Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 30, 2010

As we enter a brand new year, I know many of you may be facing career changes (both big and small) in the future. While this can be exciting and energizing, it can also easily become overwhelming and draining. Below, I’ve listed a few of my favorite inspiring quotes to help motivate you to take meaningful action towards achieving your career goals now and throughout the year ahead, whatever your goals may be.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Image by Tambako the Jaguar It’s time to take a break for the holidays, so here’s a selection of the best of Lateral Action in 2010, the second full year of the blog. A big thank you to all of you for reading, commenting, Tweeting and otherwise helping to make it a creative and productive […]. The post The Best of Lateral Action 2010 appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Out of everyone in my group of college friends, I was the only one who still had the same job two years after graduation. Everyone else had changed jobs once, twice, even three times. So, I felt somewhat smug—as if I knew something they didn’t. It wasn’t until many years later that I understood the positive side of job hopping. It hit me when I suddenly discovered that I had forced myself to stay in a job I hated for five years.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 7, 2010

You’ve just had the most amazing idea. It hits you like a tidal wave and nearly knocks you off your seat. THIS is the best idea you’ve ever had and you’re so excited to get started. And then…the voice shows up. “Who are you kidding? You’ll never accomplish that!”. “Yeah, yeah, yeah. You’ve had ‘great’ ideas before and none of them have ever worked out.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Image courtesy of The 99 Percent OK the holiday season is upon us and Lateral Action will – like you, I hope – soon be taking a break for inspiration (and mince pies). Later this week I’ll post a collection of the Best of Lateral Action 2010. But first I want to draw your attention […]. The post My Most Important Productivity Tool appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Sitting at a computer desk may look like a soft option compared to working in a factory or on a building site. But a growing body of research suggests it can be downright dangerous. Information workers may not have to deal with obvious hazards such as falling bricks, heavy machinery or molten metal, but sedentary […]. The post Stand By Your Computer (Your Health May Depend on It) appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 15, 2010

This time of year, as we approach the New Year, most of us spend an inordinate amount of time reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re going. It can be depressing for some people; especially those who feel like their goals are never getting any closer to reality. I know because I used to be one of those people. Every December 31st, I’d look back on the year that was and think, “Next year, things will be different.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 10, 2010

This past weekend, I attended a coaching course on the topic of Fulfillment. While I gained so much from the information presented, one of the most important things I learned was that fulfillment can’t wait. It’s the single most important thing we are all searching for. It’s the essence of LIFE. And yet, so many of us put it off. Life, you might say, gets in the way of LIFE.

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