Is it time for you to work for yourself? Itchy feet? It’s not uncommon to feel unsatisfied by your current position, but it’s rarer that employees find the strength and energy to do something about it. If you feel undervalued, under-challenged or plain old under-paid at your workplace, you need to take definite action rather...
When you're not fully engaged, your efforts are scattered. You don't do your best; which hurts you, your family, your employer, your colleagues and your clients. Your personal and work lives suffer. You're not using your talents to their fullest. You're wasting time and are unproductive. You aren't making a difference. In short, you're sabotaging...
You can't help but notice there are some positive signs that we're slowly but surely coming out of this recession. And, that means that as the job market improves many companies are going to find themselves looking at empty chairs as their disengaged, frustrated workers move to greener pastures. We are currently working with a...
Do you ever get discouraged? I know I do at times. I think everyone does from time to time. Life often brings us setbacks and if we're not careful the devil's wedge of discouragement brings us down. The Devil's Wedge Do you know the story about the wedge? It tells of the devil prospering as...
How A High School Kid Got NASA's Attention I am often amazed at how extraordinary talent can suddenly appear. A short while ago I was listening to Science Friday on NPR and they were interviewing a New Mexico high school student Erika DeBenedictis who had just won the 2010 Intel science prize of $100K. She...
You can take every right step in the direction of identifying and earning your dream job, but if you enter that interview room ill-equipped, it will remain a pipe dream. So many elements of building a career seem perfectly suited to the introvert’s strengths. You are willing and able to spend time by yourself researching...
