It’s easy to be wooed, swayed, enticed by what seems to be a great career opportunity. After all, we all remember how we felt when we were asked to the high school prom. But, put emotion aside and and prepare to interview the interviewer to make sure all that glitters really is gold. Some questions …
Questions all marketers should ask when interviewing for that next great thing. Read More »
If you have the time to take for yourself, take it. If you don’t have the time to take for yourself, take it anyway. I’ve worked every summer since age 16…40 years. But, now, I have time available to give back to Kristin and plan “future me”. Couldn’t be happier. For the past few weeks, …
If you have time to take for yourself then, by all means, take it. Read More »
If we live to 80, we have 4,000 weeks. Use them wisely. A close friend of mine saw his father pass a few months ago. Another close friend’s father passed a few days ago. One of my closest friend’s father is still going strong, but his father is over 90. Plus, I’m seeing many grade school, high school …
It IS possible to balance work and life; just need to create boundaries. Admittedly, I’m not good at doing this, staying tethered to work nights and weekends and mind always racing about what needs to be done next. When I’m home, I feel I’m cheating work. When I’m working, I feel I’m cheating home. Being …
Emptying the trash. Gotta throw it all out. Today, I seriously thinned-out bins of clothes; these bags are evidence. I’ve accumulated so much clothes that I can’t possibly wear all this stuff…so it’s going to my son and organizations that help provide clothing for job seekers. During my career, I’ve also mentally accumulated and stored …
I love 80’s hair metal music. My favorite band the was Cinderella; still is. Great blend of rock, blues and country and local folks…from a town only 20 miles from where I grew up. Tom Keifer was the band’s singer and leader. He and the band were unfairly-tagged as paper-thin, trendy, 80’s-era talents. Not the case at all. Tom …
About 20 years ago, I said to myself “hey, you’re ready now to be a CMO” (I wasn’t). When I got that chance a few years later, I had some doubts but I wasn’t going to pass on the opportunity. I was scared, for sure; former GE CEO Jack Welch once said “the higher a …
Tomorrow in the office, be a little more forgiving of your peers, co-workers, bosses. They’re all human, doing what they can to live life, build a creer. We are all awesome on LinkedIn! (Somewhat.) LinkedIn gives us only a fractional glimpse into who we really are. While we craft the perfect image of ourselves here, …
It IS possible to balance work and life; just need to create boundaries. Admittedly, I’m not good at doing this, staying tethered to work nights and weekends and mind always racing about what needs to be done next. When I’m home, I feel I’m cheating work. When I’m working, I feel I’m cheating home. Being …
Emptying the trash. Today, I seriously thinned-out bins of clothes; these bags are evidence. I’ve accumulated so much clothes that I can’t possibly wear all this stuff…so it’s going to my son and organizations that help provide clothing for job seekers. During my career, I’ve also mentally accumulatd and kept what I’ve perceived as slights, …