Doubting yourself and your work By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Doubting yourself and your work Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. Doubting yourself and your work August 29, 2008 Everyone, no matter their work, has to face their own doubts throughout their career. We may be working well, but then an unknown or difficult [...]

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(This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Career growth comes from challenging your own limits ? stretching yourself and reaching for new knowledge and new capabilities. Despite all the benefits, though, many of us avoid challenges [...]

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What to do when you don’t like what you do anymore By Douglas E. Welch Listen: What to do when you don’t like what you do anymore Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. It happens to all of us at one time or another. After years of working in the same area, [...]

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(This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As an independent, high-tech consultant, I have the usual avenues for making money. One day I might be cleaning up spyware or viruses, on another I might be training a client [...]

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It’s not obvious to them By Douglas E. Welch Listen: It’s not obvious to them Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. While we all might like to be the smartest person in the room (and in some cases, we are) our knowledge can sometimes get in the way of our career. I know [...]

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(This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Over the years of my high-tech career, a disturbing trend has appeared. More and more potential clients have started to treat me as an adversary with which to negotiate rather than [...]

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Change before you are forced to change By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Change before you are forced to change Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. It seems a fundamental aspect of human nature that no one likes change. No matter how much we might talk about craving fun and excitement, for most [...]

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(This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article One frustrating aspect of a high-tech career is clients who ask for your advice and guidance, but, for whatever reason, never seem to heed it. In these cases, I have found [...]

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Develop specialized skills and intuition to avoid being replaced by technology By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Develop specialized skills and intuition to avoid being replaced by technology Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. Working with my computer consulting clients day-after-day, I find that there is a lot of my work that could [...]

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(This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Does there come a time when ?helping out a friend? can actually hurt? It seems that often times, when I agree to offer technical advice or assistance, things can go so [...]

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The world is watching, so say something interesting By Douglas E. Welch Listen: The world is watching, so say something interesting Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. In past columns I have told you t o be careful what you say on the Internet, as the whole world is watching. Blog posts, [...]

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A few weeks ago I started sending out daily career tips via Twitter. Yesterday, I started a new experiment. I have started to place the tips on Seesmic, as well. To get your daily dose of career wisdom, visit: Career Tips on Seesmic Career Tips on Twitter Career Tips on FriendFeed iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Daily [...]

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(This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Most high-tech jobs follow a similar pattern…you work, you complete projects, you work some more and at the end of the year you get your performance review. That?s when you [...]

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Teaching and sharing are an important part of any career By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Teaching and sharing are an important part of any career Subscribe to Career-Op Podcast Email: Visit this group In the past, you might have been told to jealously guard the secrets to [...]

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