by Paul Angone | Jun 22, 2011 | Careerish, Featured
Have you ever realized you’re great at telling everybody the truth, but yourself? You put others under a powerful NASA microscope and yet when you take a good hard look at you, it’s from atop the Goodyear Blimp. Yep, that’s me. I can spot that blemish on...
by Paul Angone | Jun 7, 2011 | Careerish
Nothing is more vital to twentysomething success than comparing yourself in every way, at every step, to everyone, both near, and far. Family, friends, acquaintances, enemies, Seth Godin, Justin Bieber, Jon Favreau, Jon Acuff — all are fair game, all are...
by Paul Angone | Jun 3, 2011 | Careerish, Featured
“But, of course, doing your job well often means suppressing yourself.” ~ David Brooks As I read David Brooks recent Op-Ed article aimed at giving college graduates a reality check called It’s Not About You, a piece of my GenY-ness died...
by Paul Angone | May 5, 2011 | Careerish, Featured
Have you ever thought — if Abe Lincoln was sitting next to me right now, what would he say? OK, maybe you haven’t thought this, but let’s for a moment. If Honest Abe was leaning back, legs stretched out across your office with a cup of...
by Paul Angone | Mar 24, 2011 | Careerish, Featured
Fail-proofing your twenties might seem too good to be true, but I’ve got the secret sauce you’ll want to spread across the entire decade. I first mentioned this in the Top Five Things We Should Have Heard At Graduation, but let me elaborate further...
by Paul Angone | Dec 13, 2010 | Careerish
For a long time, I was an Unemployed. I won’t say exactly how long I was such; just that it was longer than William Henry Harrison’s term as President and shorter than James Garfield’s. (Thank you Wikipedia.) One day you’re confidently standing on – the next,...