Opportunity
Is It Flying Or Is It Just Me?
The last few years have felt like they’ve been speeding by and this one is on steroids compared to them. I feel catapulted into outer space by the speed at which time flies. Oddly, the feeling bookends the individual days that seem to have plenty of time in them. The push and pull, pulse-racing and…
CUT OUT THE MIDDLE STEP
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Four years ago, at a bookstore event, a woman asked a question about a career strategy she was hatching. Her goal was to become a global director for the multinational company she worked for. Her question was about her next move to attain an interim position that…
Vern and his Molecat
by Kirsten Meneghello, Now What® Facilitator Our family went to the state fair this weekend and had a great time. I love to see the cows, pigs, llamas, and the proud 4-H kids showing off the animals they have raised. It’s a big deal. While we were visiting the commercial exhibitors/vendors, we passed the requisite…
It’s All In Your Head
By Laura Berman Fortgang This is going to sound weird, but roll with me here. Think of a raisin, some are dry and some are plump. I get that image in my mind because it reminds me of a brain. When the brain is healthy, the right synapses firing, a feeling of well-being seeps into…
The Difference Between What We Do and Who We Are
Here is some inspiration from Chris Gardner, the entrepreneur and philanthropist whose rise from homelessness was portrayed in the move: The Pursuit of Happyness. Gardner urges us to use this time of economic challenge as an “awakening”, to comprehend the difference between what we do and who we are, and to risk inventing our own…