• The importance of your first time
    Most people suffer great doubt to realize that which they have not done before. And the pressure builds again as we grow older if no one in your larger circle has done so either. Read on to learn more!
  • Nine Items You Can Remove from Your Resume
    For many of us, writing a resume feels overwhelming especially when there is not across-the-board agreement on what makes a great resume. Want to know what is safe to exclude?
  • Lessons in Leadership from the Jewish Deli
    Leadership is about opening your eyes beyond your appetite, beyond the needs of a tiny group and considering the challenge that a larger percentage of the patrons are facing.
  • The Lives They Lived & The Lives We Live
    People trying to make conscious decisions about the make-up of their lives and it most often boils down to two things: Read on to learn more!
  • When You Think, or Others Say, You Are Not Brave Enough
    Sometimes, what we choose to do isn’t because we are letting fear win or aren’t sufficiently brave. It’s worth asking yourself about your fear, and lack of bravery, in the context of when these things arose.
  • Why Deferential Treatment Matters
    Deference is such a loaded word. One of those things that we all want, but so often struggle to give. Deference as I see it is a sign that you’ve been thoughtful and wise. Read on to learn more!!
  • How Do I Know If I am Doing Good Work?
    Does your work matter? Many of us won’t ask the question of others because we don’t want to appear needy or without an iron-clad motivation in taking on our tasks. Read on for more!!
  • Perfectionists Need Space to be Awful
    As someone who tends to break their schedule into very detailed units of time and takes most things seriously, I need that reprieve. I build in time for the freeing spirit of the silly or absurd!
  • What to Do if You Were the Runner-Up
    No one says being the runner up is easy. But it helps if you know you gave it your best shot.
  • Dating Show Advice That’s Applicable to Your Job Search
    There are some lessons from dating shows that we would be wise to deploy in our pursuit of work. Here are a few that fit whether you are competing in the pursuit of work, or love!
  • How What You Wanted to be as a Kid Can Help You Now
    We are often asked as a kid what we want to be when we grew up. It turns out, what you wanted to be as a kid can actually help you consider what’s next for you as an adult. Read on to learn how!
  • Your Mentors are Fallible
    Many of us hold on to the hope that our unicorn mentor will come along and serve as the Swiss Army Knife of professional advice. But that’s too high an expectation to place on one person. Read on to learn why!
  • Do You Have to Be The Hero in Your Career? Or...Is It OK To Be The Sidekick?
    Being a sidekick is not an easy role for many people to fill. And to do it, you need to develop some self-knowledge. Read on to learn more!
  • Do You Feel Adrift in Your Work?
    For many people it can be years before they look up and wonder where did that time go? You wonder how I got here. And quickly you ask yourself do I have the strength to make a change?
  • How an Optimist Considers and Seeks New Work
    Is your current work draining your optimism? How much is the role you are playing depleting you and making tending to your work or yourself impossible?
  • Put Generosity at the Center of Your Professional Life
    Generosity isn’t a blank check. You can create boundaries to what you are capable of doing now. Read on to learn more!!
  • Does Your Professional Circle Spark Joy?
    Are you embedded in an institution or work independently with a set of other professionals who do work that gives you joy by association? Read on to see why this matters!!!
  • Who You Are & What You Do: It’s All about the Intersections
    Intersections, especially the major ones, require a heightened amount of attention. As result these can have an outsized role in getting to your destination in the most direct way possible. 
  • Can We Get Rid of the Word Settling?
    How often did you think about or hear someone mention an intent to settle? Settling sounds like you have given up the possibility of finding a new job that brings with it hope. Read on to see more!
  • Losing Control of the Vehicle: Your Negative Thoughts
    We have the tendency to create expectations of ourselves that can be unrealistic. We will ‘fail’ sometimes. Read on to learn what steps to take to get back on track!!!