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- How to Become an Expert While Honoring Your Renaissance Soul. It Ain’t No Oxymoron. - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2010 from Michelle WardLast month, I attended a pretty fantabulus webinar where Seth Godin, marketing genius guru extraordinaire deity, was interviewed about career stability in relation to the launch of his new book, Linchpin. While I’ve yet to read the book, I knew that the overall message was that you need to make ...
Views: 1701(2 votes) - Grown-Ups in Mirror May Be the Total Opposite of How They Appear - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2010 from Michelle WardHave you noticed lately that the person you’ve been worshiping isn’t as “perfect” or “together” as they seem? Take that friend you envy for her freelance writing career, for example. You see her & think “Someone can make a living as a writer? Awesome!” You might have even been thinking of her ...
Views: 804 - The Dreaded Question - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Michelle WardDo any of these exchanges sound familiar, fellow creative? Them: “So…what do you do?” You: “I’m an Executive Assistant.” (leaves out that you’re a certified life coach & kicks ass at it & won’t be an Executive Assistant for much longer) or Them:”So…what are you up to?” You: “Uh….Well, I ...
Views: 708 - Safe is a Four Letter Word - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Michelle WardI’ve been encountering a super bad four letter word lately, spoken by both my clients & myself. The word ain’t s*** or f*** or even crap-tastic. No. The word is safe. And it’s as bad as any of the words I just listed. Now, when I think of safe, I think of sleepiness & hugs & hot cocoa & being ...
Views: 854(2 votes) - Money is Payment for... - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Michelle WardAs a struggling actress, I knew that in order to feed/clothe myself & keep a roof over my head, I had to take as many day jobs as I had limbs. These day jobs equaled money, and comfort, and a Girls Night Out or two. Even though I was auditioning every spare second I had, and taking almost every ...
Views: 773 - 7 Quality Questions for Rockin' Resume Results - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Michelle WardAs ironic as it sounds, the day before I published my newsletter with the article Jobs Suck (about how I hate career coaches who exist to “find you your next job” ("job" should be a 4-letter word!) or “fix your resume” (eye roll)) , I found myself spending two hours cleaning up one of my ...
Views: 1082(2 votes) - 5 Reasons I Got Off My Ass & Discovered a New Passion - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Michelle WardI've taken some time this month to clean out my Gmail, the main goal being to have a completely empty Inbox. I went through each email one by one, adding it to my Gmail Task List and/or archiving it away, until I got to the very last entry. It was labeled "journal" & dated 12/14/06. I knew it ...
Views: 894 - Yes (Wo)Man - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Michelle Ward"The world's a playground. You know that when you are a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it." - Allison in Yes Man Last week, I finally got to see Yes Man, the romantic comedy starring Jim Carrey. I remember the hulabaloo around the coaching community when this movie ...
Views: 919(1 vote) - How is this my life? - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Michelle WardChances are, if you're reading this article, you're a creative type in one way or another. You might be an artist, a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a musician, a sculptor, an actor, a quilter, a painter or a singer. You might be a director, a filmmaker, a stage manager, a photographer, or a ...
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