May 17, 2005
I am ripping off Donna Rosato of MONEY Magazine by stealing her “The 21 steps” article…
The 21 steps - Try these steps to get your career in motion.
March 17, 2005: 4:03 PM EST - By Donna Rosato, MONEY Magazine
NEW YORK (MONEY Magazine) - Check out these ways to stay current and -- who knows? -- start pulling ahead.
- STAY CURRENT - Doing it.
- FEAR NOT THE BLOG - Don't.
- DRESS LIKE YOU MEAN IT - Is ghetto chic ok?
- BE A MENTOR - Sort of.
- ASSOCIATE WITH DOERS - Used to (the people I hang with use to be the movers and shakers, but of late they are sliding down the food chain, hummmm, might be a reason for this…)
- REDECORATE - Is ghetto chic ok?
- SPEAK UP - I use to but lately I find it hard to.
- THINK POSITIVE - Oops.
- ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES - Typically wear short sleeves or a t-shirt.
- FILL EMPTY SPACE - My cube is already full.
- SEND A MESSAGE - Do spit balls count.
- MAKE A CO-WORKER OBSOLETE - My co-workers got there first.
- TAKE A CLASS - Does yoga count?
- BE THE MOTIVATOR YOUR BOSS DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO BE - aaaah…
- MAKE E-MAIL STAND OUT - Dude, all those links I send out to cool pictures, jokes, and downloads rock!
- ALWAYS BRING A CARD - Shit, they gave me 250 when I got here 5 years ago, I have 247 left, so I have got plenty of those…
- SIGN UP – For what?
- JOIN THE CLUB - Got my Safeway card right here, saves me up to 5%.
- GO OVERSEAS - Love the islands, can I go there?
- SEEK CRITICISM - Don't have to, it finds me.
- JUST MOVE ON - And when you land that job, reading this article will be completely unnecessary.
I wonder if this is a sign that I have some serious work issues?