2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey This year’s reader survey is kicking off early this year as I want to get the pulse of our community after 7 months of a pandemic that has been devastating for some, an uncomfortable experience for others, and a non-event for others. This year I will not ask you a […]
Community – What Is The Value Of Belonging To One?
Community Do you belong to a community? I am sure you do but what kind of community? There are all kinds of communities: Spiritual Professional Exercise Social Business I am sure there are others that I cannot think of, but we all belong to different kinds of communities. I cannot speak for everyone but for […]
7 Best Practices that Empower Your Career and Business
Best Practices that Empower Your Career and Business Have you developed some best practices that empower others to help you in your career and business? I was on a Zoom call run by a Meetup group called, LinkedIn Local Austin Networking. I have been involved with this group for years when I lived in Austin […]
Watching the Response to the Pandemic from Mexico
Watching the Response to the Pandemic I want to take a moment and contrast the response to the pandemic by the state of Jalisco Mexico to my home state of Texas. Our planned trip back to Austin, Texas, which was originally planned for April was put on hold by the lockdown. Our next plan was […]
What is the Pandemic Changing in the World? Everything!
What is the Pandemic Changing in the World? The COVID-19 pandemic is changing just about everything. It is getting us to re-evaluate our lives, businesses, relationships, how we spend our money and time, and what is important in life. To me, that feels like just about everything. This post was largely inspired by Josh Bersin’s […]
Coronavirus Lockdown – What Have You Discovered About Yourself?
What Have You Discovered from the Coronavirus Lockdown? How long have you been in lockdown mode due to the coronavirus pandemic? What have you discovered about yourself? This is what I call a Moment of Clarity. We are taken out of our comfort zone and it gives us an opportunity to discover what makes us […]
Has the CoronaVirus Altered Your Perspective on Life?
Your Perspective on Life? Has the CoronaVirus altered your perspective on life? It has for many of you. It has for me. In a previous post called Adapting Your Career to the Post CoronaVirus World, I discussed the idea that industries, companies, and careers will have to adapt to a new normal. Will you adapt […]
8 Steps to a More Hardy Response to the Coronavirus Crisis [Guest Post]
Hardy Response to the Coronavirus Crisis The coronavirus pandemic has brought new levels of stress and uncertainty into our lives. And unlike some life crises, this one is likely to go on for months and get worse before it gets better. Medical workers and first responders are stretched to the max, and many of us […]
How Are You Coping with the CoronaVirus? (Part 3)
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 3rd part of this 3-part series. I will, of course, edit these answers […]
