Being Bold is the Pathway to Success Are you being bold in making changes in the 2nd half of life? The inspiration for this post came from the numerous comments I have been receiving from one of last month’s podcast. People have been telling me how inspired they were by episode #72 of the Repurpose […]
Are Your Emails Ignored? Call Them on the Telephone!
Emails Ignored? I was trying to reach out to a LinkedIn connection last week and it appeared my connection ignored all of my email attempts. Emails were sent to their personal and business accounts. I sent them a LinkedIn message. I got crickets back. Most of you at this point would have given up. Not […]
Are You Seeking Respect and Failing in Interviews? [Updated]
Seeking Respect in Interviews Are you seeking respect and backing off your usual style when you first meet someone? I have several new clients whose natural style is to be direct in their communication. In contrast, they have a high need for respect in their dealings with other people, as defined by their Birkman Assessment. […]
I am a Square Peg in the 2nd Half of Life – What Now?
I am a Square Peg and Over 60 Years of Age I admit that I am a square peg! The nice round holes that my corporate masters created for me were a painful fit. I did manage to squeeze myself into those holes and got paid well for it but at what cost? I have […]
Top 10 Most Popular Career Pivot Posts for 2017
Top 10 Career Pivot Posts I wanted to share with you the top 10 Career Pivot posts that were published in 2017. I have published a similar post the last several years. I changed my posting strategy in the middle of 2017 to create new posts every Monday and update a previous post from 3-4 […]
Are You Discouraged Pursuing Millennial Job Opportunities
Millennial Job Opportunities Millennial job opportunities are exactly what some of you are pursuing in your attempt to reinvent yourself. What I have been hearing is you are getting pretty discouraged. Many of you are pursuing career opportunities that target the millennials and are wondering why you are not being selected and if you are […]
Mentors – Both Formal and Informal
Mentors Do you have one or more mentors? My one regret from early in my career was I did not seek out mentors. I regret not having someone who could guide me when there was a fork in the road. I have encountered multiple of these forks in my career, and I did not always […]
People at Work – A Blessing or a Curse?
People at Work Do you like the people you work with? Do you like your team? I just had a conversation with a gentleman who left his last two jobs because of the people he worked with. Job #1 – He was a contractor and was told to do his job. He was not privy […]
