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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My grandfather’s favorite thing to do was to sit under an apple tree at the bottom of a hill in his yard and smoke cigars. He’d have his shirt unbuttoned all the way, kind of slouched, moving the cigar to his mouth in a slow, sideways arc.
As a kid I found… Read more...
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Weakened from the day’s events, both good and bad, I find myself laying on the couch scrollin’ through social media. (At the end of a long day sometimes it seems like the only energy I have left is barely enough to fit inside my thumb.)
Amidst pictures of … 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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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...
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...
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I’m lucky. I get to say things like “I’m glad”, “Good for you,” “You deserve it,” and “I’m so excited for you” every day as part of my job.
I do this by email, by phone, by social media… All day.
An… Read more...
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We’ve had rats. It’s been an adventure. I’ll leave it at that.
Anyone who’s had rats knows that scratching sound in the walls, a tiny little noise that makes you want to open up the wall with an ax or burn the whole friggin’ house down.
Thi… Read more...
One of my evening’s pleasures is doing Algebra with my daughter. A lot of people don’t know this but I was a Math major before I chose English & Writing. I got up into the rafters of Calculus II before dropping down into the rumpus room of Shakespeare and Hemingwa… Read more...
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My mom lives in her own world. She makes up a reality that makes sense to her. She collects pictures and objects that fill her home with voices to keep from realizing she’s alone, and that she’s been alone for most of her life.
I can’t think about thi… Read more...
It’s enjoyable to think about all of the turns of phrase and peccadilloes I’ve picked up from important people in my life.
From my art teacher… I use the term “sneak up on it” in reference to taking it slow and steady when working on a large, impossib… Read more...