Jeff Widman (.com) » Free Advice http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog A Gen Y writes about marketing in a story-driven world... Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:31:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 “…Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well” http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/free-advice/anything-not-worth-doing-is-worth-not-doing-well/ http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/free-advice/anything-not-worth-doing-is-worth-not-doing-well/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:16:54 +0000 Jeff Widman http://jeffwidman.com/blog/?p=12 -Elias Schwartz

Going through some old notes, and found this. Interesting given my earlier reminiscing regarding be on time, or say no and bear the consequences (even to school assignments if necessary.)

Matt Blumberg over at the OnlyOnce blog has a little more to say if you’re interested…

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Really, really good times–encouraging, yet at the same time a deeper sense of affection that is only built through time.

Reminded me of the value of relationships; recently I heard a quote on the radio: “Relationships take priority over riches; people are more valuable than accomplishments.” While there is a balance here–accomplishments and riches do have value–it was an excellent reminder to me that sometimes hanging out with a friend is worth sacrificing a letter grade or opportunity to work.

BJ, Emily, and others… thanks for being my friends and making the effort to connect.

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]]> http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/free-advice/old-friends/feed/ 1 If a picture is worth a thousand words… http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/blogging/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/blogging/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/#comments Fri, 26 May 2006 17:11:27 +0000 Jeff Widman http://jeffwidman.com/blog/?p=6 What do I want those words to say?

How do I make those words say what I want them to say? (Not worth a darn if they don’t say what I want them to say.)

Spent about a couple of hours last night thinking about the header image. This, along with my top navigation bar, are the first things people see… this is my chance to communicate what my blog is about.

It isn’t looking too smooth right now, but I’ll run it by a friend or two who have far better graphic design skills.

Free Advice: Failing to plan is planning to fail.

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]]> http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/blogging/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/feed/ 0 Free advice: Hard skills get you hired; soft skills get you fired… http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/free-advice/free-advice-hard-skills-get-you-hired-soft-skills-get-you-fired/ http://www.jeffwidman.com/blog/free-advice/free-advice-hard-skills-get-you-hired-soft-skills-get-you-fired/#comments Fri, 26 May 2006 16:49:15 +0000 Jeff Widman http://jeffwidman.com/blog/?p=5 Last fall, when I was briefly contemplating graduating this spring and pursuing an accelerated 1-year MBA, I had the wonderful chance to call up a few older and wiser people I know and get their advice. While the advice was a rather resounding no (for good reasons), I also received some wonderful advice about education, the job market, and life in general.

Thanks so much you guys–Jason, Dave, Andy, Ilhyung, and others…

One of the succinct little nuggets was:
“Hard skills get you hired; soft skills (or lack thereof) get you fired.”

This is an excellent observation; the tricky part is determining how this should affect my actions–especially as I pick my classes.

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