Overcoming Skepticism About Finding the Right Career Path Figuring out the right career path is initially a daunting process for many clients with whom I work. They’ve often struggled for years to find the answer, taking career tests, completing personality…
Don’t Compare Yourself to Others! My last post was about negative self-talk. A primary source of this negative self-talk is the practice that most people have of comparing themselves to others. In the majority of instances, comparing makes people feel worse.…
Dealing with Anxiety This month’s Atlantic magazine’s cover boldly announces the lead story: “SURVIVING ANXIETY,” an article written by the magazine’s editor, Scott Stossel. His anxiety is so debilitating that the only way he can speak in public, or fly on…
How To Handle Someone Who Pushes Your “Buttons” My apologies for having skipped a week of postings. I had a lot to catch up on after my 10 day vacation in Maine, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island where I successfully…
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…
A huge obstacle that many of the clients I counsel need to overcome is their disappointment with not having landed the kinds of jobs they applied for that seemed “just right” for them. A phrase that I often use in…
“I never finish things that I start.” “I’m someone who’s completely uncoordinated.” “I never plan things out – they just happen.” “I always do things at the last minute.” “I have no self control.” “I’m really bad when it comes…
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