Is 2014 the year for you to start your dream job? Are you ready to spring out of bed in the morning excited to go to work? It is possible to find your dream job, but it takes some work. Normally, the “work” you think about in the job search process entails updating your resume, […]
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Celtics’ Brad Stevens Understands What It Means to Use Your Strengths
On occasion I think that the plethora of sports-related metaphors used in the business world may be a bit overdone . . . but then a perfect one just falls in my lap. Recently, I read an interview with the newly-hired Boston Celtics head coach, Brad Stevens. I’m admittedly a Stevens fan and his interview […]
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I Was a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
It’s funny to think about the “old” me – running around in this sheep’s costume. It’s actually more distressing than funny. And it’s distressing because not only was I wearing a costume, I was also convinced that I actually was a sheep, not a wolf. Obviously, I’m neither a sheep nor a wolf, but this […]
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Seeing Yourself as You Really Are, It’s Like Putting on Glasses for the First Time
Recently, I was reminded of my 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Cameron, and the events that led her to realize that I needed glasses. It’s a fairly common story but one that I want to share because it reminds me of a more recent event that has also allowed me to see the world more clearly. […]
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Great Career Advice . . . But Is It Realistic?
Have you read the book or seen the 2006 movie “The Pursuit of Happyness?” Actor Will Smith portrays the life of Chris Gardner – a single-father with a rags-to-riches tale. The most poignant period in the movie occurs when father and son sleep in a public bathroom at night while the father learns to become […]
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Find a Job than Makes You Happy!
On May 11, 2013, Former President Bill Clinton gave Howard University graduates some personal advice – he encouraged them to find a job that makes them happy by doing what they do best. Clinton followed up this advice with the acknowledgement that very few people world-wide are offered the opportunity to choose how to support themselves. Having self-determination regarding our […]
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In Today’s Team-Based World, Success Comes From Flexing Your Individuality
Do you bring your individuality to work every day? In today’s team-based corporate world we may forget to flex our individuality at work. Some believe this oversight is hurting the workplace. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, argues that too much teamwork can actually be […]
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What Makes You Unique?
I remember learning in gradeschool that each thumbprint is unique and being both dumbfounded and intrigued. Could it be that no one on the planet had a thumbprint just like mine? The lines in my friends’ thumbs seemed similar, if not identical. What made each of our thumbprints special, different, and distinct? During my childhood – an era when I prized conformity […]
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