Learning to Say “No” My client, Karen, came to me a few weeks ago and told me she wanted to say “no” to a superior but was afraid of the consequences of that action. She was being asked to travel with a superior to a working meeting with a business partner. The trip was to fly up […]
Why Should you Avoid These Career Mistakes [Guest Post]
Career Mistakes Everyone makes mistakes. We can learn from them a lot and prepare ourselves better for future challenges. Or, some people prefer to stay within the comfort zone and never get out in order to minimize the risk of committing something that’ll hurt their career. When it comes to careers, mistakes can be devastating. […]
Sales Strategies for Managing Your Career
Did you just say Sales Strategies to manage my career? Yes, you need sales strategies where your career is concerned. I am going to make the assumption that you are not a sales person. So, I am going to start with some basics. There are basically two types of sales persons. Hunter Farmer Hunter The hunter […]
Moments of Clarity – A Great Learning Opportunity
Moments of Clarity July 11th, 2017 marks an important anniversary of one of many moments of clarity. Fifteen years ago, I was riding my Bianchi touring bicycle on a club ride and I collided with a 1996 Toyota Corolla where our combined speeds exceeded 50 miles per hour. I wrote about how this was a blessing in […]
Beware Automation and Robots Will Sabotage Your Career
Automation and Robots Automation and robots will sabotage your career! If you do not think so, you must be smoking something and you are inhaling! I know, I know, your job cannot be automated. Your skills could never be replicated by a robot. Well…. I am going to give you some examples that should scare you […]
What If Your Dream Job Does Not Exist? Does That Scare You?
Does Your Dream Job Exist? Does our dream job really exist? If we have our dream job, does that mean we are following our passions? There are several articles lately, and a personal observation, that makes me think we are chasing something that does not exist for many of us. I was sent an article […]
Do you suffer from “Skills Burn-Out Syndrome” (SBS)? [Updated]
Do you suffer from “Skills Burn-Out Syndrome” (SBS)? You are probably going hmm … “Skills Burn-Out Syndrome” (SBS). This sounds serious! In one of my more popular posts, I talked about the differences between talents and skills. We acquire skills throughout our careers, usually because they are required for our jobs, by our employers OR […]
What Persona(Role) Have You Performed in your Career?
What Persona Have You Performed? We all take on a Persona when we go to work. You may be saying, “Huh … what is a persona?” Dictionary.com defines it as “the character(s) in a play, novel, etc.” You are an actor at work. Whether you like it or not you go to work and you […]
A Near Fatal Bicycle Accident Was Actually a Mammoth Gift
Near Fatal Bicycle Accident Was Actually a Mammoth Gift My near fatal bicycle accident on July 11th of 2002 changed my life for the better. You read that correctly, that fatal day was actually a mammoth gift in disguise. All I remember was cresting the hill before descending into the blind curve. There are glimpses […]
