Originally published November 15, 2015 I spontaneously took half a vacation day a few weeks ago because my supervisor and I were up-to-date on our projects and because she was going to be out of the office all day. That happened again last Friday. For the first time since I began working with her six…
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 I wrote a few weeks ago about my supervisor’s response to my request for a 90-day review. She granted me the review, during which we looked over my first 90 days on the new job and looked ahead to our goals for the next 90 days. A month later, company-wide…
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 August 20, 2015 It’s that exciting milestone in any new job, at which you and your supervisor get to swap stories about how well – or poorly – you’re doing. And for me, that time rolled around two weeks ago. Hard to believe that I had been at this new gig for three…
Originally published July 6, 2015 My kid brother, Greg, made the remark that he doesn’t get the point of quitting sugar. I think he particularly doesn’t get the point of it for me since weight loss is not one of my goals in accepting the 8-week challenge with a group comprising my sisters and some…
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 January 20, 2015 If you’re anything like me, God forbid, you probably assess yourself as rigorously as your employer does during your #First90 days on the job. I don’t have a system or scale by which I measure the start of every job I’m hired to do. Still, I make it a point…
Originally published January 4, 2015 Happy New Year. It’s 2015, and I’m facing new opportunities, new goals, and a new focus for life and work. Still unemployed and seeking the next great employment opportunity on my career path, I am more convinced than ever that 2015 is my year for a fresh start in some…
Originally published September 7, 2012 I’m winding down a full season with a client, and I’ve never been so hype about it! So deep and profound have been the revelations and so rich has been my learning experience over the last year and half, that I’m absolutely reeling with ideas for upcoming ventures, new clients,…