Opportunities come along every day, but are you ready for them when they happen? It would be great if you could predict what to know and when to be ready, but you can’t. All you can do is to prepare yourself as much as you can, be ready to learn on the job and from others who can mentor you. Let me share a story with you that illustrates this point. A football player named Jordan Howard played the…
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The beginning of the year is the time of the year to clean the slate and try new things. What things have you been thinking about, but haven’t put into action yet? What is holding you back? So many people that I work with have a lot of dreams and aspirations for change to occur, but are hesitant to try. So let’s clean the slate and try a new approach. Write…
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Today’s article was written by Mona Reiser, a guest contributor and one of my former managers. (You can see more about her at the end of the article.) She is one of the smartest leaders that I know and I am so honored that she is sharing one of her stories on my blog. I was a part of the organization that is discussed in her article. I took many lessons from such a great management team and applied them…
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I heard an interesting podcast today on the subject of being an impostor. This is something that many people feel throughout their career. Here are some of the questions that go through an impostor’s mind: “What if people find out I don’t know everything that I should? What if they realize I am not ready for this role and they shouldn’t have given me the job?” Does this sound like you? Surprisingly this happens to many high potential people, especially…
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During this time of year, parents all over the country are getting up at 4:30 am in the morning on the weekends to drive their children to all-day regional volleyball tournaments. Some people even fly out of state for the national tournaments. This didn’t really exist when I was younger, or at least I didn’t know about it. Both of my girls were a part of club volleyball for about 5 years. At times my husband and I would have…
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Are you about to go for a job interview? Many people that I used to work with are going through the job interview process now. They haven’t had to interview for years and have some anxiety about the process as you might expect. Here are some tips that I would share with anyone going through the interview experience. The first thing to do is to get to know yourself. What are your values, strengths, opportunities and accomplishments? You will…
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My husband and I went to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) tonight. If you haven’t heard of them before, they are a group of singers, musicians, songwriters and storytellers that tour at Christmas time. They have been playing rock music with a combination of art, stories and visual effects for the past 21 years. They play some traditional Christmas music, as well as their own songs. Many of the songs are so great that they don’t even require lyrics or…
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Have you been in a situation at work that you are unsure of what to do? I am sure that this has happened to you in your career at some point along the way. It is a vulnerable place to be as a leader feeling like you should have all the answers. Although you are in the leadership role for what you know and what you can get done, it is just not possible for you to know everything. I…
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For simplification reasons, I recently moved some of my accounts to a different bank that is near where I live. I noticed immediately that when I walked into the bank I was greeted by a person seated near the entrance. They asked me how I was doing, what my name was, how could they help me and offered me a coffee or a water. Was I really at a bank? Then they walked me to the office of the person…
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I posted a big milestone last night that I had reached with my blog. I haven’t always been really good at celebrating my own wins. I downplayed them in the past as just being part of my job. I have learned that it is a good thing to take a moment and celebrate the wins…no matter how big they are. It helps to provide the perspective of what you have accomplished along the journey of your career. However, when it…
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