I hate coming back to working out! July 21, 2008
Posted by hardly Run, Sit-ups, Bar, Medicine Ball, Row, Other, Max reps, Pullups, Pushups, Jump Rope
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I was not in the gym last week, more on that later, and both fell off my diet, and didn’t participate in any “high-intensity” workouts. To my detriment, I might add!
Today’s torture session…
Warm-up
- 30 each:
- Double-under jump ropes
- push-ups
- knee-ups
- overhead squats
Workout:
- 30 Clean & Press @ 75 lbs
- 6x:
- 300 M Row
- 200 M run
- time: 17:40
- 3 min each for total max count:
- Pull-ups
- GHP Sit-ups
- Wallball @ 20 lbs
- Row (for calories)
- Ball Slams @ 20 lbs
- Reps: 220
Logbook Activity
- Type: Other
- Date: 07/21/2008
- Time: 07:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
A little thinking about your career July 21, 2008
Posted by hardly Career Development
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Communicatrix has a nice post regarding overestimating and underestimating what you can do.
Now, the last time I referenced one of her posts, I got a few befuddled 'Huh?' responses. "What in the world does this have to do with recruiting?" was a common theme.
Heading this all off at the pass, one thing I commonly see in candidates (and hiring managers, too), is a focus on the immediate future. In developing a career, it's important to set a long-term goal, and then identify those skills & attributes you need to develop to get there. You will likely have a number of stops along the way getting to the goal.
It's amazing what we can accomplish during our career(s) in time, and with conscious, directed thought.
Apply the opposite test July 21, 2008
Posted by hardly Resumes
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Sometimes, you just need to say, "Yeah, vanilla is a great flavor." Or, "Gosh, didn't Toyota knock it out of the park w/the Prius?" And of course, "Guy Kawasaki sure knows how to write a good business book!"
I began reading "The Art of The Start" last week for a project I'm working on. While the book is ostensibly about what one needs to do to get a company going, there nuggets for everyone.
For those of you out looking for a job, one entry you should pay attention to is, "Apply the Opposite Test", pp 39.
Guy's point is that most companies describe their product(s) in terms that other companies use as well. So, you should describe your product in a way that is opposite that of the competition in order to stand out.
Here's the paragraph to pay attention to: "For example, it would be fine to describe your product as 'intuitive, secure, fast, and scalable' if your competition describes its product as 'hard-to-use, vulnerable, slow, and limited.' However, this probably isn't the case, so you're saying nothing."
Same applies for candidates resumes - you're a product, too!
