Tom Dixon: Make Your Monday Great

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Tom Dixon is a Career Coach at MondayisGood.com.  Tom leads a Demand Planning Team for a Fortune 500 Team as well as writing his career blog and voluteering as part of a Career Resource Network.  Tom’s Career and Job Search experience and techniques are all developed from “in the trenches” experiences.  They are tried and true through Tom’s own experiences.

Sit down and figure out, what do you want your future to look like?

@MondayisGood
Books & Resources Tom Dixon Mentions in the Interview

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

 by Malcom Gladwell

Bonus Book: After the interview ended, Tom mentioned another book…don’t miss out on this book that Tom loves:

 by Marcus Buckingham

Check out Tom Dixon Endeavors

Monday is Good website

Twelve Steps to a Killer Resume

Connect with Tom Dixon

 Twitter: @MondayisGood

LinkedIn

Facebook

 Question: What are you doing to be intentional in your career?

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Katie McCarthy: The Power of Deciding…

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Katie McCarthy, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

Katie McCarthy is the founder and host of the Give Good Podcast.  She is a personal growth and development enthusiast, a voracious consumer of information, a world traveler, a student of life, a coach,  listener and above all else a Good Giver.

 In this interview, Scott and Katie discuss the power of making a decision and following through on those decisions.

We are the sum of the conversation that we are in.

@momentsofmoxie
Books & Resources Katie McCarthy Mentions in the Interview

Brendan Burchard

Entrepreneur On Fire Podcast with John Lee Dumas (Listen to John’s HTYC interview here…)

Until one has committed, there is hesitancy.  The chance to draw back.  Always ineffectiveness.  Concerning all acts of initiative, and creation there is one elementary truth.  The ignorance of which kills countless ideas, and splendid plans.  That the moment that one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.  All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manor of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material substances, which no one could have dreamt would have come your way.  Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

Johann Van Goethe

Sitting on the fence is very painful.

@momentsofmoxie
Check out Katie McCarthy Endeavors

Give Good Website and Podcast 

The conversations that make a difference, for the most part, aren’t comfortable.

@momentsofmoxie
Connect with Katie McCarthy

 Twitter

Email: katie [at] givegoodpodcast.com

 Question: What are you “sitting on the fence” about in your life?  When will you make a decision?

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Emily Chase Smith: You Can Write Your Own Job Description

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Emily Chase Smith comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. She’s had many business ventures, some more successful than others. She graduated law school at 21.  She lived overseas for 5 years in Prague, Czech Republic with her family and now focuses her law practice on bankruptcy.

Emily now works with entrepreneurs and business owners to help them manage their money more effectively.  The guiding principle of her life is freedom.  In this interview, Emily explains to Scott how understanding her value and helping others recognize the value you provide can lead to more freedom than you think is possible!

You can write your own job description.

@EmilyChaseSmith
Books & Resources Emily Chase Smith Mentions in the Interview

 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller

Who Inspires Emily Chase Smith?

Dan Miller

Check out Emily Chase Smith’s Endeavors

Emily’s website – The Entrepreneur’s Money Expert

Emily’s first book – The Financially Savvy Entrepreneur (coming out Summer 2014)

Connect with Emily Chase Smith

Twitter: @EmilyChaseSmith

www.EmilyChaseSmith.com 

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Tania DeSa: Connecting Your Career

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Tania DeSa, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

Tania DeSa is a connector. She has a genuine interest in other people!  She craves connection.  Connection to others, to her purpose, to her environment.  She’s has been to 67 countries on 6 different continents.  She believes that by becoming more connected to your purpose and to those around you, you can and will have a great impact on the world!

In this episode, Tania talks with Scott about how to connect with others, how to understand your skills and passions and her experiences leading up to helping newbies in careers or countries!

After you’ve listened to this interview, Tweet Tania and let her know you loved her interview on #HTYC !

You need the naysayers, then you know you’re on the right track!

@passionigniter

Part of finding your strengths is noticing the trends in your life.

Recognize when you come out of a meeting or activity completely engergized–evidence of your strengths

“Gratitude is a reflection of your own genius” – Danielle LaPorte

Newbie: Someone who is new to the environment (country, place, company, culture)

1. Define and declare your personal brand– “own your awesomeness”

2. Develop an action plan and accountability structure

How do you recognize your worth or value?

Understand your values.

Use those values to make decisions.

Keep your values present, so they are top of mind.

-post it notes

-vision boards

-background of your phone

Be reminded constantly of your values.

Pick one area of your life or one value to focus on

-focus on it

-brainstorm ideas

-create action plan around it

If you could design your ideal day, what would that look like?

Who is everybody? — define it.

Books & Resources Tania DeSa Mentions in the Interview

Danielle LaPorte

Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck

Nobody ever said transformational change would be easy

@passionigniter
Who Inspires Tania DeSa?

 “My parents”

You have to put yourself out there and fearlessly ask

@passionigniter
Check out Tania DeSa Endeavors

Tania’s website and blog

Connect with Tania DeSa

 Twitter: @passionigniter

Facebook

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Paul Colaianni: Be Authentic, No Matter What The Cost

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Paul Colaianni, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

Paul Colaianni is the host of the The Overwhelmed Brain Podcast and blog where he helps people live a peaceful and stressfree life. Paul’s career journey has included several different companies, industries and jobs in search for what he is passionate about.  Paul is a self described “late-bloomer” in his career.  It wasn’t until his 40’s that he discovered his passion.

In this interview Scott and Paul talk about finding your passion and how you can do so.

Be yourself, be honest, be who you are, no matter what the cost.

@paulcolabrain
Key Take-aways

Part of finding your passion includes learning what you are not passionate about.

Determine what you want out of life.

Take control of what you want in life (don’t wait for others)

Discover Your Strengths

Why do you want to do what you want to do?

What do others tell you you’re good at?

What did you enjoy doing as a kid

As a kid we’re creating the foundation of what we’ll enjoy doing for the rest of our lives.

@paulcolabrain
What Inspires Paul Colaianni?

Changing people’s lives.  Feeling like he’s made a difference.

When everything feels right–and then getting validation.

“Be yourself, be honest, be who you are, no matter what the cost.”

Who Inspires Paul Colaianni?

Former Manager at former job – Organized, stood up to people.  Learned to be assertive

His wife

“If I’m not following what I’m really passionate about, then I’m compromising myself everyday when I go to work.”

Connect with Paul

@paulcolabrain

The Overwhelmed Brain Podcast

Question: What are you passionate about?
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The Role of Relationships in Your Job Search

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Scott Anthony Barlow, Happen To Your Career, HTYC

In this episode, Mark and Scott wish you, the HTYC Listener, a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Then they jump into talking about the importance of building relationships and how that helps in your job search.

“The way to get a great job in today’s job market hinges on your ability to build, maintain and utilize your professional network.”

When you think about networking, what do you think about?

Before we get into what it means to build these relationships, Scott and Mark talk about what it is not:

  • It’s not self-centered
  • It’s not a quick process.

Also what seems like half of the episode gets devoted to using Mike Kawula of www.selfemployedking.com as an example because he is easily one of the best connectors out there!

The value you provide others is the willingness to help them.

Remember these 3 tips when you are building relationships and your professional network:

1.  You need to add value.  Be sincere in your desire to build relationships.

We all have friends, coworkers, family–we all know how to build relationships.  Every successful relationship you have hinges on the fact that you provide value in that relationship.  If you don’t provide value in a relationship–you won’t have the relationship (at least not for very long!)

 The golden relationship-building question:  How can I help you?

You either build relationships or they go the opposite ways…so you must always be adding value!  This is true in personal and professional relationships.

Be strategic in the relationships you build.  Ask yourself  “who are the people that I want to connect with?”

When you ask this question, that is the end of you worrying about your needs…after this, it’s all about helping the other person.

How to build relationships in a professional setting:

  • Share blog posts on Social Media
  • Connecting them to people you know
  • Decide before hand that you’re going to provide value in the relationship

Scott Dinsmore – Live Your Legend – Don’t fall into the trap of feeling like you can’t provide value.

Sometimes providing value is often very simple.

The value you provide others isn’t what you do…

The value you provide for other people is the willingness to help them.

When you’re building relationships, let the other person decide whether you can help them–your job is to offer.

A lot of times, you might not be able to help with exactly what they need but you can often help in a scaled back version of what they need.

2.  Dig your well before you’re thirsty

If you build it, they will come…

Relationships take time.  Start building them before you think you’ll need them.  Start today and down the road those relationships will come back and benefit you.

Any (good) relationship is mutually beneficial.  If you’ve provided value over time to the other person, it’s ok to ask for help–because you’ve provided value.

Listen to the episode to hear a great story about how Mark’s providing value came back to benefit him in a big way over a decade later…

Building relationships today might help you out a month from now, a year from now, or a decade from now!  Do the work today!

 Here’s the book that Mark mentions in this episode.

The difference between a good person and being a good networking is whether you add value intentionally.

3.  Build and guard your reputation. 

You need to be the type of person that others want to help!

HTYC Guest, Mike Kawula, has a reputation as a great connector and being able to build relationships. Listen to Mike’s episode here. 

Mike is very good at offering to provide value.

If you’re going to leverage your relationships, you need to be the type of person people want to help.

Guard your reputation like you’d guard a bag of money!

Mark shares a story of someone that he won’t help again because of how the person acted.

When you aren’t the type of person that others can recommend or help, they won’t help you because it affects their reputation! 

Today, your resume is Google!

Employers, work associates, etc. will Google you–think about what you want to come up when someone Googles your name.

Google yourself, then ask yourself, “Would I hire myself based on what I see here?”

Try to add value to people a little more today than you did yesterday!

Everything hinges on building and maintaining human relationships.

Question: What is one thing you’ll do differently today when you’re building relationships? 
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Don’t Run From Something… Be Intentional!

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run to something, run, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

In this episode of HTYC Mark and Scott are back on the mics discussing a topic that can impact nearly everyone! Many people will make choices in their career based on what they don’t want and NOT what they actually do want. This simple act of running from something can be often be the difference in an “average” career and one that matters to you! You have to be intentional.

Join Mark and Scott as they discuss how people end up here but also more importantly, what to actually do about it!

Employers want to hire someone who knows where they are going.

When you’re in a job that makes you miserable, every job looks good, even if it’s not.

Running from something leads to jumping from one horrible job to the next.

The way you’re told to do a job search encourages you to “run from something” rather than running to something.

Chris LoCurto, in his HTYC interview says you’ll sometimes have to do things you don’t love to get to work that you love…We agree, that’s not what we mean by this.  We’re talking about having a plan to get to where you want to be…not just running from your current job.

Scott talks about the HTYC post: Don’t End Up Anywhere.

He says that HTYC is in the “End-Up Prevention Industry”…

Some people spend their entire lives drifting from job to job.

Most people drift through their careers and find themselves asking “How did I get here?”

Mark mentions Alice in Wonderland – Which way should I go?

Who would you rather hire? 

1. I just saw this job posting…

2. I’ve always wanted to work with a company doing [fill in the black]!!

Be intentional!  

The employer you’re talking to can tell when you’re being intentional about where you’re going.

Free advice from Mark:  Don’t complain about your last job or boss…even if they’re making you kill small puppies!

Don’t complain about your last job..even if you have to kill small puppies

If you’re in this situation, what do you do about it? 
  • Realize it’s hard to see things objectively (opportunities will look better than they probobaly are!)
  • If you are focused only on one aspect of the new job — that’s a huge red flag that you’re running from something!
  • Look at all aspects of your new job.
  • Utilize the profile process we talk about in the last episode to look at all aspects.
    • financial
    • environment
    • strengths
    • schedule
Employers want to hire someone who knows where they’re going. 
  • Scott mentions The Happiness Avoidance Problem.
  • Just because something makes you unhappy, doesn’t narrow down what makes you happy.
  • Mark shares an analogy to how his daughter chooses breakfast.
  • “It’s a long, stressful, miserable way to go through life–trying to find out what you want by defining what you don’t want.”

The key is taking the time to  find out what you want!

Ask  yourself what you want…

Question: How did you end up where you’re at? 
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Overcoming Fears: Scott and Mark

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Overcoming Fear, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

What stops people from making moves in their career? It’s not always what you think it would be. Scott and Mark discuss what you can do to take steps to move past the fears people face in their work, businesses, and careers. Get started NOW! The key is overcoming fear…

The risk of failing is the the risk of putting yourself out there.

@scottabarlow
The Number One Reason People Don’t Start

Fear!!

Fear #1: Fear of Failure

Fear keeps us from starting–or even thinking about starting!

Part of failing is not thinking you can do it, or you can’t get the job.

You have to be prepared to be told no sometimes to get to where you want to get to.

The risk of failing is the the risk of putting yourself out there..

Richie Norton mentioned “your fear of not doing something has to be greater than your fear of doing it” (listen to the rest of Richie’s HTYC episode here...)

Fear #2: Paralysis by Analysis

Ready, aim, aim, aim, aim, aim, aim, aim….

The root of this fear is actually being afraid to act. 

You aren’t prepared to act, so you keep collecting information rather than acting.

Chris LoCurto’s blog – “Is basecamp your Everest?” — often we sit in base camp and think we’re climbing the mountain…  we are taking all these steps, i.e. reading books, blogs, listening to podcasts, etc., and not really taking action.  (read this post by Chris here… listen to Chris’ HTYC episode here…)

This is why HTYC provides inspiration, tools and roadmaps — to help you take action!

Fear #3: Fear of Rejection

It is weird to do work that you love and enjoy going to work everyday!

What will other people say if I pursue work that I really love!

Often your family and close friends will be the ones to criticize or question you as you move towards work that you love.

We care what the people around us think.

The Solution

Have a plan. Be able to quantify what you have done and what you will do to move towards work that you love.

This will help encourage you–and help you have those conversations with your family.

This will help you overcome all of your fears.

How to Succeed

Progress and success earns supporters.

Progress and success earns supporters. Everyone wants their loved ones to succeed, but they don’t often know how to voice their question.

When your loved ones question what you’re doing, often they are really saying, “Show me this can work. Show me you can succeed.”

You have to realize that there will be a time that things won’t go perfectly and things that don’t work out–when they don’t, be prepared for the pushback from others.

Failure Breeds Success

We don’t see all the failures and setbacks that lead to success.  Whether its the behind the scenes struggles of a successful business owner, or the hours and hours of practice and work of a superstar athelete.

Success takes some work.

Keep going through setbacks.  (Joel Fortner, in his HTYC episode talks about not being too hard on yourself, listen here…)

How Does HTYC Help?

Each of the fears has essentially the same solution:

1. Understand where you are going! 

This takes time.  It doesn’t happen over night.

Where do you want to be? — As a whole person.

  • What job do you want?
  • What type of lifestyle do you want? (how much money do you want/need to make?)
  • Where do you want to live?
  • What type of things do you want to do as part of your job?

Create a profile of where you are going.

2.  What are your strengths?

If you want to do great work, you have to do what you love.

If you want to do great work, you have to do what you love.

As part of coaching package – you receive a DISC Profile and StrengthFinders 2.0

3.  Have Accountability Partner

Whether it’s an HTYC Coach, another career coach, or a friend or spouse, find someone to keep you accountable.

This is one of the huge benefits of a coach, but you can certainly find someone to provide this help for free as well!

4.  What are the milestones along the way?

What needs to happen between now and what your objective is?

Milestones allow you to gauge your progress on your journey.

Roadmaps are the plan that help you get to where you want to go.

If a task takes more than a day to complete, you need another step.

We’re NOT Just Selling Coaching

We want to help you move towards work that you love–however we can.

That might be coaching, or it might just be the free information we provide.

IF you want coaching, head to the coaching page.

If you don’t want coaching, please utilize the free resources such as the podcast to advance in your career journey!

Question: What are you struggling with?

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Richie Norton: The Reason HTYC Exists…

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Richie Norton, HTYC, Happen To Your Career,

Richie Norton is the bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid as well as the #1 Amazon download Résumés Are Dead and What to Do About It. He is an international speaker and consultant for the corporate growth and personal development industries, a social entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of Global Consulting Circle.

Richie has been featured in Forbes, Businessweek, Young Entrepreneur, Huffington Post and other national publications both in print and online. In 2010, Pacific Business News recognized Richie as one of the Top Forty Under 40 “best and brightest young businessmen” in Hawaii.

Neither Scott or Mark had talked to Richie prior to this interview, but Richie is a huge part of the reason that HTYC exists today!  Listen toMark interview Richie to hear that story and tons of amazing tips and suggestions for your career!

Gavin’s Law: Live to Start. Start to Live.

@RichieNorton
Books & Resources Richie Norton Mentions in the Interview

 by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

 by Jim Collins

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

 Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Check out Richie Norton Endeavors

 The 76 Day Challenge (Now Finished)

 by Richie Norton

 by Richie Norton, with Natalie Norton

Connect with Richie Norton

 www.richienorton.com

@richienorton

Overcoming fear is a process

@richienorton
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Joel Fortner: Don’t Stay Isolated

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Joel Fortner, Happen To Your Career, HTYC,

Joel Fortner’s mission is advancing people through personal-growth education. That’s why he joined Business and Leadership expert Chris LoCurto‘s team and why he is a Small Business Marketing Coach.

Joel coaches entrepreneurs and business leaders on marketing and sales to help them grow their businesses, gain confidence and serve more people. Joel says,  “I don’t implement marketing strategies, I teach you how to be a better marketer because teaching is my strength.”

 In this interview, Scott and Joel talk about defining your mission, reflecting on your strengths and passion, and not isolating yourself.

Keep going. Don’t be so hard on yourself!

@JoelFortner
Books & Resources Joel Fortner Mentions in the Interview

Why Should the Boss Listen to You?: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor by James Lukaszewski

Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey

 by Dave Ramsey

Chris LoCurto’s Blog

Michael Hyatt’s Blog

Feedly – RSS App

Who Inspires Joel Fortner?

Chris LoCurto 

Dave Ramsey

Check out Joel Fortner Endeavors
Joel Fortner, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

Coaching with Chris LoCurto

LifePlan with Chris LoCurto

 Strategic Planning with Chris LoCurto

Parting Advice
  1. Prayer
  2. Reflect on what you’re good at
  3. Ask others what you’re good at
  4. Don’t isolate yourself
Connect with Joel Fortner

Joel’s Marketing Blog: www.getservekeep.com

Email:  joel [at] chrislocurto.com

 Question: As you reflect, what are the things that you are good at personally?

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