How Important Should Income Be in Your Choice of Career? Yesterday I got a call from someone who was exploring the possibility of working with me as a career coach. We spent about twenty minutes on the phone together as I…
Creating Scenarios in the Mind A couple of weeks ago, bedridden for three full days because the flu had me practically too weak to move, I passed the time watching movie after movie on my ipad. They ranged from a Victorian…
Ways to Establish and Strengthen Work Relationships The quality of the relationships you have at work is an essential contributor to job satisfaction, not to mention job advancement. It’s hard to overemphasize the importance of the kind of connections you make…
“I Hate It Here” I am flying back to DC from LA after a short trip. Besides the fact that they are both commonly referred to by their initials, these two cities seem to have little in common on the…
Speaking More Wisely in Relationships Words of wisdom from one of the wisest, Rick Hanson, taken from his blog post of September 13, 2012: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Ah, not really. Often…
Dumb Mistakes, Selective Perception and Being with What Is I generally try to base my posts on either clinical or personal experiences rather than on theory; they are easier and more satisfying to write and, ideally, resonate more with my readers.…
Fifteen Roads to Happiness Last week I attended a 3 day symposium on various aspects of psychology and culture for continuing education credits (I need 36 hours every 2 years to retain my license). One of the presentations was on “Treating…

Networking: Determine What’s Your “Stance” Career advisors, myself included, talk a lot about the need to develop a snappy “elevator speech (or pitch), which is a brief (one minute more or less) statement of who you are, what you do, how…
Would You Rather Be Right or Happy? Previously I suggested that if you have a choice between striving to be right and striving to be happy, you’re generally better off choosing the latter. Over the years I’ve found that a principal…
Jim helps you build a concise narrative capturing everything relevant: who you are, what drives you, and where you want to go.
Jim identifies paths with clarity including responsibilities, entry points, challenges, and genuine trade-offs.
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