Podcast #185 – Marc Interviews Thom Singer Who Has Had His Speaking Career of 11 Years Disrupted Description: Thom has authored twelve books on the power of business relationships, sales, networking, presentation skills, and entrepreneurship, and regularly speaks to corporate, law firm, and convention audiences. He sets the tone for better engagement at industry events […]
Want to Work in Your 70s at Something You Love? Plan Now. [Updated]
Want to Work in Your 70s? Do you want to work in your 70s? I know that seems like a weird concept but I want to work in my 70s, though not in a traditional job. I want to work on my own terms doing something I love. With COVID-19 roaring through the world and […]
From Mining Engineer To Small Business Consultant [Podcast]
Podcast #184 – Pivoting from Being a Mining Engineer to Starting a Small Business Consulting Business Description: Gene states it best in his LinkedIn About section: The life of a contractor is not an easy one. You’ve grown up in the construction industry and building is in your blood. This isn’t a job. This is […]
5 Fascinating 2nd Act Career Stories with Andy Levine [Podcast]
Podcast #183 – Andy Levine of Second Act Stories Podcast Shares His 5 Best Stories Description: This week is a different kind of episode. I am a big fan of the Second Act Stories podcast. I met Andy Levine who produces the Second Act Stories podcast even before he launched it. He came to me […]
Do Your Skills Match Your Interests in Your Career [Updated]
Skills Versus Interests We develop a lot of skills throughout our lifetime. Most of us learn these skills because they are in demand by our employer or industry. We get paid for having and using these skills. Sometimes we enjoy using these skills, but other times when we overuse them, burnout occurs. Read my post […]
How to Pivot Industries Using a Blog and a Podcast [Podcast]
Podcast #175 – Marc Interviews with Daniel Elizalde, Head of IoT for North America at Ericsson Description: Daniel Elizalde has pivoted industries multiple times in his career. He has created and managed his personal brand and career through the use of a blog and a podcast. He has gone from being a product manager at […]
Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals [Podcast]
Podcast #171 – Marc Interviews Steven J. Stein and Paul T. Bartone, Authors of Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals Description: I was approached several months ago about interviewing Steven and Paul regarding their book Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals. I was fascinated by the book […]
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. Thom published an episode called Uncertainty, Overwhelm, and […]
Repurposing Your Industry Knowledge or Skills [Updated]
Repurposing Your Industry Knowledge or Skills When you want to make a career pivot you will either be repurposing your industry knowledge or job skills. We make career pivots rather than career changes because for those of us in the 2nd half of life, we have financial obligations…mortgage, putting kids through college, retirement, savings… Note: […]
