Career Advice from a Comic Book
Daniel Pink unleashed a Conceptual Age book in his new publication "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Book You Will Ever Need" Click on the blue title to see a review from Business Week.

I like the article because it describes the unique features of a business book( the first of its' kind) done in the Japanese comic genre Manga. The article does not quite "get it" as it asked for specific career tips rather than bask in the wisdom and symbolic interpretation that any great mythic adventure provides.

Head over to www.JohnnyBunko.com for info, suprises and a preview -- Than buy a book for a friend or colleague.

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Unlocking Cool - By Jeremy Gutsche, TrendHunter.com

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By methodically approaching innovation, organizations and individuals can generate ideas, stimulate creativity, and ultimately unlock cool. The UNLOCKING COOL presentation is typically delivered as a keynote speach with the slides used as a reference for the discussion.


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A Blue Corn Hero History

Blue Corn Comics does a bang up job of a "Brief History of Heroes" in the article Why Write About Heroes? Agree with the ideas in the article or not -- the content and presentation are quality.

nuff said

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E.Q. and All Play and No WorkDaniel Golemen is reponsible for several intresting books on the subject of Emotional Intelligence (one's ability to self-regulate the inner world of feelings to be a effective at home & while working.) TheEmotional Intelligence & Emotional Competency diagram provides an in depth description of the variety and complexity the rich palette of moods that make life rich.

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Future Jobs: College Grads Need Not Apply


Depending on where you read "the economy" or The Economy" is re-open for job seekers or a workers wasteland getting worse. I see both as true as we grapple with making decisions in a new era of built for speed and the vocational change artist. I appreciate the vivid depiction that Al Findelivers in a strong tone. It is not pleasant to witness the pain & confusion that many refer to as "The Anxiety Age", though it is even worse to imagine our world without the big dose of possibility that change activates.

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Do You Believe In Magic?

I do or I can say I choose to as in "Those magic moments..." song. The link above from the archives of Fast Company Magazine is a quality think-piece that reminds me of the relationship between creativity and discipline.

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