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In Memoriam Work

For 36 years, we watched Alex Trebek show us how to work – and how to live

Whenever someone learns that I appeared on Jeopardy!, they always ask me two things: ‘How did you do that?’ and ‘What’s Alex Trebek really like?’ I always reply: ‘I tried out!’ and ‘He’s just the same as the way he appears on the show.’ He’s just the same as the way he appears on the […]

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Work

Impostor syndrome on the shop floor

Have you ever had a job where you felt like you were in over your head from Day One? That any minute you’d be publicly humiliated as the fraud you so obviously are? You’re convinced that sooner or later – probably sooner – someone else is bound to notice your incompetence and expose you to […]

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Job Search Running Work

I’m still looking for work but I’ve already conquered my hill

As a mid-career professional, searching for employment can be a slog. It involves the same routine tasks day in and day out. It’s nowhere near as interesting or rewarding as anything I’ve ever done to actually earn a paycheck. It’s not physically strenuous but it is emotionally draining. It can also be dispiriting. Each time […]