For some graduation means one's life ticket is punched and the next stop is already planned and prepared. Not all of us are so lucky. When the ride of one's life gets derailed or comes off the tracks it's really a cause for frustration.
Not all journeys are straight lines. Fortunately we can learn lots of great things while being on a circuitous route. Remember straight lines are just straight lines. While they are steady they are generally boring.
This is the time to take advantage of your disadvantaged state. First run over to your local library, yes, the local library, and get an up-to-date library card. Check out some actually books. Bored? Then it is time to read some current magazines or newspapers. You know, the print issues they still get delivered. Check out any events or near free course offerings in the community. Someone who is reading current events or attending them is likely not a boring person and will have something to say upon meeting new people.
Next, start sharpening your networking skills. Contact a few people to practice some informational interview meetings. Remember you are in-between and searching. You are not yet "officially" looking so you are just collecting information, not seeking definitive employment. Take the pressure off yourself for just the meeting.
Now is the best time to keep healthy. Exercise daily and maintain a healthy diet. Go for a walk and find things that make you laugh and maintain your sense of humor. You have more free time now than you will likely ever have again until you officially retire. Use your time wisely and enjoy it productively. Don't waste this time. It will be gone before you know it.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Monday, December 31, 2012
Done
Today I completed my 100 books challenge using Good Reads to record my progress. While I certainly enjoyed the variety of books, I think I will set my challenge for 2013 to be 75 books. I also want to add in about 5 more books from the BBC list.
What are your reading plans for 2013?
What are your reading plans for 2013?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Try Reading Something Different
Readers all have their favorite genres or topics that they gravitate towards. I think it is a good idea to step outside your "reading" comfort zone from time to time and find somethng "else" to read.
Recently, I picked up Flotsametics and the Floating World which discusses the career of a oceanographer. The book Flotsametics gives insight into beachcoming, gyre patterns and a variety of other interesting topics around ocean drift patterns and floating objects. I also read The American Leonardo, the true story of the legal battles around a painting that may or may not be a Leonardo da Vinci. The book and tale reminds me of the fictional Dickensian novel, Bleak House and the endless legal case - going on and on, with no one being better off at the end. Perhaps my favorite recent "outside my reading box" book was The Island of Lost Maps, a true story of cartographic crime. I found this an amazingly fascinating true tale.
By stepping out of our reading comfort zone, we may discover new things, explore new ideas, and look at the world with a different perspective.
What are you reading?
Recently, I picked up Flotsametics and the Floating World which discusses the career of a oceanographer. The book Flotsametics gives insight into beachcoming, gyre patterns and a variety of other interesting topics around ocean drift patterns and floating objects. I also read The American Leonardo, the true story of the legal battles around a painting that may or may not be a Leonardo da Vinci. The book and tale reminds me of the fictional Dickensian novel, Bleak House and the endless legal case - going on and on, with no one being better off at the end. Perhaps my favorite recent "outside my reading box" book was The Island of Lost Maps, a true story of cartographic crime. I found this an amazingly fascinating true tale.
By stepping out of our reading comfort zone, we may discover new things, explore new ideas, and look at the world with a different perspective.
What are you reading?
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Resolutions - More or Less
Here is an easy way to get started on your resolutions for 2010. What can you do more of in 2010? What can you do less of?
The More
Smile More
Laugh More
Walk More
Drink More Water
Appreciate More
Read More
Write More
Listen More
The Less
Eat Less
Swear Less
Worry Less
Frown Less
Complain Less
Procrastinate Less
Talk Less
Do you want to make more progress in 2010? It may be a perfect time to start working with a transition coach to help you get more from your life in 2010.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Brevity - Short and Sweet
Yesterday, I stumbled across an advertisement for Sundance's institute seeking an editorial and publications coordinator. The amazing word that stood out was brevity.
Brevity is defined by Merriam-Webster's online dictionary as shortness of duration, shortness or conciseness of expression.
Keeping things short is the way of the future. No longer are we seeking Dickens's, three comma sentences. Think or read Bleak House for a real understanding. We have too much to read, or visually stimulate us each day at least during the working hours.
Whether it be written or verbal communications, keeping things short, is the way to go for the business world.
However, at my leisure I truly enjoy a long and lengthy book. I just reread Edward Rutherford's epic novel "London". If you haven't yet read it and have room to read, I highly recommend all 800 pages of it.
Brevity is defined by Merriam-Webster's online dictionary as shortness of duration, shortness or conciseness of expression.
Keeping things short is the way of the future. No longer are we seeking Dickens's, three comma sentences. Think or read Bleak House for a real understanding. We have too much to read, or visually stimulate us each day at least during the working hours.
Whether it be written or verbal communications, keeping things short, is the way to go for the business world.
However, at my leisure I truly enjoy a long and lengthy book. I just reread Edward Rutherford's epic novel "London". If you haven't yet read it and have room to read, I highly recommend all 800 pages of it.
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