Editor's Note: We are excited to see a number of bloggers reach out to us to participate in contributing to our blog. Because of the consistency of requests I want to make Wednesdays special by featuring the work of other bloggers making a difference in helping us become better in our careers and professional lives. ...
I’m frequently asked how an intern or young careerist can make the most of every possible opportunity. The answer is amazingly simple: “Impress the crap out of your boss!” HOW that is done is the real issue, of course – because the answer varies so much from person to person. However, there is one common...
There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether or not “Follow your Passion” is the “worst career advice ever given”. Particularly applicable to Millennials, who have heard this advice repeated from those who perhaps didn’t follow their devotions early enough in life – this is a relevant debate. So when I began thinking about...
Editors Note: I'd like to welcome and introduce Wendy Bailey for today's guest post. Experts in the fields of psychology and business management agree; old fashioned I.Q. tests are not clear indicators of human potential. While adeptness with math, logic, and language may be useful measures of one narrow field of expertise, the implications of...
Editor's Note: Today I'm happy to have Terry Ford as our guest writer today. Terry Ford is a freelancer with over ten years of experience, she writes for Grammarly. Every time you begin a new job, it will take some getting used to. No one expects to show up on the first day like a...
Editor's Note: Today it is my pleasure to have Jessy, a stay-at-home mompreneur share her insights on work life balance. Work has become a major strain on every day life. People work longer hours than ever, costs are rising, and stress in the home is common. Entrepreneurs have a special kind of struggle as they...
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...
“But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” - Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone About 8 years ago while teaching in a secondary school (the high school equivalent in the US), one student...
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by J.D. Meier, author of Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life. Life's not static. That little idea right there is part of what makes finding work life balance such a challenge. To find your balance, it's less like striking the perfect...
Maybe you haven’t found an open position yet. Maybe you’re miserable in your current job and are looking for a way out. Maybe you just want to try something new to fill a current void. Whatever the reason, taking on a temp job isn’t something that most people accept as a legitimate job opportunity. And in...
