WHY A MENTOR ISN’T ENOUGH
We have all heard the advice. In order to get ahead you should try to find mentors to help you navigate your organization, your industry...
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THE BS OF JOB SEARCHING
Let’s face it. The job search is not anyone’s favorite activity. We think the most important thing is that we have to be good at what we...
AN EASY WAY TO WORK ON YOUR CAREER (INSTEAD OF IN YOUR CAREER)
We all know that you have to keep your eyes on your future career goals if you want to make them happen. You must know where you are...
HOW TO STOP HATING YOUR BOSS
We have all said it - “my boss is impossible to deal with!” We have all thought it - “this job would be great if I had a different boss”....
HOW TO NETWORK IF YOU HATE NETWORKING!
If you hate networking, especially reaching out to people you barely know, or don’t know at all, you are NOT alone! Most of us feel very...
WAIT - DON’T LEAVE THAT JOB YOU HATE!
Truth be told, I spent most of my life in pursuit of a new job. I went from being an attorney on Wall St, to a midsize, midtown firm, to...
ARE YOU FOOLING YOURSELF ABOUT YOUR JOB?
Are you staying in your current job ONLY because it feels safe? Because you know what you are doing, you know how to navigate the systems...
THE REAL REASON YOU DON’T HAVE A DREAM JOB YET
Do you know why you don’t have that job or promotion you have been dreaming about? TRICK QUESTION! (Hint: Who is buried in Grant’s tomb?)...
IMPOSTER SYNDROME - GOAL OR OBSTACLE?
What if Imposter Syndrome is not a problem? Seriously, my friends. What if? In fact, what if Imposter Syndrome was actually a sign that...
ARE YOU PEOPLE PLEASING YOURSELF OUT OF PROGRESS IN YOUR CAREER: A CASE STUDY
So many of my clients think that the best and fastest way to advance their career is to please all the people they work for and/or with....
THE $10 MILLION CAREER QUESTION
Clients often come to me for career coaching when they think they have exhausted all of the ways they know to find a job or get a...
COACHING IN A BOTTLE
My 28 year old daughter is probably the LAST person to ever want me to coach her, on any subject. But we are on a family vacation this...
SIX WAYS TO RESEARCH A COMPANY
Almost any career coach will tell you that you must research a company you are interested in working for. But not all coaches tell you...
WASTING TIME IS ALL IN YOUR MIND
In the last few months, I guess sparked by our lives during Covid, so many of my clients have said that things they have done are a waste...
FRATERNAL TWINS: PROCRASTINATION AND PERFECTIONISM
Fraternal twins don’t look exactly alike, but were born at the same time from the same parents. The more I think about procrastination...
GOAL RUSHING VS. GOAL DILIGENCE - THE DISTINCTION THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
We all have heard of Aesop’s fable of the race between the tortoise and the hare. The hare is very confident of winning, so it stops...
WHEN POSITIVE THINKING IS NEGATIVE - A CASE STUDY
We all have been taught that thinking positively will help us get the things we want. So we try to conjure up all kinds of positive...
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE IS NOT A TREASURE HUNT!
Many of my clients come to me because they want a purpose driven job but they are stuck right out of the gate because they have no idea...
12 GREAT QUESTIONS TO ASK INTERVIEWERS
At some point in almost every interview you are asked “Do you have any questions for me?” This is not the innocent question it appears to...
THE BELIEF TO-DO LIST
The key to getting a job is transferring your belief - “that you can deliver to the organization/client what they need” - to them, so...
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