For reasons too complicated to explain here, I held down two “part-time” jobs this year. One on Long Island and one in Manhattan, all the while living in the Bronx. If you are already thinking I am crazy, you are right. It was a year riddled with obstacles, long commutes, crazy hours (thus the “part-time” […]
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An excerpt from Exit Stage Right: The Career Change Handbook for Performers. A partial version also appears in Game Plan. There are a whole lot of people out there (and talk shows and magazines and, yes, self-help books) telling you to Do! What! You’re! Passionate! About! – and that’s lovely, inspiring even. After all, no
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It’s pretty easy to see that we have become a culture obsessed with “advice” from headlines like “10 Things Successful People Do before They Drink their Morning Coffee” to ” 5 Ways You Can Eliminate Fatty Foods from Your Diet Today.” The impression on us as the reader and the consumer is that if we do
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Whether you’re prepping for vacation, approaching retirement, or launching into the work world post-graduation, summertime brings an opportunity to refresh and reflect on our work. This month at Pregame, we focus on the what, why, how, and who of our careers. One belief our team definitely shares is that career isn’t separate from life. Our work is a part of our
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All my life I’ve focused more on the destination than the journey. Whether telling my parents what I wanted to do on our next Disney World trip, watching the clock during swim practice, or thinking about the meal I’d have when finished, I’d often not fully appreciate what I was doing in the present. In fact, I’ve
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I have become convinced that one of the most important things humans do in life is to be in relationship with one another. As a pastor and hospital chaplain, all I do is tend to relationships. Relationships are complicated, complex, messy, thrilling, incredible, sad, loving, full of drama, full of meaning, some are good, some
On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Dennis Hastert, Phyllis Schlafly, and Malia Obama taking a gap year before entering Harvard. Dennis Hastert Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for various crimes he committed trying to cover
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