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		<title>Unprofessional</title>
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Being a professional is not your arrival to a level. Regardless of the field, you don’t stake a claim to professionalism, or petition for permanent residency. Getting paid doesn’t make you a professional. Neither do sponsorships, or praise from your constituents &#8212; all whom may consider themselves professionals based the above standard.

Professionalism happens minute-to-minute. You [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2012/01/29/unprofessional/</link>
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		<title>Showing Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timeliness has become such a rarity that arriving on time is the new gold standard.
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We’re bombarded with people who don’t value their time or the time of others. So much so that just showing up for work, being physically present at the agreed upon time is a Gold Star worthy endeavor. Being on time is [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2012/01/22/showing-up/</link>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Got Ammo?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were playing cards, and I busted out of the cash game with something or another. I moved to re-buy and started counting chips when Joe interrupted me.
“Wait, you’re buying in for double?” he asked.
The rule of thumb is: have as many chips in front of you as possible. You need ammunition to put a [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2012/01/15/whos-got-ammo/</link>
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		<title>Exodus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a statistic I thought sounded great and didn’t bother to verify, of the annual one million freshly minted Los Angeles transplants looking for entry into the entertainment business,  only 5,000 stick it out past year one. We’re talking about point-five-percent &#8212; only half a percent stay in Los Angeles past their first year.
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The [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2012/01/08/exodus/</link>
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		<title>Anyone, Anything, Any $</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago I decided the following mantra would define the next year:
“Work for anyone, on anything, for any amount of money.” I still was (am) new to Los Angeles and the entertainment business. I figured regardless of what I did, I’d learn something new. More importantly, a blanket “yes” without regard to my specific [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2012/01/01/anyone-anything-any/</link>
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		<title>Write-A-Thon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to the title, this post is not about writing.
Let’s start by talking about writing:
The fun of banging on the keyboard every day wanes. It becomes more about the afterglow than the work before it (“love having written, hate writing.”) There are times I enjoy the creating, capturing the moment perfectly in words as I [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2011/12/25/write-a-thon/</link>
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		<title>Five Kindle Features That Maximize Workflow</title>
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The Kindle has dramatically improved my workflow. I sympathize with the “I-love-holding-a-book” camp, but I also don’t argue with results: results trump nostalgia. I’ve included the five Kindle features that will change the way you read and work, and some pointers on how to implement them. This list is based off the 3G non-touch Wi-Fi-capable [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2011/12/18/five-kindle-features-that-maximize-workflow/</link>
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		<title>Accountability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I never thought of getting a poker game together as such an exhibition. It never used to be; in high school, in college, we’d decide on the when/where/time, and then spend 10 minutes making calls. Within 30 minutes, we’d hear back from 95 percent of the people. In or out. See you there or catch [...]


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		<link>http://christopherming.com/2011/12/11/accountability/</link>
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