Advice for Starting a Career in Business if you Have a Disability

Woman on Conference Call

This article is presented in partnership with Linda Chase, the Founder of AbleHire.org, whose mission is to help people with disabilities build rewarding, successful careers. AbleHire.org offers great resources for those with disabilities looking to advance their career and work life.

For young adults with disabilities, getting a degree in business could open up several career path options. Not only would you gain the skills necessary to launch your own business one day, but it would also help set you up to find your first job. Use this guide to discover how to leverage your skills to get an internship and start your career. For advice and consulting on how to start your own business, connect with Mark Botros for help.

Episode 043: Leadership Masterclass with Col. Tom Connally (USMC-Ret.) (59:55)

Compass with the words "Leadership MasterClass"

Col. Tom Connally, is a retired United States Marine Corps officer; He’s the Founder and President of Connally Consulting; and the author of the breakthrough leadership book, “Becoming a Leader – A Roadmap for my Daughter and the Aspiring Leader”. In this episode he teaches us everything we need to know about being an effective and successful leader.

Episode 042: The LIFE WORKS Podcast Top 10 Lessons from 2020

Covid-19 virus image with the words "10 Lessons from 2020"

I think we can all agree that 2020 was an unexpected year on so many levels. We saw a once in a century global pandemic, we saw an economic collapse, where in the United States alone more than 33 Million jobs vanished within a matter of weeks, we saw George Floyd and the social justice protests and riots that came about as a result. In the midst of all that, we also lived through a highly contentious presidential election.

This year I really sought to make sense of all this for myself — and for you. So I decided to invite experts to talk to me, and what I’ve compiled are 10 of the lessons and takeaways from those interviews in 2020.

Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:45 How to Prevent Covid-19 (Dr. Lisa Koche)
02:28 The Fountain of Youth (Olivia Sheldon)
03:57 Never Ever Give Up (Andre Watson)
05:43 Follow Your Curiosity (Lorraine Rise)
07:32 An Exercise in Humility (Dr. Dan Hill)
08:48 Suffering and Identity (Professor Myles Eldreth)
09:43 How the Media Skews Reality (Dr. Victoria Romero)
11:43 How to Turn Down the Social Media Volume (Bob Pearson)
12:31 The Impediment to Confidence (Michael Hertz, Ph.D)
13:31 A Life Well Lived (Katiusca Guzman, Esq.)

Episode 041: The Psychology of Influence and Persuasion with Dr. Victoria Romero (1:10:58)

Rockstar (Bono of U2) in front of microphone, with the title "Psychology of Influence"

Psychologically, why do we follow someone? In this interview, Dr. Victoria Romero helps us understand why and how we are persuaded and influenced.

Episode 040: My Personal Meditation (5:28)

Picture of Stacked Stones

I had a fairly well-established morning routine, and as someone who measures the return on investment of time very carefully, I didn’t see the immediate value of meditation at first, but then I thought to try it to see how it would work for me, and I was amazed by what it did for me.