5 Life Lessons from the Ultimate Field
I think I’ve had one true love in my life. It wasn’t a person, God or nature. It is/was Ultimate Frisbee. (Right now, if you think I’m talking about disc...
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What’s Getting in the Way of Your Success? (You might not like the answer.)
The answer? Most likely, it’s your very own self. For most of us, we are the ones who get in our own way. We like to point to a lot...
The Career Advice I Always Give
This is the career advice I always give: Say what you want. We tend to cut off our dreams even before we start having them. This way, we never risk disappointment...
How to Let Go and Get Unstuck, Part 1
Last Saturday I floated down the Clackamas River. I was well equipped with an inflatable kayak, paddle, life jacket, etc. Other members of my group were floating down the river...
How FOMO Makes Your Job Search Harder
In terms of a job search, candidates may apply for position after position in a variety of industries. Because they are worried about missing out on a potential job, e.g.,...
Three Job Search Pitfalls to Avoid
Here are the three pitfalls that we tend to fall into when we are out of work, and some strategies for climbing out. Hope they help you manage the anxiety...
The Trick to Cultivating Motivation for Your Job Search
Looking for work is challenging. All the effort and energy comes from YOU. Finding that internal motivation is critical, but often people inadvertently de-motivate themselves when it comes to their job...
Still Searching for Your Dream Job? Identify Your Gifts and Use Them
The truth is, we owe it to the world to use our gifts. Each of us has something to offer, and if we don’t use our gifts, well, the world...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Ditching That Toxic Job
Well-meaning friends and family often provide conventional wisdom that goes something like this: “Don’t quit your job until you have another one lined up.” Or, “It’s always easier to look...
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
I’ve made the mistake of believing that the pursuit of happiness should be fun, easy and effortless; that once I’m on the right path to happiness everything will be smooth...
What Really Matters When It Comes to Interviewing
According to a survey of recruiters conducted by Lee Hecht Harrison in 2016 (see below), your attitude, cultural fit and values are the top three items that are important in...
3 Tips for Figuring Out What To Be When You Grow Up
I love working with people who don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. For some people they are bored, burned out, and want out of the corporate...
The Value of Knowing Your Values
Understanding your values helps clarify what makes you happy and can lead to easier decision making. But first it’s important to make sure those values are actually yours.
A True Story About the Power of Prioritizing
What's your biggest time-sucking, energy-wasting activity? Email? Scheduling? Facebook? While all of the above are known for sucking you into a black hole where time has no meaning, the one "activity"...
How Do You Find a Company of Integrity?
The challenge from nearly every person I talk to is: How do you find a company with integrity?
How to Conduct a Job Search that Doesn't Completely Suck
Anytime I’ve had to look for a job, it seems fraught with gut wrenching anxiety from the first time I edit my resume to the time I finally hear the...
How to Write Succinct & Powerful Bullet Points for Your Resume
The hardest part of writing a resume is often coming up with your achievements and condensing them into a bullet point. Watch this (entertaining?) video for a quick, mad-libs-style tutorial...
How Karaoke Taught Me a Lesson About Decision-Making, Leadership & Perfectionism
The more I pay attention to what makes good leaders, I see how trapped many of us are by our perfectionism without even realizing it. In fact, what they found is...
Want a Nonprofit Job? How to Get Your Foot in the Door
Last week I had the pleasure of attending an event, “Piloting Your Nonprofit Career” put on by macslist.org. The panel discussion provided helpful insight about how to get into a...
Stop Avoiding Your Resume: 5 Reasons People Procrastinate and How to Overcome It
Here are the top 5 reasons I’ve heard from clients that cause people to procrastinate, and why they shouldn’t. People procrastinate is that they are uncomfortable talking about themselves, they...