Talents & Skills

Pushing a Broom can Jump Start Your Career

That may sound like a weird title for career in the entertainment production industry so let me unpack it a little more. A few weeks ago, my team and three other vendors were renovating a…

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I Want that Job Now…

I want that job NOW… Don’t sweat the WAIT… remember when you were little, driving with the family and asking a hundred times, “ARE WE THERE YET”. NO? How about waiting for your birthday or…

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Creatives Come in all Shapes and Flavors…Are You One?

Creative people come in all shapes and flavors.  Accountants can be a creative. A doctor, a teacher and of course writers, painters, musicians etc. are all creative.   Being a creative means you see and think about things differently.  You see new ways of doing…

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Don’t Trap Your Career Growth

You can get trapped limiting your growth even if you’re working at the highest level in your industry. At one point in my career I ended up working at ITT Defense as a QC engineer…

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Obsolete Your Tool, Not Your Career

My father spent his life as an auto machinist and my uncles were all construction workers.  Anytime I was about to start wrenching my Harley or adding an addition to my house, my father and uncles…

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What it’s Like to Sail on a Pirate Ship?

Ever wonder what it was like to sail on a pirate ship?  The diversity of the crew and their backgrounds. The shared experiences of each crew member.  The different adventures that each day would bring. …

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Advancing Careers Sitting on Road Cases

I spent my entire career / life being part of a band, team, crew or department and never thought much about.   That was until the events of the 2020 pandemic hit and forced all…

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Rethink Your…”Just Because”

Just because… Just because you’ve been at this for decades doesn’t mean you have aged out. Just because your old ways have been replaced with new ways doesn’t mean you’ve aged out. Just because you hear new words doesn’t mean you don’t understand…

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Planning isn’t Doing

When you roll up your selves and start your struggle, people will see your struggle, and talented people will come to your aid.  If you sit on your couch and plan your struggle no one…

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Stop with the Gen Profiling!

Okay that’s enough generation profiling…from all gens to all gens.. I’m tired of hearing people talk about Gen Z’s bad social skills or the Millennials sense of entitlement. I am tired of hearing my generation…

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