Originally published March 19, 2016 A funny thing happened on my way to bed the other night: I got dumped as a mentor. If you’re a mentor – and I recommend that everyone mentor someone in his or her lifetime – how do you know when it’s time to stop mentoring? Perhaps you’ve taught all…
Originally published March 9, 2016 I like to think I celebrate women every day by the way I treat them, the opportunities I try to provide them and the deep respect I have for them as equals. Still, like certain holidays, International Women’s Day serves to give me pause, to reflect upon the influences that…
Originally published March 5, 2016 Today’s page comes from the book of an aspiring techie I’ve known since he still had dreams of being an architect. Imagine how pleased I was to be directed to the website of this young office specialist after he designed and posted a site devoted to promoting his career history…
Originally published March 4, 2016 Feeling down about life or work or family? Looking for a shot in the arm to boost your spirits? Here’s your cure: Go help someone else. Take your mind off your issues for a moment and lend a helping hand to someone who needs it. Lift up the next person…
Originally published January 25, 2015 There’s a lot of truth in birds flocking together because of their feathers and in others knowing you by the company you keep. And the more passionate you are about your goals and plans, the more important it is to know enough about yourself to determine the kinds of people…
Originally published January 25, 2016 A few weeks ago a young entrepreneur I have the privilege of knowing called to update me about his progress on some business ventures. Yes, ventures. Plural. I urged him to think about narrowing his focus, and he did. I also encouraged him to think about his future and to…
Originally published October 22, 2015 There’s a scene in Shelly Duvall’s Fairie Tale Theatre take on the classic “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” story in which Goldilocks’s father chastises his lazy daughter as she makes ridiculous excuses for not getting her chores done. He scolds, “If you would spend as much time doing as you…
Originally published September 10, 2015 Breathing new life into your career – something we all seem to want to do all the time – starts with giving new life to your résumé today. Crafted properly, a living résumé is not easy, nor is it done with a Mary Poppins-like snap of the fingers. In fact,…
Originally published April 1, 2015 How do you know when you’ve found the job or entrepreneurial experience that fits you like no other? I’ve left two solid jobs in the last four years, both times for reasons I couldn’t quite articulate until recent weeks. I’m also a part-time entrepreneur, for all the paradox that statement…
Originally published March 27, 2015 When was the last time you tried something, performed miserably at it, improved yourself, and tried it again? I hope you answer that every time you didn’t live up to an expectation, you kept at the thing until you either mastered it or truly determined it wasn’t for you. Of…