
It used to be that you could graduate high school, get a job, work at that job for 30 years, and retire into the twilight of your life with a modest pension that would allow you to live out your days in relative financial security. Today – change, complexity, and competition rule our global economy. […]
You are your own best career manager.

One of the things many people fear is losing their employment. In fact, there is so much fear around this that I wrote an entirely separate post about it where I describe the conditions that people put up with just to avoid losing their job, or the pain of looking for another job (because frankly, […]

Have you ever seen someone who was once a “rock star”, who now is fallen from grace and glory? Or are you perhaps that person? Taking a long term view, it would seem to me that careers go through times of ebb and flow. There are times when a person is performing at rockstar level, […]

Most organizations regardless of industry, size, or uniqueness, experiences times of great expansion and times of reduction. No one is immune, not even the federal government, which is known for its ability to expand in spite of whatever is happening in the economy. And if you believe juggernauts like Apple, Amazon, and Google could never […]
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

In a previous post, Why we Need a Holiday From Our Screens, I talk about what we gain when we consciously turn our screens off, including a number of alternatives to spending time on our screens. But what happens when the unthinkable happens – when our mobile device has no service or battery life, and […]
The people we love the most are the people we are the kindest to.

My wife has a mantra that she has instituted in our home, “the people we love the most are the people we are the kindest to.” I love this statement because it always reminds me where I need to prioritize my time, and even more importantly, my energy. The Problem We typically give the best […]

I’m a huge fan of productivity, but I’m an even bigger fan of giving yourself rewards when you’ve really earned them like overcoming procrastination and taking action on something you’ve been putting off. What follows is a list of ideas to reward yourself in a healthy, fun, and sustainable way. Admittedly, these are small rewards […]