Category: Career
How to Build a More Meaningful Career
The average person racks up at least 100,000 working hours over a lifetime. That means you spend more time in the office than you do in your own home and have more face time with your colleagues than your family or friends. Some of the most difficult decisions you’ll haveRead More
When It’s Time to Go Home: The Pitfalls of Being a Workaholic
With 25 years of business experience under my belt, I’ve seen enough and experienced enough to know that success attained through luck or happenstance is usually fleeting and that hard work is the ultimate key to true, long-term success. For that reason, any budding businessperson is likely to find thatRead More
5 Olympian Habits to Help You Achieve More at Work
Aristotle said it first: “Excellence is not an act, it’s a habit.” When it comes to the high stakes of Olympic competition, it is no surprise that many athletes develop some strange habits around their practice and performance. But what they’ve learned can also help you reduce stress and achieveRead More
Top Three Mistakes that Keep You Unemployed
Technically, there are hundreds of ways to sabotage (literally) a job search campaign, but for the purpose of this discussion, I will restrict myself to three common mistakes most job seekers make that keep them unemployed. Over the past few months, I have observed a steady and measurable increase inRead More
The Benefits of Working With Inspired People
When I was hired on at a company I had never dreamed would look twice at me, I was immediately inspired to jump in headfirst. I worked tirelessly to make a good impression and help improve the product we were selling. The inspiration I had stemmed from the newness ofRead More
15 Tips to Rock Your Career
All marketers, or entrepreneurs for that matter, obtain unique experiences and perspectives that drive them forward in their careers. Some focus on performance, others leadership, others networking, or an infinite combination of strategies to better themselves in the workplace and set up for the success of future initiatives. In theRead More
Job Hunting with Confidence
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” — Vince Lombardi Sometimes we find inspiration in the strangest places. A couple weeks ago I found myself transfixed to a CD recording of The Unemployed Millionaire by Matt Morris. At a certain point in the book, Morris recalls a conversation heRead More
5 Steps to Help You Bounce Back from Job Rejection
Being rejected for the Perfect Job was painful for Emily. Part of the problem was that once an interview was over, she had a habit of entering an alternate state of being wherein it was impossible for her to keep from imagining how wonderful life would be when she gotRead More