This is the title of a chapter in Jon Kabot-Zinn’s book Wherever You Go There You Are. In it, he tells the story of Buckminster Fuller who was going to take his life but instead decided to live as if he had taken his life, thereby freeing himself from worrying about how things worked out
I recently attended an event with a pre-networking component which allowed me to see that some of my networking skills were rusty. I spoke with one woman and quickly realized we had little in common. I knew there was a polite way to leave the conversation so we could both move on to other people
This is the number of resumes a small arts nonprofit in NYC received for a current job opening, according to a friend of mine. 900 is the number they received in one day.
I report this not to inspire fear or doom in jobseekers but more as a reminder to applicants that when you apply cold
You are less alone in your job search than you might think. Your network of friends, former co-workers and mentors are waiting to be tapped as a resource. People enjoy helping others; I know I do. While getting your personal network on board with your job search is important, knowing how to ask for help
Roadtrip Nation is a show on PBS that has college students traveling across the country in a bright green RV interviewing successful people about their careers and how they got where they are today. The tagline for the show is “define your own road in life.” I showed this to my students on Wednesday with
I’m re-posting a fabulous article by career coach Alexia Vernon, owner of Catalyst in Action, on how to make the most of informational interviewing. A few tidbits:
Informational Interview Step 1: Scoring Face Time
You explain succinctly and dynamically who you are, what results you have achieved, and why this person should give you the time to discuss
I always thought it would be a good idea to read the biographies of successful people for inspiration but never seem to get around to it. Today I was re-reading Laurence Boldt’s How to Find the Work You Love and was inspired to run out and get books by and about the greats of past
At a recent talk for high school girls hosted by Girls Write Now, I heard a senior editor at Seventeen magazine speak about her struggles with writing early in her career. Faced with a boss who was not supportive of her writing, shaking her confidence, her personal mantra became: Do one thing a day toward
Now that I’m teaching a career development class, I’m on the look out for engaging, valuable exercises to do with students to help them find their career path. This one was suggested to me by a friend who is studying at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service and learned it there.
When you are doing a
“Whether in stages or directly, it is amazing how often people do get their dream job or career. The more you don’t cut the dream down, because of what you think you know about the real world, the more likely you are to find what you are looking for. Hold on to all of your
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