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Balanced Leisure

It’s said that one person’s pleasure is another person’s pain. And so it is with leisure: One person’s household chore is another person’s leisure. Basically, then, leisure activities are a matter of personal preference. Well, mostly.

In the way that many economists look at life, there are basically three sets of activities: market work (income production), home work (unpaid chores), and leisure. With respect to market work, it’s unlikely that more work would count as leisure. Unless you’re a workaholic. On the other hand, with an activity like cooking, the line between home work and leisure can become blurred. Dread cooking and the activity could be a chore; eagerly engage in preparing an Everyday Italian dish, then you’re probably looking at leisure.

New Career Management Book: An Instant Classic!

I’ve just read Career Distinction: Stand Out By Building Your Brand, and just posted my review at Amazon. Still, I wanted to post a slightly more detailed review, along with links, here on my blog. This book is great! An instant classic! I believe it sets the new standard for career management.

Here’s my extended review:

Way back in 2001, when I and other career professionals were conducing career workshops for outplaced individuals, it was often a useful exercise to ask participants to consider themselves as their own unique “Brand You.” Taking tips from Tom Peters’ work, we found ways to enhance traditional job search approaches and tools to help our clients stand out. Still, we lacked a comprehensive system to make personal branding a completely effective career management strategy.

Interestingly, in that same year, William Arruda founded Reach Communications Consulting, and got to work establishing a highly-effective personal branding process called 1-2-3 Success! In this new book, after dispelling branding myths, the authors discuss the phases of the process; as well, they provide access to a downloadable workbook which further supports: