How Are You Coping with the CoronaVirus? On the morning of Friday, March 20th, I sent an email to my entire list with the subject of, “How are you coping with the current situation?”. I received over 100 responses! This is the 2nd part of this 3 part series. I will, of course, edit these […]
Can Phil Repurpose His Career? Part 3 of 4 [Podcast]
Podcast #169 – Marc works with “Phil” (not his real name) to pivot his career in the third of four episodes. Description: This week is the 3rd episode of the next Career Pivot evaluation series called, “Can Phil Repurpose His Career?”. This will be the fourth individual I have done this with. Previously, I worked […]
How Are You Coping with the CoronaVirus? (Part 1)
How Are You Coping with the CoronaVirus? On the morning of Friday, March 20th, I sent an email to my entire list with the subject of, “How are you coping with the current situation?”. I received over 100 responses! I will publish parts of your responses in the next 3 posts. I will, of course, […]
Emotions and the Job Search – Creating a Blank Slate
Emotions and the Job Search Managing your emotions is as key in the job search as it is in negotiations. It is important to become a blank slate! If you can keep your emotions in check, you will find that you will be so much better off as you go through the job search. This […]
Buying a Consulting Franchise in the 2nd Half of Life
Podcast #168 – Marc Interviews Dennis Boyle, Owner of a SalesXeleration Franchise Description: Recently, I have been searching for people who purchased a franchise after the age of 50, did not dip into their retirement accounts and were successful and happy for several years. There are ways to dip into your retirement accounts without paying […]
Dealing with Uncertainty in a Time of a Pandemic
Dealing with Uncertainty We are all dealing with uncertainty during this time of a pandemic. We are not in control! The impetus for this post came from my good friend Thom Singer, who among other things is the podcast host of the Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do Podcast. Thompublished an episode called Uncertainty, Overwhelm, and Stress […]
Who is Really Making the Hiring Decision? [Updated]
Who is Making the Hiring Decision? Who makes the hiring decision to hire you? It may seem obvious, but it’s often a shell game. You would think it was the hiring manager, but does he or she really have the final say? There is an exact correlation between a) understanding who is the decision-maker in […]
How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense [Podcast]
Podcast #167 – Marc Interviews Gary O’Neal on How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense Description: Gary is a recruiting and hiring consultant. He has trained and led high-performance recruiting teams that have made well over 10,000 hires. He has seen the inside story of how recruiting and hiring happens inside […]
Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals [Book Review]
Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You This book’s title piqued my interest – “Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals” by Steven J. Stein and Paul T. Bartone. What is “Hardiness” and what is its impact on me? Stress is usually perceived as something to avoid – i.e. risk aversion. The key […]
