Archive for the 'Job & Work' Category

Why Have Only One Job?

Monday, August 1st, 2005

I’ve realized that I no longer have only one job. And you know what? I like it. Sure, it’s interesting having several “bosses” and clients in different industries expecting different things, but it’s also exhilirating. One day I might be writing, another I might be consulting, another I might be speaking and another I might [...]

Finding Your Dream Job

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Following this “how to find / transition into / determine your dream job” thought, Terry Storch recently released his “Dream Job Template“. You can see his results here.

Here’s his explanation, as part of helping his pastoral team (he’s part of one of the larger churches in North America, hence the heavy God-slant to this, though [...]

Transitioning to Your Dream Job

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

A friend of mine is about to leave his old comfortable job behind, in favour of a step closer to his dream job: being a freelance writer. I’ve had a few emails asking me to elaborate on my transition into this role, which I’ll do at sometime this week, however I wanted to highlight an [...]

How I Got My Dream Job

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

In light of Jeremy’s post on moving into his dream job, I thought I would reprint an article from my personal site on how I got into my dream job.
I have a secret to share with you: I am working in my dream job. I am working for a company I love (MySQL), doing something [...]

Moving to Your Dream Job

Monday, July 4th, 2005

12 months ago I was stuck in something which was decidedly not my dream job. It wasn’t a bad job, so much as not the one I wanted. At all. Even a little bit.

So, 10 months ago I decided to change some things. My first step was to set a goal in terms of when [...]