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 August 1, 2015 Sugar is back in my diet. Not like before, though. Eight weeks ago (well, nine for me, as I started a week before my comrades), I joined a small crew of close friends in Sarah Wilson‘s “I Quit Sugar Challenge” 8-week program. I did it for competitive reasons, mostly bragging…
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 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…
Originally published March 12, 2015 (Also in the spirit of #ThrowbackThursday) International Women’s Day had come and gone, and then we heralded Women’s Month as February slipped away as quickly as it had come. Through it all, I reflected on the women who had become important in shaping the man I am today. I thought…
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…