“Donde esta la biblioteca?” When’s the last time you took a trip to the library? Many of us tore through books as children, but as jobs and obligations came with adulthood, we began abandoning this pastime. Besides the busyness we build around ourselves, today’s world...
Your Greatest Personal Weakness What if you could find the career that fits you by reframing your weakness? Or what if your greatest weakness was really your secret weapon? It turns out it actually is. “Don’t choke!” Many high achievers live with a loud inner critic....
Earlier this week I asked you all to send in your questions about becoming a Career Coach or building and growing a career coaching business. I was really really surprised as to the range questions that we received. We also had a lot of the same questions over and...
If you’re reading this right now, I’d be willing to bet that somewhere along the way in your career you had a realization. It came like an epiphany, the light bulb flipped on and you’re like wow! [Putting my fingers to my temple so that I can read your...
I got this email the other day from one of our Career Change Bootcamp students. Arguably my favorite part of your coaching and team is the “and” thinking. I’ve been raving to my family about it because it’s changed my life. Thank you! Maybe too much information but I...
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...
Why do you need a resume in the first place? Most people never ask this question… They just assume the answer is obvious. But if you really evaluate the question the answers that most people give don’t really hold up. Here are many of the answers that have been thrown...
Is Being a Perfectionist holding you back? What’s the meaning of perfectionism really? per·fec·tion·ismpərˈfekSHəˌnizəm noun refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. As far as I know perfection doesn’t exist because it’s subjective. This...
What if you were forced to figure things out? You know that scene in the Pursuit of Happyness where Will Smith is sitting on the floor in the bathroom with his son after everything has come crashing down and he has no place to live and he’s hit rock bottom? He’s put...
“What if the moments in our lives that feel the most awkward are actually the most valuable?” That’s the question that Melissa Dahl poses in her new book Cringeworthy, a Theory of Awkwardness. It’s also something that I’ve been pondering for about 10 years now....
