What Would You Attempt to Do?
I have several quotations on the wall in my office. In my last post I discussed the first one, which is:
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. (George Bernard Shaw)
The gist of that post was that people tend to search for pay and sustenance in the earlier part of their …
3 Things You Should Consider When Evaluating a Job Offer
You passed all of the steps for this news. You have put together a great resume and a cover letter, got noticed among other candidates and answered all of the interview questions. Finally the phone rang and the recruiter said ‘Congratulations! We decided to extend you an offer.’ Now, you cannot wait to sign the …
What Secret Weapon is Hanging in the Air?
Scientific American cites some shocking news about time. The more quickly you have to respond to a question or report results, the more likely you are to lie. Or, consider the reverse. The more time you take, the less likely you are to lie.
Lying is in the air. Literally, the fewer breaths you take, …
Hot Water and Stretching are Good for You
Besides the obvious uses for hot water and stretching in your personal and physical life, there are business and career benefits from both too.
Two of my favorite metaphors involve both of these points. They involve Hot Water and Stretching and when applied to your career will help you stand out, get ahead and to …
Life Isn’t About Finding Yourself
I have several quotations on the wall in my office. One of them is the following:
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. (George Bernard Shaw)
Why did I select this quote to display to my clients? Because I believe, to be most meaningful, their careers must be created and not simply …
5 Tips to Ace Your Phone Interview
Companies often use phone interviews to screen the candidates and narrow the applicant pool. Human resources personnel prefer phone interviews to gain basic information about the candidate such as his interest about the job, salary expectations, willingness to relocate if necessary, etc. Using this information, the HR personnel can identify the best candidates to invite …
Do You Deserve a Better Job?
You will not always do what you are doing now. You will go on to as many as seven distinct careers, ten to fifteen different jobs, perhaps a dip or dive into your own entrepreneurial venture and hopefully, some significant philanthropy.
That’s why the thing that you do, what you actually accomplish at work, may …
Get To Know Your Personal Brand
When creating an identity for your personal brand the goal is to make a lasting impression that will stick in the minds of your followers. The mission should be to focus on what you represent both online and offline.
Over a period of time an audience becomes familiar with the characteristics of a brand, such …
Hope is Not a Strategy
What do you think when someone precedes any statement with the following two words:
“I hope”
For example, if you are waiting for a report at work do you want to hear:
1. I hope to have it to you by the end of the day.
-or-
2. I will have it in your hands …
3 Thoughtful Thanks Necessary to Build a Stronger Connection
We know that appreciation that is seen as fake or manipulative is not received as appreciation at all. That fact, most all of us get. Yet, what also happens is mediocre attempts to appreciate someone that’s done more out of obligation or convenience can also have no effect to negative effects, too.
1. Appreciate someone …