Carving Out A Life – Page 67 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Here’s The Challenge With

How Do You Get Your Foot In The Door?

The challenge with resumes is two fold:

They’re inflated
They sound the same

This was my point with the post about LinkedIn profiles the other day.

Of course, everyone looking for a job is going to say, “I’m very smart. I’m really bright. I’m so smart.”

I mean, seriously, what else are they going to say?

They All Start To Look The Same

So if there’s a sea of silver and white (smart) fish, how do you become the rainbow (desirable) fish? The one that people go, “Did you see that fish?”

If I were you, I’d go change your profile right now. Or else you can just keep swimming, just keep swimming….because…

The More You See, The Worse It Gets

It’s tempting to think, “Who the heck does he think he is telling me I should change my LinkedIn Profile, or my Resume? My professional resume and LinkedIn profile are fine.”

To which I just smile and so, “Oh, okay, sorry, what was I thinking?”

Seriously, Go Change Your Profile

(next blog)

We Were So Poor…

House For Sale, Needs TLC

Most people have a tough climb, to earn what they have and where they are in life.

Some mountains are financial, some health, some career, some education. And some people climb them all. Some don’t climb any.

It’s just the way things work.

We were so poor is a June 26 post that posed the question, “How poor were you?”

We were so poor when we moved to Florida 27 years ago:

We only had one car
Daily, I bicycled 36 miles roundtrip to work
Granted an extra low mortgage rate for our $47,000 home

Lean Into It?

Lean, Baby, Lean

Do you lean into it? Life, do you lean into it?

Or, does it lean into you?

Taking risks is, of course, risky.

So is playing it safe.

Sixteen Candles?

Life, Lean Into It

No, not the movie Sixteen Candles.

Sixteen months.

Today marks the start of the 16th month of writing five daily blogs. Each one differently themed from the other.

July 1, 2010 – what does it mean to you?

When you look in the mirror each morning, what are you doing to keep up with the daily demands life places on you?

Lean into it!

World Cup FIFA

It's A Short List

How Good Is Your Math?

What Really Matters?

OK, so I’m on vacation, dividing time between the annual writer’s retreat and home.

What does it mean when we say, “I’m on vacation“?

Yes, some might say, “You need to relax more”.

Not gonna disagree.

I might come back with a, “You need to exercise more”.

Or, “You need to think about your financial future more”.

Or even, “You need to be crystal clear with your spiritual self-confidence”.

When’s your funeral?

When the big bad wolf comes knocking on your door?

Hope your “house” is made of brick.