13 Jan What To Do If You’ve Been Laid Off: Your Next 6 Steps
It doesn’t matter if you saw it coming or you didn’t, if you enjoyed your job or went home everyday crying and fantasising for a new one, getting laid off hurts. Trust me I should know, it’s happened to me twice already. So I absolutely...
13 Jan How To Job Search When The World Is A Mess
There is no denying it, 2020 has been a terrible year, and we’re only halfway there. I’m not going to rehash the myriad of upsets that were the last seven months. Suffice it to say the world is in chaos right now. People are tired....
13 Jan Does Your Company Match Your Values?
I want you to know that this article is not a judgement on what your values actually are. To be honest if your values don’t involve bringing harm to yourself or other people, I don’t really care. Your values don’t affect me. But they do...
08 Jan 3 Reasons Why You Should Never Take A Job For The Money (And 3 Things To Focus On Instead)
I’m not going to try and argue that money is not important. Of course it is. But it is not the only thing that’s important when you are looking at changing jobs. And taking a job solely on account of the fat paycheque it’s going to give you can lead to some serious pitfalls. DISCLAIMER - I included the top reasons, but sadly there are others.
08 Jan Are You Prioritizing The Job You Have, Or The Job You Want To Get?
It seems like a simple question, but as far back as when I was a Corporate Recruiter, I saw people making the same mistake, and they weren’t even aware of it.
07 Jan Why You’ll Never Find A Job You Love
There are a bunch of reasons that make it hard for people to pull themselves out of their current crappy situations. Fear of failure, money issues, pressure from other people’s expectation, all totally valid. Trust me, I know from first hand experience how tough all that shit can be to get past, but it is doable.
30 Dec Why Follow Your Passion is Bullshit Advice
Let me be really clear, I’m not saying that there is no such thing as passion. There are tons of people doing work they are passionate about, and that is definitely the goal. But people for far too long have been throwing around this just ‘follow your passion’ stuff and it’s really gotta stop.
21 Dec The Truth About Asking ‘What If’?
I wanted to be a lawyer. I don’t know where that first came from, but I can actually remember imagining myself as a lawyer. In a suit, all professional and serious, fighting for my client and holding my ground. What if I had gone to law school? That question used to really bother me.
20 Dec How To Stop Doing Stuff You Don’t Want To Do (When Everyone Else Says You Should)
If you’ve ever been to Guatape, this small Colombian pueblo just outside of Medellin, you probably know about this massive rock you’re supposed to climb (Piedra del Penol if you want to Google it). It takes about 25 minutes, there’s just over 700 steps, and apparently you get amazing views at the top. Every travel blogger says you just HAVE to do it. Well I didn’t and it made me realise a lot.- 1
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