“Most of the people I know, and coach, are recovering people-pleasers…” New York Times Best Selling Author, Michael Hyatt said this to me in our recent conversation. In fact, I’m a recovering people-pleaser myself. In my first professional job, I working between 80-90...
Ok, time to level with me. Are you still absentmindedly clicking through indeed.com? Maybe LinkedIn or Glassdoor is your tool of choice? Is it because the work you do now isn’t fulfilling and you’ve finally come to the conclusion that “I need to make a change in my...
Everywhere you look these days, you can find articles sharing why focusing on your strengths is more valuable than improving your weaknesses. Using your signature strengths in your role means you can be energized instead of drained, engaged instead of bored, and...
Ball with Allen Iverson, Movie-making with Hollywood Elite, and Signing Contracts with Jay-Z My friend Mo claims he’s worked a lot of dream jobs in his lifetime. In his first role post-college—at Reebok HQ—he spent his time playing company basketball games at...
Have you ever watched the show Suits? Surely you heard mention of this USA Network series in the midst of the Royal Wedding this past May. Infamous royal Meghan Markle played the role of Rachel Zane in this drama about a New York-based corporate law firm. The two main...
We’ve observed over the years that Top Performers ask for help completely differently than other people. They do it in a way that causes their boss to love them, friends to always want to help, and colleagues to enjoy lending a hand. What is this massive difference in...
Robert was in a VP level role, earning great money and enjoying life and work. He was well known around his industry. He was great at what he did. Things were pretty good overall… Until they weren’t! Robert got laid off. No big deal right. A great opportunity to...
Fīnd – verb 1. discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly. 2. recognize or discover (something) to be present. Cre·ate – krēˈāt – verb 1. bring (something) into existence. “he created a thirty-acre lake” 2. cause (something) to happen...
“Now looking back at it. I never really asked myself the questions of whether I wanted to to do this. It is just normal. Many of us do that.” That’s what Michal Balass had said when I asked her where her career started. She went on to explain that she spent years...
I think one of most interesting pieces of human nature and psychology is that we all drastically overestimate how unique our situations really are. We’re biased to think that *our* situation is special and the most challenging set of circumstances. We see this every...
