Be Proactive

11Aug08

I haven’t been posting much. It annoys me. Simultaneously, it annoys me that it can even affect how I feel. I’ve actually been writing a ton, but I haven’t been happy with the end results. My Drafts folder is getting filled up.
Thinking about it, I figured out my problem.
As my last substantive post suggests (still [...]

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Failure, Fear and a Healthy Dose of Paranoia

02Aug08

Commenter “mark” touches on my fear of being watched in order to do a good job in one of my recent posts.

you’re working in the opposite direction that you need to be.
in this post, you attempt to pass fear as work ethic. being afraid of a camera does not make you a good worker, [...]

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Tags: fear, paranoia, reputation resume, responses

Reaching Your Audience

30Jul08

A friend of mine is applying for a job at a university. He gave his cover letter to the dean, who tore it up and said that it concentrated too much on his skills and strengths. She said it wasn’t “tailored” enough towards the job description.
It might sound like throw-away advice at first glance, one [...]

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Tags: marketing, message, reputation resume, resume

Part-time Perfectionist

12Jul08

Michael Jordan: Part-Time Perfectionist
I’m a part-time perfectionist. In college, I won a ton of scholastic accolades from various departments. I was promoted to editor in chief of a University of California campus newspaper in the fastest time ever of the publication’s recent history. I was a founding father of a fraternity chapter–yup–and left it as [...]

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Tags: chicago white sox, lessons, michael jordan, perfectionist, reputation resume, UC Riverside