Are you getting everything you can out of this life?
A self-less, feel-good blog about love, life, and work by career coach and existential adventurer, Cliff Flamer
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Sitting in a hot tub with two kids, I asked them what they want to be. (I’m allowed to do that because it’s my job.)
One wanted to be a rockstar and restaurant owner at the same time. The other, the older of the two, wanted to make money by doing as little… Read more...
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I have a little tickle in my throat, a wheeze in my breath, and I’m pretty stoked.
Here’s why.
Today’s been a down day full of defeated rants and negative self-talk. (Yes, even us die-hard optimists go there!) Things seem insurmountable, everything o… Read more...
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My daughter and her 2 friends each made a glass of lemonade, all different: one pink, one with ice and mint, one with a giant lemon wheel and some lost seeds at the bottom. (I couldn’t tell if the seeds were there on purpose.)
They came into the room, proud smi… Read more...
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It’s sad, indeed.
As you sit on your sunny mountaintop, back and knees sore, you look down at the traffic in the valley. From up here, you can see everything, even the things the drivers can’t see, like those dark clouds on the horizon and the winds picki… Read more...
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From the outside, finding, discovering, and following the truth can look a lot like becoming brainwashed. Once we settle on the answer and never leave it (even for good reason!), people who think differently may view us as not being able to think for ourselves.
Add to… Read more...
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There is a moment when clients come to realize that I’m the real thing.
It’s usually on the phone, during our initial consultation to discuss their resume, when something clicks into place for them. They see a glimmer from way offshore.
I’m not sure i… Read more...
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Here’s a little test for you.
When you’re away from work and wrapped up in something else, the next time your email notification sound goes off on your phone, stop and notice what happens to you. What emotion pops up?
Anxiety? Joy? Wonder? Dread? Resentment?… Read more...
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Does this happen to anyone else?
When I’m watching a movie on my phone that I shot myself, I tend to laugh in the same spots and in the same way as I did while filming the original video. The end result is an echo of myself, past and present.
I like that this hap… Read more...
It’s widely known that employers want young people. Age discrimination is real. Young people have stamina, will work long hours, don’t have preconceived ideas that get in the way. They’re more flexible in their thinking, more willing to adopt the company’s… Read more...
Funny, how we get a second try at things in life.
I used to play soccer. It was a huge part of my life growing up. Great friendships, lots of championships, all before I was in high school.
Then puberty hit, for everyone else, not for me, and the game changed. It became less about … Read more...