It’s time to take out the trash, folks, even if the trash is YOU. I know that sounds rude, but it’s a new year and I’m turning 51 this week and as my patience for nonsense wanes at an astounding daily rate, I am passing my sass on to you. This is not a…
Laura Berman Fortgang
Protect Yourself from Yack, Yack, Yack
Have you ever been sitting in the waiting room for an interview or other important meeting where people start yacking? Some are bragging, some are just answering questions from the braggart, and some are trying to stay out of it but suffering through the noise unable to block it out. Sound familiar? Which one are…
Eight Ways to Beat Hibernation
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang In the United States, we have a ridiculous ritual on February 2nd where we wait for a groundhog, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see (or not) its shadow as an indication to how soon spring will come. This year, he did not see his shadow and the prediction…
Milestones
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang I’m coming off of a Mexican spa vacation and celebrating my 50th birthday by performing my one-woman show in New York City. This year also includes my husband’s fiftieth birthday and our 20th wedding anniversary. The teenager will get his permit this summer, the tweens are in their…
Halloween: Addressing the DARK Side
By Laura Berman Fortgang For years, we coaches have insisted that coaching is distinct from therapy. It is, but we are trained to recognize the dark side of life and personalities and we are not afraid of it. It comes up. It happens. In the spirit of Halloween, and the sometimes-scarier aspect of ourselves, there…
Now What Q&A-Unemployed and Interviewing
Today’s question comes from a member of our community who participated in a recent Community Call, and is answered by Laura Berman Fortgang. Question: My position as a Benefits Manager and HR generalist was eliminated last year. When I’m on an interview, I need a better way to answer the question: What have you done in…