A Tough New Year’s Resolution: Take My Own Advice!
Have you ever noticed that some professionals give great advice which they don’t seem to follow? There are brilliant physicians espousing healthful diets who are obese, esteemed Psychologists with multiple failed marriages, admired spiritual leaders who act selfishly and politicians who lead double lives. Most of us who seek mentors find these inconsistencies unsettling.
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An Empty Nest Makes Focusing On Work Easier!
Most parents would agree that while having children is great, it’s also the most demanding job of all. Even healthy children require a tremendous amount of time and energy to raise, and caring for children requires constant sacrifices. This isn’t an argument for or against having children but rather a reality check for what goes …
Successful Interviewees Follow This Advice: Be Authentic!
In order to make a good choice for your next job, there’s one thing you must do: Be authentic. But that doesn’t mean you should open up so much that your brains fall out! Authentic candidates are clear, open and certain about what s/he brings to the table. They know specifically how they could add …
Boost Your Personal Brand by Always Speaking Positively!
A simple strategy for improving your work environment, boosting your personal brand and feeling good is always speaking positively. We’ve all heard the saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” The best way to protect yourself at work from harming your reputation is to avoid negative speech! Even …
A Gap Year May Help You Adapt in College
Parents spend thousands of dollars in preparing their children to test well for college admissions tests and countless hours worrying about what school their child will attend but often overlook the issue of how their child will adapt to college once they get there. Leaving home for four years after high school following eighteen years …
Passion May Come After a Zig Zag Career Path!
I think it would be worthwhile sharing a bit about my background as it sheds light on how a person can find their passion. My career path zigzagged and it wasn’t clear to me until now that every experience was necessary for me to arrive at my passion, which is what I do in my …
A Great Personal Brand Can Shape Your Legacy!
When many people hear the question, “What’s your personal brand?” their hair stands on end. It can sound like you’re implying that a unique individual is reduced to the equivalent of a packaged product. The word “brand” isn’t typically associated with human qualities: Defining your brand requires you to take an objective, impersonal look at …
Dinner Table Talk Can Jump-Start Your Kids Career!
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. –Eleanor Roosevelt
Pairing great food with great discussion is somewhat of a dying art in the home front. But here’s an argument for bringing back the old-fashioned dinner hour (or 15 minutes) table talk to your family’s routine. A little bit of effort …
Flexibility in Your Career Plan Can Lead to Success!
Stay open to new opportunities; It can lead to your success and happiness! — Beth Kuhel
I recently interviewed Bo Burlingham, the affable Editor-At-Large for Inc. magazine about his career path. Bo surprised me by saying he actually had no career plan and his ascent to his current position was more or less “an accident.” …
Know What The Hiring Manager is Thinking to Get Hired!
Act and think like an insider to get hired! — Beth Kuhel
How can you possibly know what the hiring manager is thinking and how could this help you if you did? The answer is, you can’t know exactly what he or she is thinking but you can get a glimpse into their mindset, values, …