Having your choice of jobs at the start of the new year is a lucky place to be, but when none of them screams YES at you, how do you choose? This was the situation a coaching client found himself in recently – an employed manager presented with a new job opportunity. He’d been looking…
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Three Things You MUST Do Before the Year is Out
I have no tax advice for you. Nothing you should do to your lawn before the next season hits. Nor do I have anything to say about your frequent flier miles or doctor visits and insurance deductibles. I DO however, have three must-do’s that will help you walk into a new year with more energy,…
When Doing What You Love Won’t Pay the Bills
“I know what I want to do, but it won’t pay the bills!” My answer to that is “It may not pay them all right away, but don’t let that be a reason to stay stuck.” One of the biggest obstacles to people making a change (when they DO know what they want to do)…
When Doing What’s Right Makes Everything Go Wrong
A whistleblower losing their job and being black balled in their field. A politically active executive seeing no choice other than to resign after being harassed for their beliefs. A kid in school getting in trouble for trying to help the victim of a bully. One of the most confounding dynamics of being human is…
Let Darkness Give Way to Light
There is so much darkness in our world right now: repeated loss of life to the ravages of terrorists or racial tensions, and the polarity of approaches to the political climate in the United States. It’s not unusual for the events of the world to shuffle the balance of darkness and light within us. Big…
Were You Set Up for Success but Feel Like a Failure?
Doing everything right is no guarantee that you’ll be happy or satisfied. My Tedx Talk has been bringing me all kinds of interesting inquiries about coaching and people sharing their stories with me. Sometimes, a theme emerges from a rush of interest and lately, I’ve been talking to young men in their late twenties and…