Marty Nemko

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

Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Joint Story: A tool for helping counseling clients move forward

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The joint stor y technique is deceptively simple. I tell the client, “We’re jointly going to create a story." In my Psychol...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

The Psychologically Attuned Sports Team Coach

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While out of favor among the intelligentsia, being on a sports team can be not just fun but developmentally potent.  Fortunately psycholog...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Soothers: Instant De-Stressers

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To reduce stress, some people rely on meditation or vacations. My PsychologyToday.com article today offers some less time-consuming optio...

On Writing: A probably too-brief how-to.

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A Medium.com article offered a list of the top 10 things adults would like to learn. #1? Writing. My PsychologyToday.com article toda...
Thursday, January 24, 2019

In-the-Moment Journaling

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Sure, counselors have special training and may be able to see you more objectively than you can. But journaling offers advantages: You’re...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

I'm From Another Planet

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Many people feel they don't fit in, and I'm one of them. I thought you might find it helpful to read the ways I feel different. Pe...

Starting and Succeeding in Private Practice

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Even though the unemployment rate is the lowest in 50 years, many people are attracted to self-employment.  A particularly intriguing t...
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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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