Writer, a teacher, a broadcast journalist, a fashion designer were all at the top of my list. Fast forward years later, 15 years into my adult career exactly and I have been a financial admin, teacher, training specialist, elearning developer, site manager for a service organization and instructional designer. Renaissance Soul. MORE >>

Everything you read about productivity and time-management will tell you to work from a list. But don’t overload your list with killer, big-time stuff. Take regular breaks – Studies have shown and books have been written about ideal time periods of productivity. Sounds old fashioned - but it works! MORE >>

Is this your first time here? But New York Magazine is the best at taking my breath away, every time. Forgetting to sleep or change clothes for days at a time. can’t stop thinking about the house even though the house does not require full-time thinking any more. This is how we find ourselves so many times in life. MORE >>

Is this your first time here? About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog How to make business travel manageable Posted to: Productivity | Self-management November 11th, 2009 Del.icio.us If I was gone all week, I take off a day from work to have extra time for my personal life. MORE >>

Is this your first time here? This gives us a visual for the lack of interest Gen X has in Baby Boomer style managment: McMansions for sale with no buyers. While I would never be called early adopter of technology (I didn’t try twitter til it was in Time magazine) I like experimenting with tools for building tribes. Get a tribe. MORE >>