The Top Seven Reads For The Week Ending May 3rd, 2013
4 Ways To Prevent Burnout Before It's Too Late
By: Drake
Baer (fastcompany.com)
I remember coming home and
curling up into a ball. I was so emotionally and physically exhausted, I
couldn't even move. My productivity was cut to nothing. The next day at the
office, I found myself just staring into my computer, for hours. No movement,
just staring.
Brand Thinking: Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink,
and Other Mavens on How and Why We Define Ourselves Through Stuff
By: Maria
Popova (brainpickings.org)
The art of the interview may be nearly obsolete, but a
handful of its contemporary masters still hold its fort. One of them is Debbie
Millman who, besides being an extraordinary artist and modern-day philosopher,
is also a maven of design and branding who has spent nearly a decade
interviewing some of today’s most revered designers, writers, artists,
anthropologists, and various other thought leaders on her Design Matters radio
show, which earned the prestigious Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2011..
Successful Networking, Your Way
By: Ed
Powers (Inc.com)
When it’s time to raise money for your business, you want to
meet enough investors so that you have a choice and some negotiating
power. That means networking.
Networking styles tend to run along a spectrum with two
extremes, neither of which works. At one end stands the networker. We all know
this person. They're always reaching out and feel too slick. At the other end
are those who count themselves above networking, and who disdain the idea of
asking someone to buy their product or invest in their company.
Financial Opposites in a Life Together
By: Tara
Siegel Bernard (The New York Times)
Jennifer
and Scott Bartone were married in October after a seven-year courtship. But
they did not have a serious conversation about money until this week. And boy, did Ms. Bartone, a
32-year-old legal recruiter, and Mr. Bartone, a 43-year-old bartender, have a
lot to talk about. I was in their living room, in North Bergen, N.J., to
witness it all as part of a “fiscal health day” exercise, where I promised to
spend several hours helping readers organize their financial life.
Self-Promotion Is Not Crucial (Unless You Want To Get
Ahead!)
By: Margie
Warrell (Forbes)
Growing up on a dairy farm, with six brothers and sisters, it was
drummed into me from an early age that humility is a virtue, and bragging,
well… not so much. My parents, both humble to the core, told us that if we
worked hard, and did a good job (at school, in athletics, or elsewhere) we’d be
recognized for our effort and rewarded accordingly. For the most part, it was
good advice. However, in today’s competitive workplace, if your plan to get
ahead is based on the assumption that hard work alone will suffice, you may
find yourself being left behind as the horn blowers around you land the
opportunities you anticipated were yours.
David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips
By: David
Pogue (TED)
YouTube video. Tech columnist David Pogue shares 10 simple, clever
tips for computer, web, smartphone and camera users. And yes, you may know a few of these already
-- but there's probably at least one you don't.
To Sell Is Human
By: Daniel
H. Pink (iTunes)
From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes a
surprising--and surprisingly useful--new book that explores the power of
selling in our lives. According to the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every
day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else
to make a purchase.
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