Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Surround Yourself With Positive People
I saw the new movie “The Way Way Back” over the weekend.
It’s a coming of age film and a nice summer diversion. But as I often do, I found some life and career success advice in it.
Duncan is the main character in the movie. He is [...]
Three Actions Of Highly Productive Creators
We can all have those days when we just can’t get things done.
There may be too many distractions or we’re just too darn distractible. Either way you can use these three actions to work smarter and be most productive. Get to work.
Don’t [...]
Lots Of Laughs & Some Great Career Advice: The Internship
I saw “The Internship” with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson over the weekend.
No, it’s not a sequel to “The Wedding Crashers.” It’s even better. It’s a buddy flick set on the Google campus.
It also incorporates some well-established [...]
3 Myth’s To Help You Address Your Adult Child’s “Failure To Launch”
Failure to launch.
Either returning home after being away to college, leaving the nest, or having never moved out to begin with, there is generally a variation of one or both of these two scenarios.
For some of these young adults, the current [...]
Career Success Lessons From An Impressionist Painter
Recently I saw a film about the later years of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great impressionist painter.
It was a beautiful movie visually. And, I found some life and career success advice in it.
There is a scene in the film where Renoir tells [...]
What A Necktie Can Teach You About Success
Yesterday I was visiting clients.
At my first stop, my client looked at me and said, “You’re wearing your UVA (University of Virginia) tie today. ” His son is graduating from high school and enrolling at UVA in the fall.
I left his [...]
How I Managed My Fears Of The Future
I struggled with fear and anxiety for 20 years.
One of the greatest fears I had to deal with was the fear of the future. A lot of times, I would worry about what would happen if I was unable to manage my fears in terms of my career, relationships, [...]
Black & Blue Shouldn’t Lead To A Pink Slip
Imagine you are at work and your bubbly colleague, Theresa, has seemingly changed personalities.
A once vivacious office contributor has become quiet, withdrawn and nervous. You notice that Theresa has been coming to work late. She leaves [...]
A Final Bit of Career Success Advice From the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl happened over a week ago – and what a weird one it was.
The Ravens were way ahead and looked like they were going to run away with it.
Then the power went out in the stadium. It took about 35 minutes to get it back on and [...]
Fall In Love With Work Again
You will spend more waking hours on the job than you will with family and friends.
It is no surprise that people who have stressful and toxic work environments have higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, depression and other stress related [...]
Martin Luther King Day Of Service Starts At Work
Martin Luther King Day of Service Starts at Work
Did you know that Martin Luther King was only 26 years old when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott? At the age of 35 he won the Noble Peace Prize and at 39, he was slain in Memphis, Tennessee. [...]
New Year, New Career!
3 simple tips to help you make a faster and easier career change
As a leading Career Coach, I’m seeing that many professionals make the mistake of posting their resume on a job board, or handing their resume to a recruiter, and then just sitting [...]
Is It The End Of The World To Return To Work?
The holidays are a notorious time to let your hair down, enjoy some egg nog and engage in secret Santa activities with the staff.
When the tinsel is taken down, and the lights dimmed after the holiday, do you feel it is the end of the world [...]
YOU’RE FIRED! But Wait, My Life Isn’t A Reality TV Show…
Richard had been a rising star in his company since his initial point of hire four years previous.
He had landed major clients, bonuses, and was recognized regionally and nationally for his work. Despite the recession, Richard’s life was [...]
Holiday Cheer & A Healthy Workplace
As we reflect on a cheerful holiday season, many people will feel the angst of returning to a difficult place to work after the holidays are over.
The reprieve from a hostile or aggressive workplace can be all too short and in some cases leave [...]
Does Changing Your Career Mean Decreasing Your Salary? Not Necessarily!
“How can I reinvent my career without decreasing my salary?”
A client of mine, Matt, just reinvented his career from being a manager in the TV industry to becoming a manager in high-tech, and he even received a 15-percent pay increase. So [...]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Office Bully Monster
We are entering that cherished time of they year…
Halloween moving through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years is a time where office parties and progressively bad behavior seem to be overlooked underneath the haze of holiday cheer. [...]
Bullying Wilts Ivy On Ivory Tower
Bullying erodes higher education.
Did you know that 62% of respondents in a recent survey stated they had been bullied or witnessed bullying in American higher education? This is 58% higher than the rate of bullying reported by Namie and Namie [...]
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