Adapt, Adjust and Overcome
News reports indicate a big decline in unemployment and a steady increase in jobs. This news could be interpreted by many people to mean that getting the job of their dreams will be easy....
Tagged: planning
Knowing when it is time to get help with your job search strategy
There are many reasons behind why people stay stuck or prolong an unsuccessful job search process. If you have been unemployed or stuck in an undesirable role for an extended period of time, it’s...
Accountability
You’ve talked about starting a business, getting a new job or maybe buying a home. For longer than you care to remember, you have wanted to accomplish something major that will improve your life,...
Nag, nag, nag
A recent discussion prompted a deeper look into nagging and/or micromanaging. Both behaviors have negative connotations, although each may actually be necessary due to someone else’s unresponsiveness or bad behavior. So why do the...
Leaving procrastination behind increases your options
Procrastination may be one of the most self-sabotaging and all-too-common behaviors leading to failure to achieve career or work-related goals. Some might say many forms of procrastination are “human nature.” Perhaps. You can Google...
How to quickly blow a great opportunity
If you have cultivated the belief that only the “lucky” people get the best jobs, please consider how much power you have given up and the amount of time you have wasted by believing...
Before you jump into the new year, evaluate what you got done this past year
Are you looking back on your past year and wondering where things went sideways?
Make your pipe dreams real using SMART goals
With some effort and longer-term planning, there is more within your own power to help you get where you want to go.
Manage your own performance
If you’ve have been working for more than a few years, you’ve probably had a few performance evaluations. Why wait to see what happens?
It just makes sense to have a strategy for networking
If you’ve been unclear about what effective networking looks like, it might be time to assess your expectations and your approach. Random networking produces random results. Imagine what networking with the right people in...
