Bolster Your Self-Confidence with Self-Assessment
To bolster your confidence at this moment, do some honest self-attitude assessment of where you are now. In other words, appreciate your current status. Think about what you’re especially good at now and what you have going on for yourself. Everybody has a lot more than they think about on a regular basis. What’s painfully [...]
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When you are out of a job and an offer comes in, you can tend to overlook some red flags about the offer. Even in a time of near desperation, slow down and honestly ask yourself some questions that will minimize your having to look for a job, again, in the near [...]
Why I Like Cowboys
In business (and in Washington D.C.), too often a courageous-think-and-act-outside-of-the-box individual is pejoratively labeled a cowboy. As if being a cowboy is a bad thing! Whoa! That’s exactly what I want on my team.
Why? Because I know cowboys — real cowboys. They are about inspiration not regulation. They don’t worry about rules but rather principles, values, and character.
Cowards [...]
Coaching Tips from the New England Patriots
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On assignment in California, I happened to stay at the same hotel the New England Patriots football team was using. Naturally I made a point to seek them out to talk (not stalk mind you!) in the lobby, the restaurant, and the elevator. (They were pretty easy to spot and distinguish from [...]
Put Your Life Story On Paper (Regardless Of Your Age) For Your Career Development And As A Gift To Your Family
Write your autobiography – today. Don’t put it off. Write from day one and bring it up to the present. Every six months or so take a couple of hours and update it.
Why put your history on paper? It’s your story so it’s a good story worth recording. You’re as important [...]
Search For A Job That Meets Your Specs But Also Your Values
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If you find yourself job hunting, be sure to take time to search for your values as well as your next job. Stressful work can ‘over time’ cause you to forget what’s important to you, what you want in life. All of a sudden two or twenty-two years [...]