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• You Don’t Have to Leave Corporate America to Live Your Passion

  A few months ago, I met Lia, a woman who has done what I think is a very sensible thing with her career – fulfilling her desire to make a difference in the world in the context of working for a large company – so I thought I’d share her story here. When Read More... Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Continuing Education, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Work

• 4 Tips for Scoring Your Dream Gig

  It’s finally here. My new book, How’d You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Careers and How to Get Them , has just been released! The book starts with a quiz that tells you your job personality – be it an adventurer, creator, data-head, entrepreneur, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Ownership & Initiative, Work

• Dream Job Spotlight Cont: Chris, Political Speechwriter

  Today, we’re continuing our interview with Chris , who has his dream job as a political speechwriter. Alex: What personality traits do you think it takes to be successful in your job? Chris: First, imagination. You can’t just say the same things over Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion

• Starting Your Own Gig: Entrepreneurism "at Work"

  Leaving the business world to start one’s own gig is a hot topic these days. I read blog posts about it every day, and my friend Pam Slim just sold a new book about it. Over lunch a few weeks ago, I asked my good friend Keith Alperin if he’d be willing Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Dream Job Spotlight: Interview with Chris, Political Speechwriter

  Given current events, I thought it would be appropriate for this dream job spotlight to focus on a political career. Today, we’re talking with Chris, 29, a speechwriter who gets paid to put eloquent words in the mouths of our favorite candidates and is Read More... Posted Monday, February 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Work

• Book Review: 20 Something Manifesto

  My 30/20 Vision radio show co-host, Christine Hassler , has just released a new book for twenty-somethings called 20 Something Manifesto: Quarterlifers Speak Out about Who They Are, What They Want, and How to Get It. Christine began her post-college life Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Discovering Your Passion, Handy Resources, Personal Development, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Are You Really a Workaholic?

  Marketing guru Seth Godin has just set a bunch of us wondering if we really and truly are workaholics. I always thought I was. After all, I’m driven to work 50+ hours a week. It’s not enough just to be in the office, I actually have to be contributing Read More... Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Being Good is Only One Piece of the Puzzle

  My good friend from college, Phil Saken, recently switched careers. How he pulled this off actually makes a pretty remarkable story, which I’ll be sharing in more detail in the next week or so. But anyway, he had decided that his job as an evening news Read More... Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Discovering Your Passion, Ownership & Initiative, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Intriguing Career Trends for 2008

  Everyone has been buzzing about the different careers featured in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Careers of 2008 piece. Since I’m going to be doing my fair share of talking about cool jobs come the spring , I thought I would highlight some of the more Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, News and Politics

• The Tale of 52 Jobs in a Year

  Thanks to the folks over at Get That Job for pointing out the story of Sean Aiken , a twenty-something who is figuring out what he wants to do with his life by trying out a new job every week for a year. According to Sean, after finishing college with Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Creativity & Innovation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 6 Benefits of Volunteering

  In honor of the holiday season and the speaking engagement I recently did with Chicago Cares , an organization that creates unique volunteer experiences for individuals, businesses and organizations to help combat many of our community’s most urgent needs, Read More... Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 30/20 Vision Radio Show: Live this Tuesday

  Just a reminder that the first 30/20 Vision talk show will be live on BlogTalkRadio this coming Tuesday, October 16 th , at 1PM ET. This monthly series is for the 20-something woman who wishes she had a couple of big sisters to clue her in on the ins Read More... Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Personal Development, Daily Life, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Al Gore and the American Dream

  So Al Gore was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize , for being "probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted" to combat climate change, according to his citation. (The Read More... Posted Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Personal Development, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 30/20 Vision: New 20-Something Podcast Series!

  I am really excited to share the debut of the new 30/20 Podcast series - especially for the 20-something woman who wishes she had a couple of big sisters to clue her in on the ins and outs of life after college. The series will feature me and my fellow Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Mentoring, Personal Development, Daily Life, Work, School, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Authenticity at Work

  Rebecca Thorman over at Modite has a great post on prioritizing your authenticity . Says Rebecca: “ I get miffed when others claim to be environmentally concerned, and are blatantly not. Like the people who shop at Whole Foods, and think that gets them Read More... Posted Saturday, September 08, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Discovering Your Passion, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing