Originally published October 11, 2017 Today’s Question of the Day, from the Question of the Day app, is: What have you done that you previously didn’t think you could do? This must have been my year to answer that question, and it helped that I had earlier declared 2017 to be my year. Home studio:…
Originally published October 19, 2016 If ever there’s a time to claim your right to shine – and yes, you are absolutely right to do so – it is now. I’m more convinced than ever that today – nay, right now – is your time to let your light shine no matter what passions you…
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 April 14, 2015 I read recently that when you want something, the universe conspires in helping you achieve it. (Paulo Coelho). I only half agree. Recognizing what you want is a vital first step, though wanting it is not enough to achieve it. Experience – mine and others’ – has convinced me that…
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…
Originally published December 24, 2014 Do you sometimes feel braggy when crafting your CV or résumé? Do you think you come across as cocky during job interviews? Crazy thing is that in business – and job hunting is your business – it’s not bragging at all. It’s marketing. More to the point, it’s self-marketing, or…
Originally published July 12, 2014 You know how you always seem to know the perfect thing to say long after the moment has passed? And you mentally kick yourself for not having thought of it sooner because you know that if you say it later, someone will inevitably judge you as slow for taking so…
Originally published May 25, 2014 I love Career Day. Every year I visit schools to share from my professional life with middle- and high-school students. Every year I tell myself to write down the many deep, insightful, and often humorous questions and comments that students share, and then I forget to do so. Every year…
Originally published April 10, 2014 Today I take a page from my mothers’ book on encouraging children. On this morning’s commute to work, I sat across from and overheard – mainly because he was being particularly loud, almost as if for an audience – a father berate his very young daughter. In particular, he rode…