Makeover Your Career

If you were to do a progress check on the professional goals you’ve set, would you be on target, playing catch up or totally off track? If you are not making the progress you expected, have you been in a holding pattern, waiting for the perfect situation or some other mythical milestone. Here’s a list [...]

Imagine what Monday mornings would feel like if you actually loved your job. About a month ago I had a conversation with Kathleen Jeanty of InnerLeaf Communications who absolutely loves what she does. According to her, she is so passionate about her work in marketing and communications if she won the lottery, she said she [...]

Payment…$0. Value…Priceless. It’s always a good thing to give back. Whether it is doing hands on service with a group like Habitat for Humanity, or assisting in the back office of a local non-profit, there are benefits beyond money that come from volunteering. Apart from just the positive feeling of sowing good actions into a [...]

“Analyzing what you haven’t got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.” -Orison Swett Marden Here’s an interesting observation… Early on we are praised for everything. We take a step – Yay! We signal for the potty – Hurray! We color inside the lines – Brilliance! We recite the [...]

News Flash! It wasn’t curiosity that killed the cat. It was procrastination: He put off eating because the food seemed to hard to get to and he starved. Are you starving yet? Or maybe you are just feeling the initial pangs of hunger – wanting more from your work, from your life. What will it [...]

Today’s Guest Post comes from Betty LaMarr. She offers great insight on behaviors and attitudes that keep us from getting the visibility we need to get the promotion or opportunity we want. I know you are probably banging your head and asking, why do I need to be doing anything special to get visibility other [...]

If you had to give your job an approval rating, what would it be? Take this quick 5 minute survey on Career Satisfaction. All individual responses are confidential. Your feedback is greatly appreciated

I did an interview last week with Daniel Johnson, Jr. (Find him on Facebook) sharing how I landed a job as an eLearning Designer. Even if this particular job isn’t what you are looking to do, there are some great tips that can be applied to any interview process. If you’re interested in telling the [...]

By far, the best social network for progressive professionals is LinkedIn. If you haven’t joined yet, here are 5 reasons to post your profile and get started building your online network. If you already have an account take a look at the 5 ways to get the most out of your LinkedIn connections. And make [...]