Category Archives: Daily Grind

10 Popular Career Myths You’ve Been Told: MythBusters Edition

Photo by Flickr user Horia Varlan When you were growing up, well-meaning parents, teachers, and career advisors passed on their favorite nuggets of career “wisdom.” When you started out in the working world, you dutifully tried to follow these tried-and-true guidelines, only to wonder what was wrong with you when following “the rules” didn’t bring…

Conscious Consumerism: Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Buy Another Info Product

photo credit: Aim low, play bass At the beginning of the year, I set a goal to become a more conscious consumer. I’m not a big spender by nature, but info products and books are my Achilles heel. It’s easy—sometimes too easy—to justify the purchase with the excuse that it’s information that I can use…