Priscilla Palmer has put together this massive list of personal development websites. As usual you can check the comments for more. The list isn’t categorized, which is a shame, and mentions Lifehack.org as a collaborative site. It would be nice to have a list that divides sites into focus. For instance General, GTD, etc. In…

Chris Brogan: I’m on a kick. I just finished reading Marcus Buckingham’s, NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS, and found that I agreed with their premise that working on your strengths is much more productive than throwing time and effort at changing your weaknesses. One example given was a school report card. If you have one A…

Draining, anti-productive negative people. It may be someone who is always complaining about something, or attacking you personally; there is much to gain by correctly handling these people. Catherine Pratt has written about 9 ways to deal with a negative person. The key, in my opinion, is becoming detached emotionally and looking at things objectively…

If you’ve found a job that is enjoyable, it can be very easy to get into a routine. However, a routine can quickly morph into a rut which may negatively impact your career development. Following with the theme of the season, Jaclyne Badal from the College Journal (a branch of the Wall Street…

In most any professional environment you will encounter those who are feeling the repercussions of long hours and impending deadlines. The pre-burnout conditions can manifest themselves in any of the following behaviors. Little or no demonstrated interest in the business at hand. Few outside interests or hobbies. Statements of apathy. Limited or no goals for professional or personal…

A week or so ago, I wrote The Power of Jimmy Olsen, about the “support cast” in our lives, and how we must not judge everyone by the same scale. Jon from the Levite Chronicles ran with the article and created a follow-on post, “The Care and Feeding of Jimmy Olsen.” My piece only…