A Reason to Give Thanks
This is a guest post from Marilyn Tam. Listen to my interview with Marilyn coming up December 12th on Webtalkradio! Have you ever had this happen to you? Where it took a physical, mental or emotional detachment or even the combination, before you could see what you...
How Happiness Can Help You Advance Your Career
The results are in. LinkedIn released the findings from their latest survey on career happiness at the Texas Conference for Women this past week. They surveyed more than 12,000 professionals, men and women, and found that 63 percent of professionals globally (66% of...
Emotional Competence and Golf: A Lesson on How to be a Star Performer at Work
What is the connection between your golf game, your emotional competence, and your ability to succeed at work? Bill Penningtons article In the June 13th, 2011 edition of the New York Times Sports Section, entitled When Golfers Overthink: The Science Behind the...
Being Comfortable in Our Own Skin
Two weeks ago, I attended a Saturday night wedding in Rye, New York. The location was spectacular. The bride and the wedding party were stunning! It was truly a lovely event. It would have been easy to get caught up in the celebration except for one thing. I was so...
Choose the Right Mentor
Having a great mentor can be extremely beneficial for career advancement, but choosing the best mentor for you needs to be a strategic decision to ensure the relationship will, in fact, help you move your career forward. This week LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), released the...
Women Do Ask, But They Still Don’t Get Ahead
Women DO ask for promotions and raises but they still lag behind men in compensation and position. The latest Catalyst study, The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead?, dispels the myth that women are not proactive in...
Staying Focused Takes Focus!
True confession time. I have a little gremlin inside me that often rears its ugly head and causes me to lose focus. Of course, its easier to blame a gremlin than to admit that I am often challenged to stay on track with my business. When presented with compelling new...
Have you lost touch with who you are?
A prospective client called me last week about my coaching services. She had read an article of mine about how to prepare for an interview and was seeking help to better position herself for employment. We talked for a couple of minutes and I asked her what she does....
Does this article make me look fat?
We live in a culture that adores thin women. To be thin represents the ideal body image and in fact, is also often associated with success and confidence. The media worships thin beautiful women on the red carpet in Hollywood or in fashion magazines around the...