The Creative Career

First off, if you missed the Stratejoy workshop in Chicago last weekend, I highly recommend checking out her future events or her Joy Equation Guide. Good stuff! With that, today's interview is with Stever Robbins, the voice behind the popular Get it Done Guy podcast and author of the new book Get-It-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More (Quick #38; Dirty Tips).ShareThis

Today's interview is with Stever Robbins, the voice behind the popular Get it Done Guy podcast and author of the new book Get-It-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More (Quick #38; Dirty Tips).

Catherine Hudon has worked in everything from music journalism to fashion. She co-founded Shorty Clothing, and she's now working on a new line called Kaahn. Catherine's story proves that it's all about hard work and creating valuable relationships.ShareThis

Catherine Hudon has worked in everything from music journalism to fashion. She co-founded Shorty Clothing, and she's now working on a new line called Kaahn. Catherine's story proves that it's all about hard work and creating valuable relationships.

"If yoursquo;re really happy at work, yoursquo;ll be 180 percent happier with life overall, have 180 percent more energy, and be nearly 50 percent more productive than your least happy colleagues." mdash;Jessica Pryce-Jones Jessica Pryce-Jones, author of Happiness at Work: Maximizing Your Psychological Capital for Success, is CEO and founder of the UK-based consultancy iOpener. She has been featured in the BBC series Making Slough Happy and CNNrsquo;s special on happiness at work. She teaches and coaches leaders at London Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Saiuml;d Business School in Oxford and Judge Business School in Cambridge. In this interview, Jessica Pryce-Jones discusses some of the major factors around happiness at work, as well as what people can do to start improving their own happiness.ShareThis

"If you're really happy at work, you'll be 180% happier with life overall, have 180% more energy, and be nearly 50% more productive than your least happy colleagues." Jessica Pryce-Jones, author of Happiness at Work: Maximizing Your Psychological Capital for Success, is CEO and founder of the UK-based consultancy iOpener. She has been featured in the BBC series Making Slough Happy and CNNrsquo;s special on happiness at work. She teaches and coaches leaders at London Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Saiuml;d Business School in Oxford and Judge Business School in Cambridge. In this interview, Jessica Pryce-Jones discusses some of the major factors around happiness at work, as well as what people can do to start improving their own happiness.

An interview with Sandy Jones-Kaminski, author of I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???: A Guide to Getting the Most Out of Any Networking Event. For more tips, visit Sandy's blog, Bella Domain. A few posts of interest include: - 7 Savvy Networking Tips for 2010 - Networking myths debunked ShareThis

An interview with Sandy Jones-Kaminski, author of I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???: A Guide to Getting the Most Out of Any Networking Event. For more tips, visit Sandy's blog, Bella Domain. A few posts of interest include: - 7 Savvy Networking Tips for 2010 - Networking myths debunked

"Before you go to a foreign country, what do you do? You study the land. You study the heritage. You study the culture. Who are the tribal leaders? What do people wear? What do people do? And I think millennials need to study the workplace they're going into." mdash;David Stillman We've all heard a lot about the "millennial" generation. In this interview with David Stillman, co-author of The M-Factor: How the Millennial Generation Is Rocking the Workplace, learn about the main drivers that shape this generation (based on extensive research), and how the workplace is changing. Main drivers generally include: The role of parents Entitlement The search for meaning Great expectations The need for speed Social networking Collaboration Learn more at generations.com.ShareThis

"Before you go to a foreign country, what do you do? You study the land. You study the heritage. You study the culture. Who are the tribal leaders? What do people wear? What do people do? And I think millennials need to study the workplace they're going into." We've all heard a lot about the "millennial" generation. In this interview with David Stillman, co-author of The M-Factor: How the Millennial Generation Is Rocking the Workplace, learn about the main drivers that shape this generation (based on extensive research), and how the workplace is changing. Main drivers generally include: The role of parents Entitlement The search for meaning Great expectations The need for speed Social networking Collaboration Learn more at generations.com.

Elizabeth Wagele, co-author of The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality, discusses the nine personality types based on differing personal motivationsmdash;and how discovering your own personality type can help you find the career that's right for you (or work with others in the career you already have). The nine personality types include: - The Perfectionist: motivated to make improvements - The Helper: motivated to meet other people's needs - The Achiever: motivated to attain a successful image - The Romantic: motivated to express individuality (I've decided that I fall into this camp) - The Observer: motivated to acquire knowledge - The Questioner: motivated to reduce risk - The Adventurer: motivated to explore possibilities - The Asserter: motivated to set clear boundaries - The Peace Seeker: motivated to maintain inner calm Check out The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality to find out which career/personality type you fit into.ShareThis

Elizabeth Wagele, co-author of The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality, discusses the nine personality types based on differing personal motivationsmdash;and how discovering your own personality type can help you find the career that's right for you (or work with others in the career you already have). The nine personality types include: - The Perfectionist: motivated to make improvements - The Helper: motivated to meet other people's needs - The Achiever: motivated to attain a successful image - The Romantic: motivated to express individuality (I've decided that I fall into this camp) - The Observer: motivated to acquire knowledge - The Questioner: motivated to reduce risk - The Adventurer: motivated to explore possibilities - The Asserter: motivated to set clear boundaries - The Peace Seeker: motivated to maintain inner calm Check out The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality to find out which career/personality type you fit into.

Harvey Mackay is certainly a role model for those who are looking to create a successful, creative career for themselves. His business has 600 employees, andnbsp; it does 100 million dollars worth of sales out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He's a nationally syndicated columnistmdash;his writing appears in 60 newspapers. He's had three number one New York Times best sellers, 10 million books out around the world in 80 countries, and he's been speaking to fortune 1,000 companies once per week for the past 23 years. Not a bad list of accomplishments. Harvey Mackay has all kinds of practical advice for those who are facing the job market in this 15 minute podcast interview. Show Notes - There are 14.8 million Americans out of work; 6.3 million have been looking for jobs for more than seven months, up from one million five years ago - The average college graduate today will have 10-14 different job changes in his/her career by age 38, and 3-5 different career changes (federal bureau of labor statistics) - There are an average of 6-8 people lined up for every job Mackay's books include: - Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Outmotivate, and Outnegotiate Your Competition (New York Times #1 best seller for 54 weeks) - Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt: Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Deliver More Than You Promise (New York Times #1 best seller) - Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need (New York Times best seller list) - Pushing the Envelope: All The Way To The Top - We Got Fired!: . . . And It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us - Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You Learn more at harveymackay.com.ShareThis

Harvey Mackay is certainly a role model for those who are looking to create a successful, creative career for themselves. His business has 600 employees, andnbsp; it does 100 million dollars worth of sales out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He's a nationally syndicated columnistmdash;his writing appears in 60 newspapers. He's had three number one New York Times best sellers, 10 million books out around the world in 80 countries, and he's been speaking to fortune 1,000 companies once per week for the past 23 years. Not a bad list of accomplishments. Harvey Mackay has all kinds of practical advice for those who are facing the job market in this 15 minute podcast interview. Show Notes - There are 14.8 million Americans out of work; 6.3 million have been looking for jobs for more than seven months, up from one million five years ago - The average college graduate today will have 10-14 different job changes in his/her career by age 38, and 3-5 different career changes (federal bureau of labor statistics) - There are an average of 6-8 people lined up for every job Mackay's books include: - Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Outmotivate, and Outnegotiate Your Competition (New York Times #1 best seller for 54 weeks) - Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt: Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Deliver More Than You Promise (New York Times #1 best seller) - Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need (New York Times best seller list) - Pushing the Envelope: All The Way To The Top - We Got Fired!: . . . And It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us - Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You Learn more at harveymackay.com.

By day, Christie Maliyackel works for anbsp; health care consulting firm. By night, she's writing a novel called Lucyland. Listen to Christie's perspective on balancing full time work and creative side projects. This is my first in-person interview in quite some timemdash;pardon the background noise from the coffee shop we were in. Update: Christie has been kind enough to share an excerpt of Lucyland with us. Check it out below. October 16 arrived before I knew it. All I know was that come October 15th night, I was scrambling about, trying to locate my only business suit (that I was hoping still fit seeing as how I had last worn it about a year and a half ago) and shove it into my suitcase, while simultaneously hoping it wouldnrsquo;t wrinkle by tomorrow morning. But here I was! SFO International Airport! As I meandered through the hustle and bustle of the standard airport crowds, I couldnrsquo;t help looking around and simply beaming. San Francisco, here I am!! I wanted to shout to the world. I spotted a bathroom virtually instantaneously and eagerly made myself comfortable in the spacious handicapped stall so that I would have ample room for changing. Talk about a transformation in the course of seven minutes: ghetto, sweatshirted Lucy gone business professional. Okay, so a quick glance in the mirror showed a few slight wrinkles in my business suit jacket but nothing TOO noticeable (or so I hoped). Oh well, it was too late now. I had no iron nor any other suits, and my interview was in exactly one hour and twenty-seven minuteshellip; yikes! Was that right? A double-take of my watch showed that, of course, that was the case. Oh God. Seeing as how I had never been to San Francisco, let alone traversed from SFO to San Franciscorsquo;s financial district (by cab, no less), I had no idea how long the journey would take. I mean, first therersquo;s just snagging a cab (I had a feeling the line waiting for a cab would be endless, given my luck), then the ride itself (complete with the probability of hitting traffic along the way)hellip; these were the train wreck of thoughts flying through my head as I hurriedly powdered on some foundation (which, Irsquo;m not going to lie, wasnrsquo;t even the exact same color as my skin! Apparently I had acquired a slight tan in the last year or so, which was the last time that I think I even used this makeup stuff) and frantically tried to smooth out one stubbornly blatant wrinkle on my jacket. Life is filled with tradeoffs though (see? I was already thinking like a businessperson!). So, I just hastily shoveled my makeup bag back into my suitcase and scurried along to the cab line, my face a couple shades paler than normal thanks to that darn foundation. Thankfully, the line was only five people deep with a seemingly endless line of waiting cabs so I was able to snag one pretty darn quickly. I couldnrsquo;t believe how friendly even the cab drivers were! I mean, New York cab drivers are notorious for many thingshellip; general courtesy is certainly not one of them. Ah, Spencer. My new favorite cab driver. The little man even verified my destination three times, before actually pulling out of the airport holding area. I settled back into my seat, pulling out my little portfolio complete with multiple resumes, legal paper (on which to take notes from my interview), and even a pen (God, Irsquo;ve become an interview pro, if I do say so myself!). I opened my portfolio to re-examine the activities Irsquo;d highlighted on my resume, but before I could get too far, Spencerrsquo;s curiosity got the better of him. ldquo;So, first time visiting?rdquo; he caught my eye through his rearview mirror. ldquo;Yup! Irsquo;m actually here for a job interview,rdquo; I replied, gesturing at my portfolio in my lap. ldquo;Oh, very nice, very nice,rdquo; Spencer commented. I looked back down at my resume, trying to recall the details behind my Ohio State mentoring program. It wa...