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By David Bohl
My Workaholic Life
My most successful habit change, by far, has been to go from working 80-100 hours a week to working ‘normal’, human hours. Sometimes I take Fridays off and don’t even work 40 hours a week. Sometimes I work a little more. But the main [...]

This entry was posted on February 6, 2008 and is filed under: Career - 13 Comments »

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Recent events in my life have provided an important reminder: don’t let others determine your value.
As some readers will be aware, I have been looking for a job recently. As a recent immigrant to Canada, my situation is a bit different from your typical job seeker. Despite having a Bachelor degree and [...]

This entry was posted on November 9, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Life, Relationships - 14 Comments »

Is life a campaign? Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball, would like us to think so. Currently he is promoting his new book, Life’s a Campaign, in which he asserts we can learn some valuable life lessons from watching how politicians act in their political campaigns. If you are already feeling skeptical, don’t worry. You’re [...]

This entry was posted on October 11, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Happiness, Life, Meaning & Purpose, Success - 9 Comments »

In my original article, The Google Story, I looked at some of the unique reasons for Google’s amazing success. So how can you be more like Google?
1. You Need a Greater Reason Than Money
Becoming rich is a worthy goal, but if it is your primary focus you may actually have a harder time attaining it. [...]

This entry was posted on June 5, 2007 and is filed under: Blogging, Career, Personal Growth, Recommended Books - Add Comment »

If you read my article Why You Should Move Away, you will know that I am moving overseas in about 5-6 weeks. One of the challenges I will obviously face is finding a new job once I get there. Finding a new job means interviews. Interviews mean questions. And if there one particular [...]

This entry was posted on May 30, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Success - Add Comment »

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By Peter Clemens
Well, it has been a week since my last post – an interlude far longer than I normally plan. It has, however, been a big week for me. A week of big decisions that will affect the rest of my life. This past week I committed to moving overseas [...]

This entry was posted on May 26, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Life, Meaning & Purpose, Relationships - 24 Comments »