Originally published at Am I the Only One Dancing?. Please leave any comments there.

I work in a high burnout field. I work in a VERY high burnout field. About every two years or so I hit a wall, and I hit it hard. And yet, I love doing therapy. Even more, I love doing case management and working with people to help them get their basic needs met and improve their lives.

I love blogging, and doing internet activism, and coming up with ways to help people improve their lives and publishing them, and seeing comments when I’ve touched someone’s life in a positive way.

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Originally published at Am I the Only One Dancing?. Please leave any comments there.

The majority of this post was originally published as Before the Interview: Relaxing Your Way into a New Job on Technorati. (since removed from Technorati)

Too many people think that interview preparation is just about knowing the answers to questions the interviewer is going to ask you, looking “professional”, and striking the right balance between ‘interested’ and ‘eager’. All those are important, don’t get me wrong. But if you go into the interview uncomfortable and unhappy, you will not be able to put your best foot forward no matter how you try. 

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