Category Archives: personal

Practicality and Idealism in Developing Your Career

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Bart Leahy

My career path has been a meandering path comprising roughly equal doses of idealism and practicality. The goal here is to show you how the jobs you take out of necessity can still allow you to pursue outcomes that suit … Continue reading →

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Day Off

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Bart Leahy

Giving myself a day off from blogging. You folks be excellent to each other, you hear?

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Keeping Busy

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Bart Leahy

For me and a lot of my friends the pandemic has been a struggle. I suspect this is because we enjoy traveling, seeing other people more often, or both. We’re struggling with the uncertainty about when or if that magic … Continue reading →

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Guest Speaking Summary: Starting Your Technical Writing Business

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Bart Leahy

I was asked to be a guest Zoom speaker for the North Alabama chapter meeting of the Society for Technical Communication. My talk was on February 4. I was asked to speak about the process of starting your own business, … Continue reading →

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Why Going With Your Gut Isn’t Always Great

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Bart Leahy

A couple days ago, I was updating the online version of my resume, which included some links to previous articles I’d written. First, my link didn’t work–broken links are always a hazard with a website that’s been up for nine … Continue reading →

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