Calling It What It Is
“Passion” got a double treatment (Passion! Passion!) recently, so I thought I would move on to something with a slightly different flavour this time around: callings. What’s a calling? Researchers […]
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Passion With A “Small p”: The Whisky Story
Last week, I had quite a bit of fun examining what we mean in the career world when we use the word “passion.” In the process, I did some thinking […]
Passion: The Enduring Debate
I like to learn about the origins of words. Not only is such “word etymology” educational, it’s often both fascinating and startling to see how starkly the meanings of words […]
Presentation: From Community Advisor to Professional
A few weeks ago I was invited to do a keynote presentation for the Community Advisors (CAs) in residence buildings at Simon Fraser University, during their mid-year training. The topic, […]
The Waiting Room
“‘I’m here for an interview with, ah… Mr. Jenson.” “Thanks,” said the receptionist. He felt more than saw her purposeful scan of his appearance. In his mind, the just-noticeable wrinkles […]
Quarter-Life Crisis: It’s Real.
It’s no secret that young people entering the workforce today are facing very different issues and challenges than their counterparts of generations past. You may have heard of the term […]
Imagination as a Career Skill
“Knowledge is limited; imagination encircles the world” Albert Einstein Have you ever thought about how amazing it is that we have the capacity to imagine? It’s part of the reason […]
How Do Career Professionals Help?
I often assume people know the same things that I know. I assume that people know what I can do for them. It’s easy to get caught up in a […]
