Defined by Your Job? For many of us, our own self-image is defined by our jobs. When someone loses their job, they may feel they no longer have value or purpose. My guess is this is happening to millions of people around the world as the CoronaVirus is disrupting supply chains, industries, companies, governments, and […]
Looking at Your Career from a Turkey’s Perspective [COVID-19]
Careers and Turkey? The turkey metaphor comes from the book End of Jobs by Taylor Pearson. I reviewed this book a couple of months ago in the post The End of Jobs – A Book Every Boomer Should Read. The following quote is actually from Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book Antifragile – Things That Gain from Disorder. […]
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 […]
Do You Suffer from Make Stuff Up Disorder? [Updated]
Do You Make Stuff Up? When we do not have all of the information to make a decision, we often just “make stuff up”. We can make stuff up when we fantasize about the future, or cause ourselves stress by imagining all of the worst things that could possibly happen – based on stuff we […]
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Certification – Is It Worth It? It Depends! [Updated]
Certification Certification is one of the hottest trends in adult learning and employment space. Over the next 20-30 years, I believe we will see a shift away from getting advanced college degrees to getting certifications. Note: This post was originally published in February of 2014. It was updated in January of 2020. The question I […]
What will be Your Focus Word for the New Year?
Focus Word for the New Year I want to introduce you to a new concept, at least it is new to me. It is about picking a focus word that will be a guiding light throughout the next year. For the last few years, I have taken the last 2 weeks of the year to […]
Synchronicity and Serendipity Can Be Essential in Life
Synchronicity and Serendipity Synchronicity and Serendipity came up in a discussion during a mastermind group video call in the Career Pivot Community when we were discussing a member’s success. Before I go further with this story let me define the terms. Synchronicity is defined by Dictionary.com as the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly […]
Reestablishing Life Patterns When You Return to Work [Updated]
Life Patterns When we are laid off, get fired, or leave a job voluntarily, often our life patterns suffer. This might include: When we eat What we eat Where we eat Exercise Sleep Bathroom (I will not discuss this but..) We are creatures of habit. Eating at the same time each day is healthy. Sleeping […]
The Death Of The Relationship Sales Career
Relationship Sales Career The relationship sales career is not dead yet but it is on life support. This is not a career you would want to start if you are graduating from college today. I cannot tell you the number of relationship salespeople I have talked to in the last 5 years who are struggling. […]
