I am honored to be speaking about Finding Your Strengths at the Successful Women Made Here event on June 7 from 9 a.m. -11 a.m. Please check your calendars and sign-up using the link here. I hope to see you and your daughter or mentee there! https://successfulwomenmadehere.com/events/freshconcepts/
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It takes less than a minute to Google “Most frequently asked interview questions.” Despite the few seconds that are required to complete this task, many interviewees come to interviews unprepared to answer them and end up underwhelming their interviewers. When I work with individuals who are prepping for an interview, they usually moan when I […]
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Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of speaking to Brebeuf Jesuit Prepartory School’s Ignatian Scholars. These high achieving students are in class designed to help them fulfill their potentials – inside and outside of school. Their instructor, Todd Howard, first asked them to take the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment and then requested that I explain their fascinating […]
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I just released my book Unstuck at Last: Using Your Strengths to Get What You Want on Amazon. It is the first book I have ever written, but I hope it’s not the last. The entire process has been surprisingly rewarding, even fun! I wrote the book to share my own story of feeling stuck and how discovering my […]
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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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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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The graduation parties have come and gone. The flurry of activities that were initiated in the wee hours of the night while cramming for finals and culminated at the cap and gown ceremony have at last come to an end. You can almost hear the graduates and their parents exhaling and see the “We made […]
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It’s not surprising that Jason Headley’s recent video, above, has gone viral. It’s a hilarious take on how difficult communication between two loving people can be. Those of us who are fixers want to fix! Those of us who are talkers want to be heard! We carry our need to be a fixer or a […]
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Procrastination in Self and Co-workers: What’s Driving Your Delaying? Yesterday, while discussing individual decision-making in a 300-level college course called “Managing Behavior in Pubic Organizations,” the class started a great conversation about procrastination. Although I am given the title of instructor of this course, once again I had the pleasure of being schooled by one […]
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