Life Between Jobs

The slogan printed on my coffee cup is “Life is Short. Stay awake for it.” It is a registered trademark of Caribou Coffee. As a fan of coffee in general, I thought it was pithy.

But in this moment, I am thinking back to a more familiar refrain – “Life is Short. Do [...]

I started a new job on August 1. It is with a startup. I am grateful to have a job.

I un-learned one very important thing while finding this job. One of the behaviors that I had to un-learn during the process of looking for a job was a tendency of normal big [...]

I think the single most disregarded job search principle is “Know what you want.” I admit when you’re faced with the situation of having no income, and providing for yourself and your loved ones, you will do anything. That’s as it should be. But so often people become desperate and they flop around [...]

As I mentioned in a recent update I’ve been on an adventure. I went on this adventure purposefully because I realized what I was doing wasn’t working. When looking at basic qualifications, I don’t have a major deficiency. I have an engineering degree and an MBA, both from top schools. I had great experience at [...]

I am here to say that I am officially back from an adventure.  The adventure is not over.  I am just back here to tell you more about it.
Why did I go on this adventure?  After a very tough period in late March to mid April, I realized that I needed to re-tool.   Revamp my perspective.  [...]

Yes, this post is about finding a job.
I was reading a blog post this week and I was reminded of the principle from Leo Tolstoy’s book, Anna Karenina.
It goes “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
If you search the principle on Wikipedia, the principle even has its own [...]

I was talking with a friend Friday afternoon.  I worked with him when I launched the removable drive cartridge product at my former employer.  He was the VP of Business Development at the partner company.  He is now at a startup as their VP of Business Development.
He said, all things being equal, he prefers the [...]