I believe that all of us are richly endowed with natural gifts and talents. Isn’t it obvious when we sit in a performing arts center and listen to a voice like that of Pavarotti or Sarah Brightman? These are people who discovered and used their gifts to bring joy to others, and ironically, they have […]
Posts Categorized: Inspiration
Acceptability Versus Unacceptability in our Interview Process
What Is Acceptability Versus Unacceptability in Our Interview Process? What is it about an interview that connects with all the youthful messages we carry about acceptability versus unacceptability? Somewhere in time, someone indelibly impressed on our souls that, as we lived our academic lives, there was some kind of transcript of life we were recording […]
How Much Should You Invest in Your Résumé?
People often wonder how much they should invest in their résumé. In harder times, we are forced to cut back and analyze every purchase we make. The question is, can we afford to cut back on our advertising, our résumé, and our outreach to the marketplace? Can we afford to cut back on the key […]
Is Interview Frequency or Customer Traffic a Measure of Talent?
In slow times, we may be tempted to wonder if our interview frequency or customer traffic is a measure of our talent. My daughter is an entrepreneur and a talented, gifted artist, and I am a professional writer. Often, I remark on how God gave us different gifts so that we could help one another. […]
Success Is a Blend of 90% Persistence and 10% Talent!
It occurs to me that although success is truly a blend of persistence and talent, I would rate persistence as a 90% success factor. I say this because talent is like a raw material, a gift that can only be transformed into value by relentless effort, without which there can be neither results nor success. […]
Become a Chameleon in Today’s Job Market
When I visited Florida, I became fascinated with the remarkable ability of chameleons to adapt their appearance. We can learn from them! It’s not that they become something they are not. Instead, they use resources within themselves to become what they need to be at a given moment. That’s a marvelous lesson for us. We […]
Navigating Career Transitions
Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with thousands of clients who were endeavoring to navigate career transitions—some weary of their career path, others interested in pursuing a lifelong dream, and others still looking for a life change. One young man told me that he had all the accountabilities of a manager […]
Fighting Discouragement During a Job Search
How can we fight discouragement as we embark on a job search or career transition? Discouragement can be a natural response to pain, setbacks, uncertainty, or loss. Clinical depression, of course, may require professional support and should never be minimized. But all of us face times when we must find a way to keep moving […]
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