I just got my official copy of my friend Michelle Goodman’s My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional.  I say official because I had the opportunity to provide a back cover blurb a few months ago.  I was happy to do so, because for those of us who long to have the flexible lifestyle and income ...

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 can I can my career in an alternative direction when I don’t have much experience?  ...

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, investigator, networker, or nurturer – and then suggests several unusual and ...

Today, we continue our interview with Paul Phelan, a twenty-four year-old Canadian who’s currently an English teacher at Qiongzhou University in Wuzhishan City, Hainan, China.    What do you think makes you a good teacher?   To be a successful ESL teacher, you must be one thing – yourself.  Don’t try to be the person who’s ...

Twenty-four year-old Paul Phelan from Canada is an English teacher at Qiongzhou University in Wuzhishan City, Hainan, China.  I spoke to him about his cool job for my new book on dream careers.  Here are some snippets from his interview:   How did you start teaching English as a second language abroad?   The first teaching ...

[ImageAttachment]   On the Brazen Careerist blog, Penelope Trunk has a post on money’s relationship to happiness.  She quotes Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University, who says once you have enough money to meet basic needs – food, shelter, etc. — incremental increases have little effect on your happiness. ...