The Magic Formula for an Awesome Career Story
Everyone has a story. You have a lifetime of experiences that you can share. How and where do you tell your story? The where part is fairly easy: Your resume. In the interview. ...
View ArticleThe E-Myth: E is for Employee
I’m reading The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber. What I love about this book is Gerber talks a lot about strategy, ...
View ArticleThe Delta Theory
Conundrum, this. Delta, as seen here Δ, is a 3-sided shape, more commonly referred to as a triangle. In the Greek language, Delta has the numeric value 4. A 3-sided shape with the ...
View ArticleOvercoming Objections Job Seekers Face
You are in sales. I hope you realize that. You are constantly selling your ideas, suggestions, opinions, and expertise. And if you are currently or ever have been seeking a job, you may ...
View ArticleThe Opportunity Cost of Staying in the Wrong Career
A few weeks ago I wrote about what I call The Delta Theory, where our lives are distilled down to 3 important elements: our health, our relationships, and our money or career. Each ...
View ArticleThermostat for Your Career
I’m currently listening to The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman on Audible right now, and first let me say I highly recommend this book. It’s well-written and jam-packed with awesomeness. I’ve drawn many ...
View ArticleRest & Recover During Job Search
The long-term and even the short-term unemployed often operate from a place of desperation. Being without income can easily drive you to feel a constant sense of doom and gloom, and cause you ...
View ArticleBreaking the Cycle of Career Insanity
Employment is a double-edged sword. There is the alluring promise of [perceived] security with a steady paycheck, paid vacation and sick time, benefits, bonuses, ability to [sometimes] leave work at...
View ArticleThe Best Time to Make a Job or Career Change
Melinda was referred to me late last year through a LinkedIn group that I am in with another coaching colleague. She was so excited about being referred to me that she sent me ...
View ArticleHow to Fall in Love with a Career You Hate
While I am an agent of change and advocate getting out of an unhappy situation, I certainly realize there are times when the prudent decision is to stick it out, and sometimes you ...
View ArticleCareer Resilience by Subtraction
Last week I wrote about how to fall in love with a career you hate because there are many folks out there who feel stuck in a job. Maybe you are one of ...
View ArticleMore Ways to Stay in a Job You Hate
It’s our nature to focus on the negative. We’ve been programmed to find what’s wrong and to focus on our weaknesses instead of the positives, our strengths. And so it goes when you’re ...
View ArticlePart 1 of 2: 6 Basic Needs of Engaged Employees
As humans, we all have basic needs that must be met in order to function. Regardless of where you are born, your economic status, your religion or education, you must have certain minimum ...
View ArticlePart 2 of 2: 6 Basic Needs of Engaged Employees
Last week I shared with you the first 3 of the 6 Basic Needs of Engaged Employees as adapted from Dr. John Schindler’s book How to Live 365 Days a Year and self-help ...
View ArticlePart 2 of 2: 6 Basic Needs of Engaged Employees
Last week I shared with you the first 3 of the 6 Basic Needs of Engaged Employees as adapted from Dr. John Schindler’s book How to Live 365 Days a Year and self-help ...
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View Article4 Tips to Sell Yourself in an Interview
Have you ever played a game, puzzle, or even taken a test that instructs you to “find what doesn’t fit?” Another way to look at it is, ‘find what’s wrong’ with the person, situation, event, or scene....
View ArticleHow to Approach Job Interviews with a Strategic Mindset
Undercover Boss was an 8-season TV series on CBS featuring an executive or business owner who posed as an entry-level worker starting a new job in his or her own company. Depending on how visible the...
View ArticleThe Magic Formula for an Awesome Career Story
Everyone has a career story. You have a lifetime of experiences and expertise you’ve developed that you can leverage for the benefit of a company seeking your credentials. How you tell your career...
View ArticleWhat a county judge can teach you about job interviewing
I’ve networked with a lot of family lawyers, therapists, and certified divorce financial planners. One of the ladies I became acquainted with is a family attorney and former county judge in Texas. Ann...
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