Barking at Squirrels

Humble Beginnings Humble beginnings are trending. It recently became vogue for billionaire CEOs to brag about the minimum-wage jobs they worked back in the day. On top of showing off how it influenced their hands-on attitude, it was also an attempt to come off as more relatable. Granted, that last part was more of a stretch, but the reality is that we all started somewhere, and for most of us it wasn't somewhere glamorous.

We all started somewhere, and for most of us it wasn't somewhere glamorous.

We don’t always include those jobs on a résumé, but they’re still part of our story...

A Better House-trap It’s all too easy to let an unexpected obstacle set you back. After two decades with the same employer, I was feeling pretty secure. I’d borne witness to several reorgs. I’d survived multiple…

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Back to Basics. Again. No matter how experienced you are, it never hurts to revisit the basics. And not just on the job. While recently studying for a new certification, I was reminded of the six-step troubleshooting pro…

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All Quiet in the Study Room I could never do “study music”. Believe me, I tried. I grew up in a household surrounded by music. I played in the band for a decade. Classical, jazz, folk, rock… I can find something t…

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The Best Advice Ever (sort of) What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? After my first year of high school, a teacher jotted this in my yearbook: “Be the best you can be at what you do. That’s success.” Is it the best advice…

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Barking at Squirrels: or, How I Learned to Stop Barking and Write the Blog I never thought I’d be here. Not just writing a blog (though that was never part of the plan). Just…in general. But after finding myself swept up in a large reduction-in-force at a comp…

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