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Matching Career Verbs to Majors: Some thoughts for higher ed
This is part 4 of a series on thinking about Careers as Verbs. You can find the first post in the series on July 1. I read a great article a few years ago on finding your calling by looking at the intersection where of your best talents and interests overlap with a core problem…
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Our Verbs Need an Axis
This is part 3 of a series, Careers as Verbs. You’ll find the first post in the series on July 1. OK, great. Say you’re on board with this idea that we need to change the language we use to discuss vocation and calling. Let’s say we start talking about careers as verbs instead of…
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Find Your Personal Verbs
This is part 2 of a series, Careers as Verbs. Yesterday’s post was the kickoff. Think about your job. Think about every job you’ve ever done. Now sort them into categories — jobs I liked and jobs I hated. Think about what you did for those jobs, what core skills, what verbs, occupied your time.…
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Verbs vs Nouns vs Careers vs School
I started thinking about this whole question of how we discuss careers and calling back in the spring. It’s still chewing away at me. So I’m going to devote myself to a series this week on careers as verbs. You might want to catch up on a couple of my earlier posts, first. Career as…
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My Shrimp & Grits Recipe
This has been a much-requested recipe, so I’ll share a version of it here. No apologies for the rustic nature of these directions – the only measuring utensils you need are for the opening steps of the grits. The rest you can eyeball. 😉 I will say that, made well, this recipe beats nearly every…
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