Author: Mike Martin
5 Tips to Living Your Dream
We all have dreams and hopes for the future — things that we want to achieve, places we want to visit or move to. Dreams are what can motivate us to get through school, to do the internship, to serve at the bottom until the pathway to the top opensRead More
5 Ways to Be Happier at Work
There are a lot of articles and ideas about making the workplace more productive, but who is talking about making the workplace a happier place? Since we spend a third of our lives there, maybe we should spend just a few more minutes thinking and talking about that. And whileRead More
How to Succeed: Listen More
Far too many of us talk a lot but listen very little. That probably means that we aren’t hearing all of the information that people are trying to provide to us. It might mean that we are actually missing quite a lot. Active listening can help us to both hearRead More
5 Traits to Adopt For Success
In his book The Corner Office and his popular New York Times Sunday Business column of the same name, Adam Bryant interviewed more than 70 CEOs from major international corporations to find out their secret to success. What he found was that they shared a number of key qualities thatRead More
How to Achieve Your Career Dream
We all need a little bit of extra help sometimes to move our career aspirations from dreams to reality. Often times we look in books or school, but there are other places to look. Do you know people that have had great success with a coach at work while othersRead More
4 Reasons to Do an Exit Interview (And When To Skip It)
So you’ve given notice that you’re quitting your job and moving to your dream job across the street. Well, at least you’re moving. Your manager has asked you to be part of an exit interview process. Your first reaction is, Why do I care? I’m not going to be here.Read More
How to Set & Reach Your Goals
Do you feel stuck in your job or your life? Are you growing a bit stale and stagnant? Maybe it’s time to move onward and upward, but you don’t really know how to get there? Then perhaps what you’re missing is a personal growth plan. A personal growth plan isRead More
4 Ways to Do Your Best Work
There is a great little book about life and living called The Four Agreements. It is a New York Times bestseller by the Toltec Indian teacher and spiritual guide by Don Miguel Ruiz. It features four simple agreements that if you practice them regularly, will improve your life and living.Read More