Building and Cultivating Business Relationships As I’ve previously written, the job market in almost all industries / professions / fields is in a state of heavy labor oversupply. DC may be best off compared to any other metropolitan area in this…
Three Different Perspectives on Career Building I have just completed reading the third of three vastly different books on career success. First The first, about which I wrote at some length a few weeks ago, is entitled “The Startup of You”.…
Improving Satisfaction with Your Current Job It’s become clear to me that the lowest-risk way to boost job and career satisfaction is to work at improving the current employment situation. I am delighted (usually several times a week) to hear my…
“Normal” Is a Setting on a Washing Machine The title of this post is a quote many of my clients have heard me use, as it’s one of my favorites. It also happens to be one that I find myself using…
A Career Book I Wish I’d Written Early last week a client recommended that I read a brand new book on career development entitled “The Start-up of YOU,” co-authored by Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, a young entrepreneur and…
From Hopelessness to Motivation to Success On Monday I will be giving a presentation to Forty Plus of Greater Washington. Forty Plus is a national non-profit organization with dozens of local chapters, founded in 1939 to assist older men (it was…
Shifting Perspective This week’s post is about the importance of shifting perspective through a process of open-ended, curious exploration. It applies to just about any situation in which you feel stuck, whether that be in a job, in a relationship,…
I previously wrote about psychological barriers that prevent people from taking the steps they need to in order to move forward on finding a new job or career: “Psychological Blocks to Pursuing a Better Career.” In brief, they were perfectionism,…
Travel often shakes up the way one views the world. The trip I recently made to Norway was eye-opening, and not simply vis-a-vis the magnificent scenery. I noticed numerous, stark contrasts between what is considered “normal” there and what is…
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