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3 Technologies That Make Working From Anywhere Easy

March 13, 2017 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

3 Technologies That Make Working From Anywhere Easy I have been exploring to see how easy it would be to move my business anywhere. As a solo-entrepreneur, my goal is to eventually have a location-independent business. Last week was my first experiment in working outside of the U.S. as an independent business. My wife and […]

Finding People Who Look, Taste and Smell Like You

February 1, 2017 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Look, Taste and Smell Like You When making your next career move the 1st thing you should do is find people who look, taste and smell like you doing the kind of work you want to do. This might mean finding people with characteristics like: Education Certifications Skills Past Job Titles Age Ethnic Makeup Gender […]

3 Traits of Successful Career Oriented Job Seekers

January 23, 2017 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

3 Traits of Successful Career Oriented Job Seekers You know whom I am talking about when I say successful career-oriented job seekers. When they get laid off or are just dissatisfied with their current position, they find that next position with ease. How do they do it? They have three things in common: Strong personal […]

Looking at Your Career from a Turkey’s Perspective

April 13, 2016 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

Careers and Turkey? The turkey metaphor comes from the book, End of Jobs by Taylor Pearson. I reviewed this book a couple of months ago in the post, The End of Jobs – A Book Every Boomer Should Read. Taylor compares our careers to turkeys. Taylor wrote in his book: A turkey is fed for […]

Have You Followed the Default Path in Your Career

March 9, 2016 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Default Path A lot of baby boomers, including myself, took the default path in our careers. We waited for opportunities to appear, and then we reacted. We let others dictate the path our careers followed. I know I sure did! I graduated from Northwestern University with my engineering degree in the late 1970s. I took […]

Do You Suffer from Make Stuff Up Disorder?

February 22, 2016 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

Do You Make Stuff Up? I’ve had three meetings in the last week where clients just believed the things they made up in their brains. Some of them fantasized about the future, while others caused themselves stress because they imagined all of the worst things that could possibly happen based on stuff they made up. Do […]

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3 Technologies That Make Working From Anywhere Easy

Finding People Who Look, Taste and Smell Like You

3 Traits of Successful Career Oriented Job Seekers

Looking at Your Career from a Turkey’s Perspective

Have You Followed the Default Path in Your Career

Do You Suffer from Make Stuff Up Disorder?

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