Minding Your Career Gap We have always been told that having a career gap or a period of unemployment was deadly for our career. The depth of the COVID-19 recession has been brutal on certain segments of the population. On the other hand, some industries growing due to the pandemic. Many of you who read this […]
How to Make the Disruption Induced by COVID-19 a Competitive Advantage
Make the Disruption Induced by COVID-19 a Competitive Advantage How can you make all of this disruption a competitive advantage in your career? I have been writing about the disruption that COVID-19 has caused for several months. Check out the previous posts here: How to Become Relevant Again in Your Career Post COVID-19 Why Experience […]
Have you Awoken to the Great Realization and New Found Clarity?
The Great Realization and New Found Clarity Many of you are waking up in 2021 to what people are calling the ‘great realization’ and are finding new clarity in your life and career. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed most of us out of our comfort zones and we are finding clarity in our lives. I […]
The Entrepreneurial Mindset for an Accidental Entrepreneur with Diann Wingert [Podcast]
Podcast #214 – Diann Wingert Discusses the Entrepreneurial Mindset for Accidental Entrepreneurs Description: This week I bring back Diann Wingert from Diann Wingert Coaching. Diann is a former licensed therapist and now coaches entrepreneurs. Her tag list, “My Jam”, is helping others like me be successful in work and life. She also has “The Driven […]
Why Experience is Dead and Being Relevant is Far More Crucial
Being Relevant is Far More Crucial than Having Experience In the COVID-19 world, your experience is no longer what is important but being relevant is! I want you to think about that. I recently read the book, Coming Back: How to Win the Job You Want When You’ve Lost the Job You Need by Fawn […]
Are You Prepared for the Extinction of a Steady Paycheck?
Extinction of a Steady Paycheck With the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic are you prepared for the extinction of a steady paycheck? I have been writing about the industry disruption and the disruptive innovation that the pandemic is creating. I truly believe that we need to get comfortable with the idea that the world will […]
Why and How to Establish a Growth Mindset for Thriving in 2021?
Establishing a Growth Mindset Do you have a growth mindset? Having a growth mindset in 2021 will be important to survive the crazy environment we find ourselves in. So what is a growth mindset? “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent […]
4 Examples of Professional/Personal Make Stuff Up Disorder
Make Stuff Up Disorder I have written about Make Stuff Up Disorder multiple times including a whole chapter in my latest book, Repurpose Your Career – A Practical Guide to the 2nd Half of Life is dedicated to this topic. If you would like to listen to a narration of this chapter MSU Disorder – The […]
Returning to a Past Career and Finding Stability [Podcast]
Episode #194 – Cleo Parker Returns to Higher Education to Find the Stability She Needs in the 2nd Half of Life Description: Cleo Parker is a graduate of the Career Pivot community. I want you to hear about her pivot to working for a large university in a role she did much earlier in her […]