Creating a Focused Schedule
We have a lot more free time than we think. Even very busy people have favorite TV shows, or make time for Facebook, Twitter, personal …Read More
Category Archives: Career
How Do You Get Your Best Ideas?
After talking with my BNET editor yesterday, I've been mulling a series called "My Best Idea(s)." The concept would be to interview various folks about …Read More
Advice Column: Time for a new opportunity?
A while ago, I received a letter from a woman who was considering ramping up her professional life. "In an effort to keep a healthy …Read More
What you should know about income
We all know that some occupations pay more than others. Banking pays more than poetry. Petroleum engineering pays more than dance. But what about more …Read More
Sarah Palin’s Alaska
Confession: I have been using several of my last 168 hours to watch multiple episodes of Sarah Palin's Alaska on TLC. I have a business …Read More
Guest Post: Your finances and your job (there’s more to work than money)
(Laura's note: Today's guest post is from Caroline Ceniza-Levine, the career coach who introduced me to the List of 100 Dreams exercise that appears in …Read More
USA Today: Not Your Grandpa’s Retirement
(My column on seniors working longer ran in USA Today yesterday; text is below. There were split opinions in the comments section. Some subscribed to …Read More
The futility of balance
"Work-life balance" is such a cliche that it's inspired it's own anti-cliche, namely, that "you can have it all, just not at one time." I don't …Read More
10 things I learned about time and money in 2010
I'll be taking a break for the holidays, and then traveling for a week after that. So this may be my last post of 2010. …Read More
What can marriage advice do for your career?
Over at BNET, I posted a Q&A with Alisa Bowman, author of Project: Happily Ever After. A few years ago, Bowman (a Pennsylvania-based journalist) was …Read More
