How to Salvage a Bad Interview
With job interviews, even countless hours of preparation can lead to some iffy moments when the interview takes place. It’s impossible to fully prepare for interview unless you hold a crystal ball that predicts the future. There will often be questions or statements said that can catch one off guard, as not all job interviews …
Shocking Truth about Self-Esteem Revealed!
For the last 30 years US parents, schools and youth athletic teams were all fed a singular, central message about how to rear successful children and guess what? They were wrong. All the developmental literature and experts have been pumping out the message: self-esteem is the #1 ticket to success.
That’s why all the kids …
Rules That Will Serve Your Children Well
Many years ago I found a book by Richard R. Conarroe, published by the American Management Association titled, BRAVELY, BRAVELY IN BUSINESS.
Getting out of college and anxious for a career I typed these notes on a sheet of paper, folded it and kept it in my wallet for over ten years to unfold and …
Achieve Your Full Potential: Embrace Uncertainty and Act
Many of us go through life searching for answers to big questions like, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” and why do I exist? And “What is the reason for the pain I’m experiencing or for the challenge I’m going through?” “Why did this happen to me and not someone else?” Or conversely, …
6 Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out
Over the last few months, my daughter has been working hard on college applications to set herself apart from other applicants. It had me thinking that in some ways, applying to college is much like applying to jobs, except the traditional resume submission method doesn’t offer much in the way of standing out compared to …
Learn How Twitter Advanced Search Can Boost Your Personal Brand’s Marketing Strategy
Twitter is a great place to be for your personal brand to build a strong network and following on social media. If you want to have more insight into your target market with increased leads consider taking advantage of Twitter Advanced Search, which offers even more features that tap into trends and audiences.
How can …
How long should you sit on your Kingdom?
After all your hard work.
Isn’t it time to sit back and relax?
It’s so compelling to think about it. It’s so alluring, but don’t go there … It’s a Trap!
Today I was listening to Marc Benioff. Founder and CEO of Salesforce. The pioneer in the “No Software” movement. He was asked about some …
Four Tips for Acing Your Job Interviews
I spoke to a career group last weekend and my speech was titled Seven Critical Career Questions. The questions covered topics that ranged from choosing a profession to improving your interview results. I want to share what I told them about interviewing in this blog post.
As I mention in Chapter 14 of Fast Track …
What Millennials Seek, Desire in an Employer
I just read an interesting article online entitled, Stop Treating Millennial Employees Like Enigmas, written by Sara Roberts and Michael Papay and featured on Fastcompany.com.[1] As the title suggests, the article focuses on how businesses can best utilize the skills and talents of Millennials, generally defined as that 80-million-strong cohort born between 1977 and 2000, …
Networking Not Working? Perhaps You Are Undesirable.
There are people that others are sincerely delighted to see. And, there are people who are avoided. The undesirables.
You’ve seen it at a networking event. Everyone’s eyes suddenly become busy gazing at the dip, pictures on the wall or anything that will prevent them from making eye contact with that person. Or, if they …