In this second installment of Matt’s Journey he takes us into his third month of unemployment and what begins to happen not only emotionally, but also financially. I am so impressed by Matt’s writing and how well he expresses the difficulties that come with unemployment. Becoming depressed and feeling down and out happen in
I love my job and the opportunity it gives me to work with individuals from corporations to small start-ups to entrepreneurs to individuals trying to figure out what they want to do with their life. One area that is not so fun is when people get fired. So in the next few blogs I
I can’t stand advice that tells me what to do when life is hard, especially when it is delivered from people who look like they have the perfect life. I have been on this planet long enough to know that no one has the perfect life, but it sure seems like some people don’t get
It’s the beginning of the year and it’s time to create new budgets. Meetings are beginning to appear on your calendar to decide what are the short-term goals and what are the long-term priorities for your department and organization. Information needs to be gathered before you start allocating resources. Easy task for your team you
It’s the beginning of a new year and many of us are looking at our jobs wondering if we should go for a promotion, ask for a raise, change departments or even move to another organization. After working in corporate America for nearly 17 years I was always amazed at how poorly employees navigate the
This blog post was just too exciting to sit at my computer and type up so click on the video below to watch my blog! Setting goals is important but don’t let your rudder get jammed. Remember, it’s your career and life.
Don’t do it! Don’t write down the list of all the things you are going to change and improve for 2015. It won’t work; you will fail and give up around day 20 if you are like most humans. To make it worse by February 1st your resolutions will be long gone and forgotten
It is the holiday season and as the New Year approaches we are all gearing up for a great 2015. Nothing would be better than to follow up the holidays with a happy, fulfilled, successful, momentous and fun 2015 where things go our way and life is full of money, great relationships, incredible vacations, promotions,
Jason knew it wasn’t good when his boss told him she wanted to talk to him in her office in an hour. Jason already knew what it was about. He had gotten angry with one of his customers due to their constant demands and it was overwhelming Jason. Jason was already having a bad day
How many times have you sat in a meeting wanting to gouge your eyes out because it was an unproductive complete waste of time? Do you spend more hours in meetings in a day than you spend working on your specific projects? If you answered yes to either of these questions it is time to
