Hello hiker fam! I have a different kind of question for y’all. After my 2019 Appalachian Trail (AT) thru-hike, I returned to my full-time job. That was a mistake. I work in an everyday staid business, and it’s now really weighing on my spirit.

If you haven’t yet achieved the job/career success you are capable of achieving, which one factor is the first factor to begin giving daily action (not thought). Each point above is from clients who gave consideration to this title question. This is what they have learned from their life. You are invited to let us know how you might edit this list.

BE BOLD has been a concept on my mind for several years now. Therefore, when I come across real-life stories of BOLDNESS, I pay particular attention. Here is one of my favorites. In 2017, a young Rabbi Alperowitz moved from Brooklyn to become the new and only Rabbi in South Dakota.

Life, in the routine, is a series of small 1% or most often 0.01% changes. In my world of coaching, these changes are categorized as “continuous improvements.” They are good.

Amazing! I get to talk to people of great insight. This 20-year-old student I am working with said today, "I have learned that nothing magical happens within me – the magic is in getting help from others." (Wow – 10M students who are already frustrated in their fall classes need to hear that.) I know it is a simple thought perhaps for you - yet - there are so many people in defeating situations that need to hear this. Pass it along.

A December 2019 article in AARP magazine strongly demonstrated that ageism does indeed exist in the employment market. However, the article did not address how to work around the obstacles mentioned. Our experience guiding age 50+ clients demonstrates there are several approaches that can help you overcome those obstacles.  Are you in this age group? Here are a few points to consider…

If you have been in the same job for only a few years or for many, knowing what the requirements are in today’s market in your profession will help you stay up-to-date when, or if, a job change is necessary.

Although some aspects of your career future are out of your control, there are steps you can take to improve your chances of a long and successful work life.

As part of our career-coaching business, we began a small publishing company years ago, which led to one of the most heartwarming phone calls I ever received. The office was quiet, and that phone rang…

Holiday movies? If Back to the Future, Forrest Gump or Cast Away are on your must-watch-again list, read on. What might be as entertaining as those movies is the bio of their Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis…

As a new year begins, have you given thought to changes that may be in store at your place of employment?  How is your company preforming in the marketplace? What has changed or should change in your department?  Is your job secure? 

12 ways to tell someone is really intelligent and not just faking it. As job coaches, we often talk about interviewing from the applicant’s point of view.  Here’s a perspective from the interviewer’s….