Career Development Is A Life-Long Endeavor
“I’ve developed a new philosophy… I only dread one day at a time.” – Charlie Brown When I was a kid, I loved watching all the Peanuts specials on TV. The characters were so...
Category: Career
Saluting Women over 50 – There Is No Age Limit On Accomplishment
Yesterday, I participated in the Texas Women In Business (TWIB) conference in Austin, TX. This all-day event was focused on supporting women 50 and over who are going through career transition. Whether it was...
Get an “end in mind” perspective in order to get what you want
Recently, I have found myself quoting Stephen Covey a lot… “begin with the end in mind.” This is vital to the success of getting anywhere… or, rather, it’s vital to getting anywhere that you...
Success comes from doing what you love
“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.” – Will Rogers What do you love...
To Act On True Callings Requires Courage & Faith In Yourself
I’ve been skimming through a book called Callings: Finding and following an authentic Life by Gregg Levoy. It’s about vocational callings. The dictionary definition says that a vocation is “a strong feeling of suitability...
Life’s too short to “die an unlived life”
Watching my kiddo, who’s now 16, often reminds me of how at her age I never thought about life being as short as it feels now that I’ve been journeying for awhile on the...
Are you doing the work that was born in you?
No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. -James Russell Lowell A few months ago, a woman at one my workshops was stumped with a series of questions during...
It’s What We Notice
A few evenings ago, I had the pleasure of listening to an interview with the venerable author of What Color is Your Parachute?, Dick Bolles. At one point in the interview, Mr. Bolles cited...