The Arts and Your Career Creating a career in the arts or music is incredibly difficult. I work with so many clients who are highly creative. They tend to have big interests in the arts and music. Many have stuffed those interests because they cannot make a living at what they love. Let me tell […]
3 Signs You Are Institutionalized Like Brooks at Shawshank
3 Signs You Are Institutionalized Are you institutionalized like Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption? Brooks was a convict who was being paroled after having been in prison for 50 years. The thought of leaving was so overwhelming, that he attacks a fellow prisoner so he can remain in prison. “Red” (played by Morgan Freeman) explains: […]
US Educational System is Broken – Let Me Explain!
United States Educational System is Broken I am passionate about our educational system—and disappointed with its failings. I just finished reading a Washington Post article called Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous. Fareed Zakaria wrote: If Americans are united in any conviction these days, it is that we urgently need to shift the […]
6 Rewards that Make Us Feel Valued at Work
Do you feel valued at work? The #2 reason people leave their job is that they do not feel valued at work. The #1 reason is the boss! So what makes you feel valued at work? Most of us want 2 to 3 of the following 6 rewards: 1. The Mission I have found some […]
7 Key Characteristics to Job Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction
Do you love or hate your job? Do you know why you feel the way you do? What about your current job, makes you happy or makes you want to pull your hair out? Let’s discuss 7 key characteristics of your current job. 1. Boss The number one reason people leave their jobs is the […]
Talents versus Skills – Do you know the difference?
Talents versus Skills Can you differentiate between your talents versus skills? Do you know what talents you have? Do you know what skills you have? For most of us, the answer to both questions will be I do not know. We might be able to say something about our skills but …. talents…. well…. Most of us have […]
Larry Bird, Winners, Talents and Skills
Winners, Talents, and Skills I was looking for a quote about talents and skills. I found the following quote from Hall of Fame Basketball player Larry Bird: A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals Larry Bird […]