What do you want to do on your stage? What will you become an expert at? Do you think you can become an expert?

How to convince an employer they shouldn't pass you up. (careermag.com June 29, 2006) Think about the last purchase you made, large or small. Why did you buy the item? Because the benefits were greater than the costs. Simple law of economics. When the benefits outweigh the costs, we buy. In reality, it's not quite that simple because we are actually making the decision based upon the perceived benefits being greater than the perceived costs. Yet it's only when we have a positive benefit/cost...

CHOOSING A NEW CAREER PATH By Sue Campbell (1st-Writer.com) Jane Doe faced weekday mornings (especially on Mondays) with real regret. She sat at her kitchen table until the very last moment, wishing it were still the weekend, before driving her car to work. She was grateful for every red light that delayed her trip. She'd pull into the office parking lot, feel her jaw clench, and mentally count the hours until she could return to her car to leave again. She felt as if she'd been sentenced...

It's 2010. The Year of the Underdog. The year that follows The Year that The Coasters Became Toast.

If the common belief that "Good is the enemy of Great" holds true for interns, then let's shoot for the moon.

Part and parcel with creating an award winning piece of work is the final step. Learning how to accept it.

These days, we're all public figures. We're sharing our friends on Facebook, our photos on Flickr, our music on Last.fm, and our goofy links insightful observations on Twitter. So when Fast Company set out to capture the personalities of our 100 Most Creative People in Business, we started--where else?--by looking for online profiles.

The most common question I am asked. Here are my answers to some great questions from Marketing Magazine for their recent Salary Survey.

I was recently invited to attend the Digital Creative Director's conference at VCU. While there, I was fortunate to be allowed to sit in on Peter Coughter's presentation skills workshop. Each of the attendees said they got a lot out of the presentation, so I asked Peter if he would be kind enough to share some of his key insights on what he has learned is required to make great presentations and become a great presenter. GREAT IDEAS MUST LIVE. HERE'S HOW TO MAKE SURE THEY DO. By Peter...

(Harvard Business Review Classic) Throughout history, people had little need to manage their careers--they were born into their stations in life or, in the recent past, relied on their companies to chart their career paths. But times have drastically changed. Today we must all learn to manage ourselves.

Would you wear a dirty, tattered, or mismatched suit to an interview? Of course not! Yet many people allow their social media profiles to be a mess when looking for a job. Maybe they don't know any better. Don't let yourself be one of those people!

By Heidi Ehlers. My lunch companion about a week ago said I should write this. It sounded like a very helpful piece to write, so I thought, "Why Not?", gathered my thoughts and here we are: The Ten Job Hunting Blunders Many People Make 1. Calling the moment you need us and not before. If a recruiter calls you, go for the interview. Get your portfolio ready and go for the interview. It's smart. It doesn't mean you're looking, it also doesn't mean you want to move, it DOES mean you're...

Brilliant commencement address given to the Class of 2009 at University of Portland on May 3, 2009.

A downturn can give smart companies a chance to upgrade their talent.

A reminder of the thinking that it takes to craft a truly spectacular career in creativity. The transcript from the Cannes interview.

An interesting POV on Blog vs. Portfolio - ~ heidi

In response to your questions on what to do and what to avoid.

By Heidi Ehlers I get it. We're all busy. Thank God. But we're no busier today than we were when we were children. There were things to be coloured. There were televisions to be watched. There were fortresses to be built and castles to be conquered. There was entertainment, and there were stories, and there was deceit, with or without friendship. Sadly. There were plays and bands, and awards and trophies. In between, there were showers to be had, meals to be eaten, exercising...

Is your career on track? Maybe the way you approach it needs some help.

Unless you've been living under a rock (sometimes known as working on a shoot) for the past three months, you can't help but be wondering if you're going to lose your job in January.