{"id":3968,"date":"2010-04-05T22:58:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T03:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2010-04-05T22:58:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T03:58:56","slug":"career-advice-the-importance-of-being-a-person-is-survivor-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2010\/04\/05\/career-advice-the-importance-of-being-a-person-is-survivor-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Advice :: The importance of being a person | IS Survivor Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Come on if you haven’t had a failed venture when your nearing 30, when you haven’t worked for or been part of a startup, if you haven’t failed at a micro enterprise, you are probably risk averse and would only start a business if it was a sure thing (and the sad thing is nothing is “a sure thing”).
\nIf you’ve worked for the same company since graduating from college and haven’t left
\nPLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING on the linked blog!!!
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In just about every business, there\u2019s a club. To become a member, you have to be a person, and not just an interchangeable, faceless, member-of-the-great-unwashed, one-of-the-troops sack o\u2019 skills.<\/strong>
\nCompanies treat members of the club differently than non-members. They pay members more. They give members more interesting assignments. Members receive the promotions, and their names aren\u2019t on the Reduction In Force rosters.
\nIf you value your career, believe me: You want to be a person.<\/strong>
\nSelling on price doesn\u2019t achieve that. Neither does selling solely on work products. Both proclaim kinship with cinder blocks and lentils as interchangeable commodities.
\nvia The importance of being a person | IS Survivor Publishing<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Come on if you haven’t had a failed venture when your nearing 30, when you haven’t worked for or been part of a startup, if you haven’t failed at a micro enterprise, you are probably risk averse and would only start a business if it was a sure thing (and the sad thing is nothing … <\/p>\n

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