function & craft

you are more than your career

Hi.

Dec 17, 2019

July 2019

resetting your brain

Benchmarks are a remarkable thing.

Jul 31, 2019

June 2019

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…

Jun 13, 2019

how to have a perfect day

What does your perfect day look like?

Jun 4, 2019

May 2019

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…

May 28, 2019

settling vs career satisfaction

I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between settling and career satisfaction.

May 21, 2019

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.

May 14, 2019

crying at work

I have been crying at work a lot lately.

May 7, 2019

April 2019

loyalty

A friend once called me loyal, which is generally considered a good thing when it comes to friendship, but my initial reaction was to be offended.

Apr 30, 2019

the world doesn't wait

I’m not a fan of the advice, “follow your passion.” For a lot of people, myself included, I don’t know if I have a passion.

Apr 23, 2019

confessions of a career counselor

Sometimes I wonder if I’m a good career counselor.

Apr 16, 2019