Here’s a question for you: How many times a day do you find yourself saying, “I’m sorry.” If you took the time to count, I’d wager that many of you are saying those two words more often than you think. Here’s my take on this – STOP IT! I’m not saying you should abdicate responsibility…
Forecast 2021: Holiday Cheer, New Year Fear
COVID holidays: Happy or sad? Better or worse? Do it up or don’t bother? Whatever you choose, I wish you some peace this holiday season, and I thank you profusely for being a reader of this publication. From the one page newsletter I printed and mailed by hand every month to the digital age of calling this…
Should You Cast a Wider Net?
In uncertain times, we want to be open to any and all possibilities. It sounds like a logical strategy. Except, it’s not. It’s like being at a shooting range and firing your weapon in all directions hoping one of your shots hits the target. A sharp-shooter, an archery master, a martial arts practitioner, even a…
You’re Being Let Go! Don’t Panic. Do This Instead.
You’ve been called in to someone’s office and told that you’re being relieved of your post. You are not being walked out the door within the hour, but rather, you have been advised that you are part of upcoming cuts and that you have a couple of weeks before your last day. It stings. It…
Unemployment, Civil Unrest, COVID and What It Has to Do with Your Career
I sincerely hope that you are one of the people who still has a job in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and the unrest in our country. Whether you do or not, we are going through something epic that the majority of us have no experience with. You’d have to be 100 years old…
The Shifting Landscape
After 9/11, I remember many people feeling that there was no point to their day-to-day activities. Concerns that seemed so crucial a mere week or month before the towers fell now felt meaningless. The loss of lives and the loss of our assumed safety was shattering. Within four days of 9/11, my phone and inbox…