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 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 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 February 10, 2015 A relationship told me this past week that he and his wife, who doubles as his business bookkeeper, have gotten super-organized since our meeting to close out their 2014 financial records. Another colleague has sold her old laptop (which wasn’t old to begin with), purchased a new one, and solicited…
Originally published January 15, 2015 One of my connections on LinkedIn wrote me to compliment me on what he describes as a unique background. Specifically, he clarified, mine is a long list of diverse job experiences. I’m grateful to him for pointing this out. After he mentioned it, I started looking at my experience a…