I’m sure he didn’t mean it. Indeed, what he said about me was couched in flattering language, in a flattering post on blogs to watch in 2011. Except that I didn’t recognise myself in the description. “A career coach.” Not that there’s anything wrong with being a career coach. But I’m not one. At least…
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