Requisite Reading » Underachievers http://www.manasclerk.com/blog Because the killer app is us. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Why Being Really High Potential Is Bad For Your Life http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/11/22/why-being-really-high-potential-is-bad-for-your-life/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/11/22/why-being-really-high-potential-is-bad-for-your-life/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:33:34 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1825 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/11/22/why-being-really-high-potential-is-bad-for-your-life/feed/ 7 You Change Your Mind – And That’s Not Normal http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/08/31/you-change-your-mind-and-thats-not-normal/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/08/31/you-change-your-mind-and-thats-not-normal/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:30:46 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1809 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/08/31/you-change-your-mind-and-thats-not-normal/feed/ 1 How Simply Being Bigger Gets You Arrested http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/06/28/how-simply-being-bigger-gets-you-arrested/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/06/28/how-simply-being-bigger-gets-you-arrested/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:05:09 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1799 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/06/28/how-simply-being-bigger-gets-you-arrested/feed/ 4 The Power of Mentoring (And Why You Didn’t Get It) http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/03/29/the-power-of-mentoring-and-why-you-didnt-get-it/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/03/29/the-power-of-mentoring-and-why-you-didnt-get-it/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:43:11 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1650 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/03/29/the-power-of-mentoring-and-why-you-didnt-get-it/feed/ 2 Replies to Underachievers’ Questions http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/02/11/replies-to-underachievers-questions/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/02/11/replies-to-underachievers-questions/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:17:19 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1630 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/02/11/replies-to-underachievers-questions/feed/ 2 GenX: Prepare to get shafted. Again. http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/01/17/genx-prepare-to-get-shafted-again/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/01/17/genx-prepare-to-get-shafted-again/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:36:55 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1620 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2011/01/17/genx-prepare-to-get-shafted-again/feed/ 1 Why Hidden High Potentials Aren’t Trusted http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/10/05/why-hidden-high-potentials-arent-trusted/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/10/05/why-hidden-high-potentials-arent-trusted/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:25:41 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1444 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/10/05/why-hidden-high-potentials-arent-trusted/feed/ 0 Role-Playing Games as a Metaphor for Your Work History http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/09/09/role-playing-games-as-a-metaphor-for-your-work-history/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/09/09/role-playing-games-as-a-metaphor-for-your-work-history/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:41:28 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1433 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/09/09/role-playing-games-as-a-metaphor-for-your-work-history/feed/ 0 Get or Keep that Job You’re Over-Qualified For http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/08/07/get-or-keep-that-job-youre-over-qualified-for/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/08/07/get-or-keep-that-job-youre-over-qualified-for/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:25:13 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1286 http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/08/07/get-or-keep-that-job-youre-over-qualified-for/feed/ 2 Getting that low-level job as a Hidden High Potential http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/06/16/getting-that-low-level-job-as-a-hidden-high-potential/ http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/06/16/getting-that-low-level-job-as-a-hidden-high-potential/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:09:41 +0000 Forrest Christian http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/?p=1277 Julie Neidlinger. She knows all about how hard it is to get a job when you're grossly overqualified. The story she tells is an excellent example, because it's such a common one to so many of you Hidden High Potentials. She went looking for an office job in the state with the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, lower than my region had during the good times.
I was looking for something Monday through Friday, normal business hours, regular paycheck, nothing retail or selling — I just want to be able to put aside money and rebuild my savings. For some reason, in this type of work, I am not hireable. I do not know why.
So I'm going to tell her, and give some hints as to how she might be able to pull this off, and close with the core truths that are more useful. ]]> http://www.manasclerk.com/blog/2010/06/16/getting-that-low-level-job-as-a-hidden-high-potential/feed/ 6