Practicing Active Listening Skills Have you been practicing your active listening skills? My wife and I are back in Austin for a week to get some “stuff” done like getting the car registration renewed. I am very specifically working on practicing my active listening skills. When we were back in Austin in May to get […]
LinkedIn Recommendations: Why You Need Them, How to Get & Use Them [Podcast]
Podcast #241 – Thea Kelley on LinkedIn Recommendations Description: This week I am interviewing Thea Kelley and we are calling this episode, “LinkedIn Recommendations: Why You Need Them, How to Get & Use Them.” I have had Thea on the podcast in episode 53 called Thea Kelley on Interviewing for a Great Job in the […]
Finance Leadership to an Encore Portfolio Career Leading with Coaching [Podcast]
Podcast #240 – Marc Discusses with Alec Arons his Journey to a Portfolio Career that Funds and Feeds his Passions Description: This week I am interviewing Alec Arons who is a member of the Career Pivot Membership community. Alec had a long and successful career in the finance and consulting arena. Alec retired in 2019 […]
Want to be a Digital Nomad? Let Me Provide Some Directions [Podcast]
Podcast #239 – Marc takes you through the basics of becoming a digital nomad Description: This week I am doing a solo episode about what you need to prepare for to be a digital nomad. I want to give you an overview of what it takes to go on the road. I am doing this […]
3 Career Pivot Community Members Pivoted to an Encore Career
Career Pivot Community Members Pivoted to an Encore Career In this post, I want to give you 3 examples of people who have pivoted to an Encore Career. All of these gentlemen have made their pivot while being part of the Career Pivot membership community. In my previous post, Encore Career Redefined in the Post […]
Are You Ready to Reimagine Your Life and Career with Michael Clinton? [Podcast]
Podcast #238 – ROAR into the second half of your life (before it’s too late!) Author Michael Clinton Description: This week I am speaking with Michael Clinton. Here is a version of his LinkedIn about section: He spent 40+ years in the publishing business as a Publisher, SVP, Exec VP, and President/Publishing Director of Hearst […]
Encore Career Redefined in the Post COVID-19 Pandemic World
Encore Career Redefined An Encore career or a career that starts in the 2nd half of life has gotten a new focus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has forced many who are older out of their jobs and careers. Many of you have had the opportunity to re-evaluate your career direction. Why are […]
Expat in Mexico Update – Lotus, Marc’s Wife, Talks about her Experiences [Podcast]
Podcast #237 – Lotus, Marc’s Wife, Talks about her Experiences Description: This week I am speaking with my wife Lotus. It has been a while since I recorded an expat episode and I thought that you would enjoy her perspective. We have been living in Ajijic Mexico for 3 years. We just sold our condo […]
3 Ways to Improve Your Adaptability in the Post COVID-19 World
3 Ways to Improve Your Adaptability Adaptability is a key attribute we need to focus on in our career given the chaos that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on. I wrote last week in the post, Adaptability and Resilience are the Two Key Superpowers about the importance of adaptability and resilience in our careers. This […]