Consider your current job for a minute. Is it the last one you'll ever have? Well, unless you hit the lottery or get hit by a bus tonight, the answer is likely no. Even if you're perfectly happy in your current job today, you're still probably going to leave it - someday. So, what are...
Did you know that standing like Wonder Woman – feet apart, hands on hips, gaze slightly upward – before your job interview can increase your chance of success? Or that kicking back in a feet up, hands-behind-your-head position helps you exude more confidence and express yourself more authentically a few minutes later? But the secret...
Recently I have been meeting a number of AMAZING people, many of them bloggers, who are putting out some really special content on their sites. One such blogger was Deeone Higgs from Kingskidd Chronicles. He started his site earlier this year after his mom died of cancer. From that tragedy, he was encouraged to return...
It's now been over 4 years since the recession hit, and you've probably felt some effect of it by now. You might be in a job just because you need something to pay the bills. Or maybe you enjoy the job you're doing, but you're working at a pay rate that doesn't meet all your...
Even in the most rewarding of jobs, our energy levels can take a dive. Many people push themselves as though their energy levels are inexhaustible but that is simply not true. You will not always bounce back from a burnout with a little rest. That is why it is important to do everything possible to...
“The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." —Sir Winston Churchill What the mind can imagine, you can make happen. Your Powerful Imagination During a tour of duty in Vietnam, Major James Nesmeth was captured and held prisoner in a tiny cell for seven years. To keep sane, he mentally practiced his...
You’re in the weekly department meeting when Donna, VP of Finance asks you a question about the effectiveness of the marketing event that has come in over budget, and she wants an immediate answer. You’ve got an answer, that’s not the problem; often the problem is how to articulate the answer logically, without rambling; to...
When it comes to email, I'm the worst. Every time I open it, I feel like I'm slaying a Hydra. For every email I respond to, file, or delete, another two pop up in its place. Eventually, I am stuck with an inbox in the thousands, full of messages I need to do something with....
Remember what it was like when you first got your job? You were excited, thrilled, proud. The opportunities were just starting and you could finally relax a moment from the job search routine. But what happened? Did the passion eventually die down? Did you start to resent your managers or the ownership? Did coworkers...
Over the past 10 days, I’ve talked individually to over 100 college students about their careers. Most of them – and for reasons we all understand – are scared to death about their pending entrance into the workforce. During these conversations, however, five primary areas of concern (please notice I did not use the word...
