Pathfinders Career Design

-- Bored at Work? --

Could be that your brain is trying to tell you about a hidden natural talent . . .

If you're bored at work, should you look for a new job? We constantly seek new information to keep our mind's sharp.

Is a Late-Career Change Worth It?

-- Why We Should All Be an Apprentice --

Apprentice Your Way to a Kickass Career It’s rare that someone really nails what’s going on in the world of work. In a recent NY Times article, Wanted: Factory Workers, Degree Required,

-- A Little Something for Square Pegs --

Why We Fall Into the Wrong Career and What to Do About It The career talk every January is usually full of fluff, but I see an evolution in the spirit of this annual endeavor. This year’s career advice

Thinking about a Career Switch?

Start 2017 off on the right foot. See my hot off the press interview with Northern Virginia Magazine.

Make the Most of Winter: Start the new year off stress-free A lot is made of New Year’s resolutions, but when it comes to stressing less in today’s world, we all need to start sometime.

-- Santa's Gift for College Kids --

Hard Questions to Ask Your Confused College Kid Home for the Holidays Hard Questions to Ask Your Confused College Kid Home for the HolidaysPublished on December 15, 2016Anthony SpadaforeFollowFollowingUnfollowAnthony SpadaforeSign in to follow this authorPathfinders Career Design | “Now What?” Co-Author | Career Choice Coach | Career Change at 30+ | Aptitude TestingYo...

-- So, What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? --

Inside Jobs What American workers have to say about their work

Question: What's worse than judging a book by its cover?

Answer: Judging a career by its cover, and then paying big $$$ to get a college degree in that field. (I did that, and so did most of my clients.)

Then, try this: "Stop making assumptions about things you don’t actually know and definitely stop spending based on those assumptions." (This is easier said than done)

Stop Spending Based on Other People’s Wealth Trying to keep up with the Joneses, when the Joneses’ real finances are unknown, is unwise, a financial planner reminds us.

-- Naturals at Spatial Work, Despite Their Education --

"Much white-collar work has become similar to assembly-line work, comprising a series of mindless tasks."

Want to Quit Office Life to Work With Your Hands? Ask These Guys Meet the men who quit the grind of white-collar work and found job satisfaction in hauling leaves, building walls, hanging drapes and baking bread.

-- Masters: On Doing Their Best Work --

Behind The Vinyl - "Limelight" with Alex Lifeson from Rush Alex Lifeson of Rush came by the boom 97.3 studios again to share a story about their song "Limelight" on vinyl! Alex reminiscences about recording in a cold...

-- Mastery: What It Takes --

“Everything worth doing takes time. You have to write a hundred bad songs before you write one good one. And you have to sacrifice a lot of things that you might not be prepared for. Like it or not, you are in this alone and have to follow your own star.” ~Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Speaks, at Last, on His Nobel Mr. Dylan told the British news organization The Telegraph that he would “absolutely” attend the Nobel ceremony “if it’s at all possible.”

-- Stop Looking to "Find" a Job. Design Your Career --

"McKinsey survey of more than 8,000 workers found that independent workers are more satisfied with nearly every aspect of their working lives than employees."

~Diane Mulcahy is the author of The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life you Want.

Why I Tell My MBA Students to Stop Looking for a Job and Join the Gig Economy