http://www.joshuakrafchin.com The Emotional Roller Coaster of Being Your Work Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:26:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHJTHBcIII http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=18 The NYC subway commute, particularly when traveling alone, is usually a sullen, lonely time. Most people just zone out with music, movies, or reading. Here are some ideas for how to love your commute and brighten other peoples' day. 1. If you have a newspaper, offer the section you're not reading ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=17 If you scroll down, you'll notice my last blog post was in July. Why? I've spent the past 6 months afraid and procrastinating. But today's the day. Today's the day I break out of my shell and go for it on the subway. In a few hours, I will get ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=13 I'm a native New Yorker, and I like to Yap.I Yap all day long. I'm a sales guy, and its my job.But I also Yap in public - on the subway, on the bus, on the street. I'm that guy who asks you what book you're reading, what instrument you're ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=11 I am a Man, and I'm profoundly lost. I am the casualty of a society that has moved on and forward so quickly that not only are Men marginalized but we are a danger to ourselves and the world around us. There is no doubting the reality that Men are being ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=10 I reached out to Natalie a few months ago to develop a partnership between the International Association of Coaching and Register.com. I do many of these kinds of prospecting emails and phone calls but was unprepared (in the great way) for talking to Natalie. It makes sense why she's such ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=7 What is a remarkable person? Can remarkableness be defined? Is it measured by one's income, Alexa rank, books or movies sold? More often than not, I find that remarkableness sneaks. I used to think that it was some solid mass that exists independently of all other forces and somehow comes ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=6 This week began with a warm reception to my introduction on ABestWeb, got fun when Vincent Wright LOL'ed on My Linkedin Power Forum, became flattering when Carter Smith marked my Linkedin answer as best in thread, and turned downright inspired when Jason Alba reconfigured the way I think about the ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=5 On his MyLinkedInPowerForum, Vincent Wright wrote: "While I'm not quite finished deciding my change in Linkedin philosophy and while I'd love to stick as close as possible to Linkedin's original concept, I'm considering a major change in my approach to using Linkedin for business purposes." Now that's what I call suspense. I knew Vincent was ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=4 At Morgan Stanley, my claim to fame was doing calisthenics in the office, jumping jacks, tuck-and-rolls, even a headstand one conference room birthday celebration. At Register.com, I fist pump during promising biz dev calls and shout the wrong lyrics to songs across the office. Am I self-sabotaging or improving morale? Clearly, ... http://www.joshuakrafchin.com/?p=3