Feb
19

Why You Don’t NEED to Be an “Expert” to Make a Living

Justin on February 19th, 2010

These days, everyone is desperate to be recognized as an expert.  But you don’t actually need to be an expert to get paid, and paid well. You just need to be “above average.” Keep It Simple, (for the) Stupid In order to make a living, you only need one thing: the ability to solve someone [...]

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Feb
18

Why I Need You to Be a Better Audience

Justin on February 18th, 2010

This isn’t about me.  It’s about you.  (Well, actually, it’s about… us.) See, how this works is, I write this blog and you read it.  We have our clearly-defined roles, and we each know what’s expected of us.  And normally this is a wonderful arrangement. But lately, I need more. And I’m not alone, either.  [...]

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Feb
17

5 Good Reasons to Blog Every Day… and 5 Good Reasons Not To

Justin on February 17th, 2010

I prefer to blog 5 times a week.  It keeps me connected to the fishbowl in a way that blogging intermittently would not.  And since a combination of travel, weather and the holidays have derailed my normal blogging schedule these past few weeks, I’ve learned a few first-hand lessons about why blogging on a daily [...]

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Feb
15

Dusting Off Those New Year’s Resolutions

Justin on February 15th, 2010

Six weeks ago, you were in a post-holiday haze.  You felt invincible.  The New Year meant a new you, and you set some resolutions for yourself that seemed optimistic, or even idealistic, but absolutely, positively achievable… as long as you could maintain that natural high. Then reality set in.  You went back to work, and [...]

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Feb
11

Why Aren’t You Essential?

Justin on February 11th, 2010

If, like me, you’ve been trapped in The Snowstorm That Ate the MidAtlantic this past week, you’ve probably spent most of your time indoors, glued to the non-stop news coverage of this Most Amazing Calamity.  And you’ve noticed that the endless loop of school, church and government office closings is occasionally interrupted by the one [...]

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