Marty Nemko

Fresh ideas about career, education, the life well-led, and improving the world.

Showing posts with label authenticity. Show all posts

Showing posts with label authenticity. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The Other Mask We Wear: Hiding what’s really going on with us

Today, when we say “mask” we think “COVID.” But we wear another mask: the pleasant or flat facia...

Friday, May 15, 2020

Our Multiple Authentic Selves

A client today said that she doesn't want to be a phony and has a hard time being her authentic self. I explain...

Thursday, November 22, 2018

What You Did as a Child: Clues to what to do now?

By the time we’ve reached adulthood, our core selves may have been pruned away by external forces: parents, peers, schools, and an ever-mo...

Monday, May 22, 2017

The Retirement Party: A short short story

My PsychologyToday.com contribution today is a short-short story that explores what goes through Charlie's mind at his retirement par...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

A Real Giant: Exploring Authenticity

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series of fables tells of a Real Giant. It explores authenticity.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

HYPE!: We Choose Image Over Substance, Brand Over Value, Sizzle Over Steak

Perhaps you'd enjoy an advance look at my next Life Well-Led column in the Mensa publication, The Intelligencer . The Life Well-...

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About Me

Marty Nemko: Oakland, CA, United States; I love being a career and personal coach and writing my Psychology Today blog: How to Do Life. My latest books, are "The Best of Marty Nemko" (3rd ed), Modern Fables, Poems Practical, and Careers for Dummies.. Some of my best recent work is linked to on this blog, but my older writings and the archive of my KALW (NPR-San Francisco) radio show are free on www.martynemko.com. If you would rather email me than post your comments on this blog, my email address is mnemko@comcast.net.

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