Career

To become a better decision maker, consider the costs of quitting upfront. If the costs are low, say yes quickly to gain experience about your likes and values. Also, quit as quickly as you know it...

We’ve all heard the saying, “Quitters never win and winners never quit.” This has been promulgated by hugely successful people like Thomas Edison, who failed a thousand times before figuring out how...

I’ve been working with one of my career coaching clients for several months now. He is a very successful entrepreneur and business owner in his mid-fifties. He could easily retire, but found that he...

I just read a New York Times article on resilience by Priyanka Mattoo. And I was reminded how tough the last few years in my banking career were for me. I was miserable. But unlike Mattoo's boss,...

I remember being in a career where I dreaded Mondays. And I recall hitting the snooze alarm repeatedly, not wanting to get out of bed to go to work at the bank. I remember having such terrible back...

Have you been wondering if now is the right time for a mid-life career change? One of our members asked me: “What do I do now? I’ve been in the same job since graduating. I’m now in my mid 40s. I’ve...

Do you have a vision for your life and ideal career – and a plan to make it happen? Many people hesitate to develop a powerful and inspiring vision for their work and their lives. Yet being...

Asking for a raise or salary increase is one of the most nerve-wracking experiences. This is why so many people never muster up the courage to ask and live in hope that their boss will notice their...

(Note: This post was originally published in the spring of 2020, at the start of the pandemic. But the projects and ideas listed here can benefit your life at any time!) Are you worried about...

Strangely, we don’t always know our inner motivation for the choices we make. We just do what makes sense or feels right. It is also very easy to judge another person’s choices. Why on earth is...

One way to find your ideal career is to focus on your natural talents and abilities. But first, we must bust a few of the prevailing myths about talents. The first myth about talents is that almost...