We’re heading into the holiday season, and I’m hearing lots of talk about hanging it up for the year — postponing job searches, client prospecting, and important projects until January. Yes, you deserve a break and plenty of time for celebrations. But in many cases, the holidays are just the excuse du jour to cover…
Clarity
Do You Create Roadblocks or Does Someone Else?
When I talk to folks about making their next career move, I’m often met with an imaginary roadblock. At this point, I’ve come to expect it. This phantom obstacle comes in the form of a prerequisite they’ve conjured up (one that doesn’t actually exist) — an unmet qualification, a missing credential, or insufficient experience. It’s…
How to Bounce Back from Burnout
There’s been a lot of talk about burnout lately … and rightly so. It’s not just some buzzword, but a very real thing that more and more people are dealing with every day. We’ve all been through a lot over the past couple of years, and no matter what else was going on in the…
Start With Dessert
We save the “best for last.” We “treat” ourselves with the satisfying pleasure of tantalizing sweets at the end of the meal. That finishing touch. How does our propensity for dessert relate to knowing what’s right for our lives or career? Dessert just feels so good as a taste sensation. Career and life satisfaction feels…
The Forecast for 2022: Happy New Year
You’re receiving this while I’m on vacation with my family which is a great relief after a year of hard work, tripling my business, and caretaking extended family members. Last year, I did a predictive post which is not my usual MO. I’m coming back this year to compare how those predictions played out and…
How Do You Measure A Year In The Life?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife In 525,600 minutes How do you measure a year in the life?* Another year is ending, and while we thought last year was unique as we endured a pandemic-induced disruption of daily life, this one has left…