answer those questions during the program. We won't use your name, or anything else that would identify you, on the air.
Vicki's like so many other career consultants who say resumes are an overrated part of the job hunt. Then again, they're still widely used as calling cards--and you'll want yours to sparkle.
Hope we can help!
Posted by: maureen in reward, hero, calling on
Nov 11, 2009
My hero is a weatherman I read about in a magazine many years ago who loved his job so much he was embarrassed to get paid for it. There was such glee on his face in that photograph! He was standing under an umbrella in a downpour. Printed on the umbrella were the words, "See. I told you it would rain."
To love your job so much you're embarrassed to get paid for it? What if that was possible? I eventually found not one but two jobs I love so much I'm embarrassed to get paid for them. "But the thing about a career in radio, or writing," I tease people, "is that you're not generally paid so much you can't live with yourself."
The reward is in the work. The proof is in my reaction to a friend's acceptance of still another sales job, which wasn't exactly her calling if I'm remembering this right. "I want a nice life," she told me. That part I remember for sure. Because my next thought was, "I'm glad I got that out of my system. I want an interesting life."
Not that you can't have both...
Posted by: maureen in question, interest, calling on
Oct 14, 2009
My favorite question of all time comes from Gregg Levoy, author of Callings: “If your life passed before your eyes, would it hold your interest?”
And that should probably be it for this post. Do you really need a better thing to ponder for the next hour, or year?
But you know me. I practically invented this question: “May I please add just one more thing?” So here goes. Gregg’s doing one-on-one consultations now--appropriately named (you guessed it) “callings”--and he almost makes me wish I felt less sure about what I’m up to at the moment, just for the excuse to sign up. He’s that good.
You’re welcome!
