Finding Your Perfect Job Has More To do With You Than The Market
Lately I have spent time with several friends on their careers. The tough economy, life transition and leadership issues have forced some of my friends to reconsider their current employment. It’s...
View ArticleThe Art of Saying Goodbye: Leaving Without Regrets
When I left Brazil for the life I now have I didn’t leave well. In wanting to hold on to my fond memories, I decided not to say goodbye to anyone. After all, what would a “high dose of sentimentality...
View ArticleYour Marriage, Your Career
I have been thinking about some of the business advice I have given lately to clients and friends. One in particular sounds out of place. It doesn’t fit neatly in the “business” category but in my...
View ArticleGetting Your Dream Job. Advice to Young Professionals
“If you deliver on what you’re asked to do, even if you’re not passionate about it, you will earn the right to do thing you love.” That was part of my answer to the young man who asked me, “What...
View ArticleOverqualified and Underpaid: Your Career Detour
So you’re doing a job you are over qualified for. That’s not that uncommon these days. I have friends who are working in positions they had mastered several years back. They have more education,...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from Andy Rooney as I Watched 60 Minutes
I want to live and die like Andy Rooney. This past week he passed away at the age of 92. After watching Mr. Rooney’s life from my seat in front of the TV since I was a child, I have come to the...
View ArticleIn Memory of David Foster and The Lessons He Taught Me
I was stuck in my career until David Foster offered me a job based on the potential he saw in me. Late into my twenties, I worked on the staff of a small, traditional congregation, but my heart...
View ArticleWhat Should You Stop Doing?
“Every leader must learn that just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.” That’s what I came up with after the lady asked me to write down my favorite quote. Nothing had come to mind...
View Article4 Questions to Help You Figure Out Your Next Move
“I’m not sure what to do next with my life.” It’s a familiar phrase I hear quite often these days. The economic downturn has created uncertainties and opportunities. People have lost jobs. Career...
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