
It may be the middle of January, but if you haven’t made a new year resolution consider doing so. We can all benefit from a pledge to improve some aspect of our behavior, and from an effective plan to make…

What To Do When You’ve Got Too Much To Do A very common complaint that I hear from clients is that they simply have too much to do. The demands of most jobs are pretty intense, not to mention the…

Should You Go Back To School? The clients who engage me for career counseling often tell me that in order to advance their careers they should gain more knowledge – that they should acquire deeper subject matter expertise through additional…

Increase Your Odds of Success It’s just a week since New Year’s Day. If you’ve made them, how are you doing with your resolutions? Almost half of the adult American population will make New Year’s resolutions, but less than half of…
A not infrequent question of my clients in their mid twenties to mid thirties is “Should I go back to school and get a graduate degree?” (most commonly an M.B.A.). There are a number of ways of looking at this…
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 Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick Almost half of the adult American population will make New Year’s resolutions, but less than half of those will have successfully adhered to their new ways come July 4. Changing bad habits is…
No, shoe shifting isn’t about selecting a different pair of footwear. It’s about the immeasurably valuable skill of being able to observe a situation from another’s perspective, detached at least to some degree from one’s own rational and emotional constructs.…
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.
Jim assesses each path against your strengths and constraints. A prioritized shortlist formed based on logic and AI feedback.
Jim ensures that your networking outreach, resume, LinkedIn profile, elevator speech, and interview performance are superior.
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