Career Coaching

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I’d like to be optimistic, but it’s not that easy.  The economy’s terrible, the election’s coming up this year, people are still losing their houses, … Here’s how I do […]

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I tend to put a lot of trust into planning.  It gives me comfort that I’ve prepared for contingencies, that I know how things are going to happen, that I’ve […]

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This is the beginning of the International Hour for Peace.  I don’t know how widespread this is – Google is surprisingly unhelpful – but it’s a good time to think […]

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You’ve heard this advice before:  If you wait until a job opening is posted, it’s too late! How frustrating!  You’re following the rules, and I’m saying that there’s no possible […]

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It’s the end of the year.  I’m not a big fan of new year’s resolutions, really – I don’t see much reason to make up arbitrary goals with the realization […]

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It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know.  Right?  So who is it that you should know? The implicit assumption is that if you want to get a new […]

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What’s the next step in your career? The way you answer this question says a lot about how you relate to your work – whether it’s pulling you or pushing […]

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I’ve noticed a curious thing about asking for favors.You’d think that the difficulty of getting someone to give you something would directly relate to how valuable it is.  If I […]

How gratitude makes your job better

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Some years ago, I ran across a person who asked me, “How’s it going?”.  I issued the standard answer, “fine,” thinking nothing of it.  End of conversation, nothing interesting said. […]