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• Book Review: Bounce

  A few months ago, I had the opportunity to meet longtime entrepreneur and author Barry Moltz in our shared hometown of Chicago. Barry has founded and run small businesses for more than 15 years, and he’s a nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship Read More... Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Handy Resources, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• Economic Downturn Humbles - But Does Not Negate Needs of - Gen Y

  I’d suspected as much, and then I read it in the Economist . Sometime between the beginning of the economic downturn and now, Gen Y has become unentitled. Says the article that confirmed my thoughts: Jessica Buchsbaum first noticed that something had Read More... Posted Monday, January 26, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Emotional Intelligence, Employment Trends, News and Politics, Work

• Have You Taken the Myers Briggs Lately?

  Thanks to my friend Jason Alba , this week I headed over to HumanMetrics.com to take the Myers Briggs personality test for free. I’ve taken the test before, but it’s cool to revisit it occasionally to see if the results are the same. In the interest of Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Continuing Education, Handy Resources, Personal Development

• Book Review: The 29% Solution

  Says Ivan Misner, the founder and chairman of BNI , the world's largest business networking organization: “It’s not Net-SIT or NeT-EAT, it’s Net-WORK. Successful networking is about learning how to work the networking process, not just letting it happen.” Read More... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Networking, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills, Personal Development

• Grudge-Holding: Seriously, What’s the Point?

  I don’t know how to hold a grudge. I’ve never met anyone who has done something so terrible to me (killed or seriously hurt someone I love on purpose) that it warrants harboring an extremely negative opinion of them for months or years on end. Even when Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism

• How to Know if You Really Like Your Job

  I love this post from one of the smartest college students – if not the smartest – I know. Ben Casnocha suggests that if you want to find out what someone really does for a living, ask him what he does "on a day-to-day basis." According to Ben, typically Read More... Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Discovering Your Passion, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The Economy May Stink, But You Can Still Be Happy

  So everyone’s lamenting the tragic turn our society has taken – economically, politically, socially. And I agree that things are objectively not as good in America as they were 10 years ago. But they’re still better than they were during the Civil War, Read More... Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development

• Words of Wisdom on Job Action Day

  To rally those who have lost their jobs or are facing possible job loss in the current devastated economic climate, Quintessential Careers has created Job Action Day . Job Action Day, which is today, aims to empower workers and job-seekers to take proactive Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Current Affairs, Job Hunting, Networking, Productivity, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The Older You Are, the Less Stress You Have?

  A friend who is in the Communications department at the American Psychological Association kindly provided me with the just-released results of their Stress in America survey, broken down by generations. As soon as I read it, I was itching to share the Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work

• Taking Responsibility for “The Bumps”

  For about a year, I’ve been getting these odd red bumps on one of my legs. At first I thought they must be a result of some illness, environmental toxin, or even pregnancy. When they appear, they itch and hurt, and I’ve been known to complain profusely Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Ownership & Initiative, Professionalism, Reviews & Promotions, Troubleshooting, Daily Life

• 3 Words You Should Never Say: “I Deserve Better”

  Let’s start with a confession. I’ve been guilty of this one since the beginning of my career. When I first graduated from college, I was appalled to be offered a starting salary of $22K as an entry-level PR account coordinator. I was an A student at Northwestern, Read More... Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Compensation, Reviews & Promotions

• Well-Oiled Career Transitions in a Down Economy

  A few months ago, I met Chandlee Bryan, a dynamic career expert who’s now blogging over at Career Hub . Chandlee’s new post on career change echoes many of the questions we advice types have been getting since the economy first started nose-diving. How Read More... Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Cool Careers, Creativity & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Life Balance, Productivity

• 5 Ways to Take Charge of Your Career Stability

  My friend and radio show co-host Lindsey Pollak has a brand new blog over at Fast Company . Her first, post, 5 Ways to Take More Control of Your Career , comes at a perfect time as we all sit in shock over the demise of long-established, powerful financial Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Business, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• Is Luck a Reality That Should Be Acknowledged?

  On his blog, Seth Godin responded to a reader who believes luck and randomness is just as critical to success as hard work and effort. Seth says: “Without a doubt, luck is involved. I don't think anyone would tell you otherwise. The choice one needs to Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership & Initiative, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Would You Work With Your Spouse?

  I’ve encountered a lot of couples where one person has left his or her job to support the career of the other. Typically, one spouse is an accomplished entrepreneur, so the other pitches in to help grow the business – often in a subordinate role. I’m Read More... Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals