Knee-capping Your Career
“I just want to remind you this project is due tomorrow!” “Just checking in to see where you are with that assignment.” Have you ever written those sentences? Or what about, “I kinda feel like maybe you should not do that”? What’s wrong with those sentences? It’s called knee-capping! It’s the extra fluff in your vocabulary that makes you feel like […]
Six-Figure Swagger
Recently, talking with my friend Cathy about an upcoming job decision she needed to make, I was stunned when she said she wasn’t sure she deserved such a large jump in pay. Where was her swagger? Two organizations were fighting over her – each one kept upping the salary, perks and benefits, creating very attractive […]
Confidence: Fake It ‘Til Ya Make It
Whether you’ve just graduated, or you’re a seasoned pro, we all have career decisions that give us some anxiety. Recently, a friend’s teenager asked her, “How am I supposed to get a job based on experience if no one will hire me and give me experience?” Knowing that age-old question, my friend explained the concept of “creating […]
Pits, Valleys and Crevasses
Recently, I was reading the story about the man who fell into a deep, tight crevasse while hiking and had to cut off his arm in order to climb out and survive. That’s hardcore. But it got me to thinking: How many of us how been in a hole of a different shape and size? […]
Time Management in a Pandemic
Is it just me, or have you noticed that when we only have one thing on the To–Do List, we get nothing done, but if we have 15 things on the list we get most of them done?? I think it’s all about momentum. For some of us, having lots to do is about time management: We know we need to […]
Don’t Lock Down Your Goals
When we face unprecedented change and disruption, it seems easier to succumb to the desire to shut down, withdraw and give up rather than to step up to the challenge or complete your goals. If this describes what you’re feeling right now, rest assured that it’s happening to pretty much everybody. It’s a natural reaction. […]
How to sell with sensitivity
What weird and trying times we are in! I know people are afraid. Afraid of getting sick, losing money in their retirement, having enough to eat, being able to pay their mortgage, spending money. It’s times like these that we might be tempted to think: I can’t sell anything! But that’s not true. In fact, […]
Selling yourself is not “luck”
My friend Jamie gets whatever she wants in life. She seems so lucky. We meet for lunch and she can always persuade the manager to give us the best table. She can turn almost any “no” she hears into a “yes.” At work, she is the top sales rep every month. People gravitate toward her. When she plans […]
Herding Cats for a Living
Keeping teams in line and working toward a single goal is a huge challenge; not everyone is cut out to build teamwork! My friend Roxy has an executive assistant sent from the heavens. She’s proactive, efficient, detailed, and can amazingly manage to connect multiple departments at one meeting. A professional cat herder. In fact, when Roxy’s assistant […]
Turning Good Behaviors into Great Habits
What goals are really important to you? What are you doing today to help you achieve those goals? Your success is directly related to your deeply rooted habits! What you do, consistently and naturally, translates into how well you will succeed. And sometimes it is just committing to One Thing. So, it’s time to strengthen this key to success! Make sure you have good […]