My approach to conferences: pack it all in
I wrote this in a coffee shop in Madison, NJ, on Saturday while waiting for my family to pick me up. We were on our …Read More
Category Archives: Career
Networking without really meaning to
Dorie Clark is an excellent networker. The author of the new book Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around …Read More
Launch day fun
Just a quick post about launch day events. I went into NYC yesterday to chat with Angela Jia Kim at a Savor the Success event. …Read More
In defense of work/life integration
I’ve been doing a lot of interviews this week about my forthcoming book, and it’s interesting to see what questions come up the most. One …Read More
Stop plotting your escape
Last week, I wrote a piece on how to gracefully exit a conversation. You’ve no doubt been in these situations at networking events where you’d …Read More
How to think and play big
I read a lot of self-help books. Most are…eh. So I was pleasantly surprised when I read Tara Sophia Mohr’s Playing Big, which came out …Read More
“And then there were the wife bonuses”
If one party in a relationship earns a paycheck, and the other doesn’t, how should financial decisions be made? When should either party need to …Read More
Bad conference behavior: Don’t do it!
I’m on my way to the American Society of Journalists and Authors conference later this week (#ASJA2015 – let me know if you’ll be there!) …Read More
In it for the long haul
In my post on being creative on demand, I mentioned the goal of getting to a place where most of your work is stuff that …Read More
My advice for a first-time book author, and not about the writing part
Dear first-time author: Congrats on your book contract! This is a major accomplishment. You’re no doubt nervous about writing a 75,000 word manuscript over the next …Read More