Career Resources

Welcome everyone! Some short notes today about various items. I would like to say “Thank You” to all of the blogs that have spread the word so far about MBA on the Run. Brad over at Achieve-It ran a post as well as Phil “Shak” Gerbyshak over at Make it Great. The Master of Curiosity, Dwayne Melancon and Brendon Connelly of Slacker Manager have been very supportive and have given me a lot of great feedback. Please be sure to bookmark these sites.

The website Personal MBA has launched a web chat feature entitled “Personal MBA Live” using online Campfire software. The cost for the service is $4.95/month. Looks like a great tool for online collaboration.

I received an advance copy of Career Intensity, a new book from David Lorenzo, the other day. This is an amazing work and a great resource for business people as well as entrepreneurs. In Career Intensity, Lorenzo advocates workplace warriors and management mavericks taking the reins of their careers and moving into value-creating positions as intrepreneurs and entrepreneurs.

To do this, Lorenzo says that individuals need to commit to what he terms a cycle of continuous improvement. “The cycle begins with the process of discovery and learning, continues on to applying what you’ve learned to your career, and then concludes with you marketing yourself to the world in a way that communicates your ability to generate value. The trick is not to do this once, but to do it in a perpetual cycle,” Lorenzo says.

I found that David has great insight into career building and entrepreneurship. He talks about the power of creative walks. He writes…

I am particularly inspired by long walks. I carry a pen and a pad of paper with me everywhere. As I walk, I write down the ideas that pop into my head. I don’t spend time trying to focus my thoughts. I let them flow naturally. It is amazing how many great ideas were born as I walked along the streets of New York City.

I concur with David about carrying a notebook. I carry a “Hipster PDA” with me on my MBA on the Run adventures and I find it helpful to jot notes as I listen to each audio book. You can order a pre-release of Career Intensity from David’s website. The book is due to be published in May.

As a visitor to this site you may find yourself interested in starting your own business. Fellow blogger Steve Pavlina has some great resources to help the new entrepreneur develop a successful business. Entitled “10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed”, Steve outlines some of his experiences developing his personal productivity website.

Steve states…

It takes significant effort to build a successful business, but it’s also a tremendous growth experience.  I know many people who have quit their jobs to run their own businesses.  Many of them didn’t do as well as they’d hoped, but I don’t know any that regretted taking the plunge.  There’s simply no substitute for holding the reins of your own destiny.

Check out the great resources on Steve’s site.

And finally I ran across this great marketing message from Kim Klaver’s Blog

One day, there was a blind man sitting on the steps of a building
with a hat by his feet and a sign that read:

The new sign read: “Today is Spring and I cannot see it.”

Learning what to say changes everything.

Amen…