In short: YES!! I’m a big believer in New Year’s Resolutions overall, and I think a career-motivated resolution is a great thing. Almost one year ago on January 3rd I posted the following here on the blog, and I still believe every word of it: Some people are firm believers in the importance and power [...]
I came across this blog post the other day that I found very insightful. The post is written by an IT professional who’s discussing how there are “emergency changes” and “normal changes” in the workplace. The point he makes is that sometimes you need to say NO to a proposed change because it isn’t set [...]
That’s exactly what I wanted to know when I saw a recent article titled, 4 Job Search Lessons Learned From Lady Gaga. I know Lady Gaga is a huge star. She’s incredibly popular. But let’s face it…she’s a little bit out there! But as the article points out, there’s a lot of strategy behind all [...]
In case you weren’t able to make last week’s GO! Network Session, I had the privilege of presenting “From ‘Hi’ to Hired”, sharing how to simplify and ace the interview. The good folks at GO! Network were great to video the session, and you can see Part 1 below. Let me know what you think, [...]
I hope you had a great long weekend! No matter where you are in your career, it’s important to take a long weekend every once and a while and ENJOY yourself. Breaking away from the stress of your career is key to being better at your career. But when the break is over, it’s time [...]
I encourage EVERYONE to put their career in their own hands. But some people take that advice very literally, quitting their job to go into business for themselves. As this CNBC article points out, more and more “Employees are bidding farewell to corporate America in the hope of finding a more secure, or at lest [...]
I came across a CNBC article about career change that highlights how to successfully reinvent yourself (doing something completely different in your career), and I wanted to share it with you – and throw in my two cents. I would argue that in today’s market everyone is evolving. Change is here to stay, be it [...]
“Your attitude is a combination of your thinking, your emotions, your way of viewing events and circumstances around you, and your perspective. Your attitude is what you do and how you respond to the things that occur in your life. Without question, attitude is a determining factor in our success or failure. Attitude is a [...]
There’s a lot to be gained from a movie about job loss. The Company Men, now out on DVD and available at Redbox, follows the stories of three different men (played by Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper) as they deal with something that so many of us have: layoffs. The movie shows [...]
As the slogan for this blog states, I’m committed to helping people live a life of purpose – most often a life of purpose in their career. Simon Sinek gets it. As his site says, “All organizations and careers function on three levels: What you do, How you do it and Why you do it. [...]