Posts tagged: career
- Gina Trapani: “How to Benefit From a Freelancer’s Mind-Set”
- Trapani says traditional 9-to-5ers would do well to think like a freelancer. What’s the freelancer mindset? Freelancers know how to hustle. Freelancers are acutely aware of costs in time and money. Freelancers do work for reasons other than money. Freelancers build (and risk) their reputation with every job. With each point, Trapani tells non-freelancers how they can apply these [...] [13 Nov 2009]
- Two-year itch: Staying motivated when you can’t move
- In relationships, we hear about the ’seven year itch.’ but when it comes to our careers, is there such a thing as a two-year itch? I first thought about be two year itch after a conversation with an acquaintance about why he left his last job: “After about two years, I just need a new challenge,” [...] [17 Jun 2009]
- Recommended: Tim Bray’s “The Fear Factor”
- Tim Bray gives amazing advice on what techies can do when times get tough. Hit: move towards mobile. From the Future of Web Apps 2008 conference. [30 Oct 2008]