It’s Not Who You Are, It’s What You Do

An interesting op-ed in the New York Times, “Genius: A Modern View”, by David Brooks maintains that genius isn’t born, it’s made.

Referencing recent books, “The Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle and “Talent Is Overrated” by Geoff Colvin, Mr. Brooks points out that the key factor separating geniuses (ranging from Mozart to Tiger Woods) from the

By |May 5th, 2009|Book Review, Inspirational Quotes, Success|1 Comment

Freelancing Life: Book Recommendation

Check out My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire and The Anti 9-To-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube by Michelle Goodman.

Anyone who is thinking about working freelance or shaking up the normal paradigm of work in this country, or has already

By |April 15th, 2009|Book Review, Enhancing career skills, Workplace|Comments Off on Freelancing Life: Book Recommendation

Idealist.org Offers Career Guides on Social Change Work

The non-profit job bank and career resource center, Idealist.org (where I found my last two jobs), recently published a book that is part career guide, part activist’s handbook:

“The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World provides tools and inspiration for anyone who wants to make a difference but doesn’t know where to start. Inspired by Idealist.org’s 600,000-member

By |April 2nd, 2009|Book Review|Comments Off on Idealist.org Offers Career Guides on Social Change Work

Refuse to Choose!

If you’re the sort of person who has many different interests and feels like you’ll never find one satisfying career path, I recently read a book called “Refuse to Choose!” by Barbara Sher [1] that says you might be what she calls a “Scanner”, someone who has “[i]ntense curiousity about numerous unrelated subjects …

By |February 2nd, 2009|Book Review, Discovering Passions and Interests|1 Comment