Job Hunting for Writers: 7 Similarities Between Job Search for Writers and Other Professions
People sometimes have misconceptions about writers’ lifestyles and the job-hunting process. It is not all about trying to get a novel published or pitching to a couple of editors. For some writers, it is not about that at all. The truth is, looking for and applying to writer jobs is mostly not any different from [...]
Job Security? What Job Security?
Does job security really come with full-time jobs? Is it a myth for freelancers? Or is it a myth for everyone? Absolute job security is a myth. I was originally going to write about freelancing and the perception of security that came with full-time but then I realized there is no absolute job security. One [...]
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
First, an introduction: The New Edition You see the cover. You turn its back and read: WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU WANT TO QUIT YOUR JOB Brilliant. I did want to quit my job when I picked up this book. But yes, it might really and irrevocably encourage and motivate you to [...]
The 5 Questions to Answer Before You Apply to an Office Job
The economy is bringing you down. The level of competition is depressing and you are starting to lose confidence. You are starting to feel like you are not good enough or you will never find a job that is good enough for you. Stop right there. Yes, stop brooding and just read what I have [...]
Why People (Don’t) Want to Make Money out of What They Like
How would you like to make money out of something you like, or even better yet, love? I know everybody is tempted to say yeah. But when you dig a little deeper, it feels more comfortable for most to leave hobbies just as that. How come? I hadn’t even thought that if given the choice, [...]
Lying on your CV (and job ads that ask for way too much)
Most of you are probably familiar with the TV show friends . Even if you are not, here’s a perfect example of Joey’s situation regarding lying on CVs: Of course it is a ludicrous idea to lie about speaking a foreign language fluently when you don’t even know a word or about digging in Cairo [...]
The “Shit-I’m-too late/too-old Syndrome”
It’s so easy and so common to get into this way of thinking. As you grow older- even if you are in your mid 2os- you hear this phrase a lot. People talk about how late it is to start over. How late it is to make a dramatic career change. To start a new [...]
It’s all about sales, dammit!
image: http://www.reiq.com.au/assets/Shop/Products/BookClub/Selling_is_Everyones_Business.jpg I have never been interested in becoming a sales person, not directly. However, being the force behind the sales is intriguing, such as in advertising. After graduation, I started working at a consultancy firm. The premise sounded fun enough: The firm specialized in consulting people on language schools, universities, master degrees and certificate [...]
Why Jon Bon Jovi, Edward Burns and Timothy Ferris Ruined Us
They totally ruined it. They proved that indeed nothing is impossible if you have the soul, drive and guts. They are self-made and they all started from scratch. Read on to see how they got to where they are (I also explain who they are, so keep reading even if you don’t know these guys [...]
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