Tag: work
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As promised, here is the follow-up to yesterday’s post, wherein Lisa Coulson generously shares the lessons she’s learned from launching her own Etsy shop. So you have more macramé plant holders than you know what to do with? You’d like to sell some to support your expensive steamboatin’ habit? I present a handy guide to…
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Rogue Models highlights interviews and discussions with diverse twenty and thirtysomethings who are putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to pursuing happiness and personal/professional fulfillment on their own terms. This is the third installment in the series. It’s not a word I throw around lightly, but Lisa Coulson is downright delightful.…
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Have A Goal What is the outcome or result you’re hoping to achieve? Do you want to get your point across at a staff meeting? Get a refund for a faulty coffee maker? Be clear about what you want to get out of the situation and what will constitute success. In the beginning, simply voicing…
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I count myself lucky in that I’ve always had a good relationship with my mother. I never gave my parents any trouble growing up (unless being a chronic know-it-all counts) and she repays the favor by rarely nagging me about my career, when I’m going to get married, how I dress, etc. The most intrusive…
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We were discussing famous feminists recently and a friend couldn’t believe that I’d never heard of Betty Dodson. A quick Google rectified that, as did watching and listening to several of the artist/author/sex activist’s videos and podcasts to which my friend insisted on sending me links. While a fair chunk of Dr. Dodson’s writing, commentary…
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Hate To Break It To You is a recurring feature wherein we dispense succinct home truths that everyone could benefit from facing up to, unpleasant as they may be. Photo by Bill Ruhsam Recently, I asked an overseas coworker what his future plans were after our project ends. He threw out a couple of vague…
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Last week, I asked my sister if I should devote more of GenMeh’s column inches to discussing the trials and triumphs of my own life. She wisely pointed out this wouldn’t exactly mesh with my uber private nature. Cards close to the vest and all that jazz. The privacy thing came up again when I…
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List Served is a regular feature wherein I present you with an ordered grouping of (at least tangentially) related points. I love lists and the internet loves ephemeral minutiae. It’s all good. Chronological Observations From My Recent 18 Hours (adjusted for time zone differences) in Transatlantic Transit Okay, three minutes after take-off and I’m gonna…
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A friend of mine was remarking recently about how much she admires people with the courage not to let quotidian concerns stop them from following their dreams and how she wishes she could be this way. Considering this was a woman who arrived from Romania with only two suitcases and a couple hundred bucks in…
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Dear GenMeh; Help! I have my annual performance appraisal next week. Not only do I suck at meetings like this, I’m pretty sure that telling my boss that I spend every lunch hour fantasizing about quitting and running off to the Dominican Republic won’t go over too well. I kinda hate the job (a lot),…
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