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resetting your brain
Benchmarks are a remarkable thing. Whether we realize it or not, it’s how we judge everything in our lives. A job is good or bad based on our last job…
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the truth about applying to jobs
Without fail, everyone I work with secretly hopes a perfect job will fall out of the sky right when they need it—all without having to submit a single…
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how to have a perfect day
What does your perfect day look like? Don’t pick a vacation day or a weekend—just a normal weekday. It’s a question I really like asking, especially…
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the allure of career assessments
I’m an INTJ. My strengths are Intellection, Futuristic, Input, Empathy, and Focus. My Holland code is SAI (Social, Artistic, Investigative). My creative…
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settling vs career satisfaction
I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between settling and career satisfaction. I’m nearing the two year mark in my current role. Based on my…
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other gigs
Every week at the bottom of this newsletter, I’ve been linking to a couple of jobs that I think are pretty neat. The jobs I feature are kind of all over…
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crying at work
I have been crying at work a lot lately. My grandma, the one who raised me and my brother, passed away recently. It was quiet and peaceful and expected…
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