Category: Success
7 Ways to Network on LinkedIn
Getting to know people in real life may be easy, but connecting with complete strangers online in hopes of gaining something from the exchange can be quite challenging. It’s funny how every other advice-giver seems to love saying, “Make sure you network,” or “Try building connections,” without offering other piecesRead More
6 Steps to a More Satisfying Career Path
With my corporate clients, I’m often involved in career transition programs. This involves facilitating or coaching leaders as they prepare and build their personal brand for the next stage in their career. Most of the dialogues start from the wise premise, “What got you here, won’t get you there.” BehindRead More
5 Ways to Retrain Your Brain
It was once generally accepted that we were born with a certain capacity to learn and we did the best we could with what we had. We now know differently. Since the 1990s — also known as “the decade of the brain” — neuroscientists have discovered that we can actuallyRead More
How to Set More Realistic Goals
Graduate at the top of the class. Become a CEO. Get on the cover of Forbes. Have the world’s most influential leaders on speed-dial. Save the world. Lofty goals consume us, sometimes in healthy ways, sometimes not so much. Goals are everything — they tell us where we’re going andRead More
How to Handle a Career Transition
Depending on why you are choosing, or have chosen, to switch careers you may be facing a variety of emotions — but it’s a safe bet that they will include both exhilaration and trepidation. Finding your feet in a new field can take time. That’s why it’s a good ideaRead More
How to Think Outside the Box
“Get your head out of the clouds,” or something similar, is something many of us have heard at least once in our lives. From a certain age we’re told and taught not to think outside of the box, and we soon find ourselves telling others the same. This is incrediblyRead More
Your Guide to Better Communication in 5 Steps
Even though communication skills are vital in our personal and professional lives, we rarely receive instruction or opportunities to improve them. If you are a great communicator, you’ll be able to get your message across more quickly, boost your productivity and improve the performance of your team. You’ll never loseRead More
5 Trends Small Businesses Shouldn’t Ignore
Back in the old days, businesses might have been able to survive solely thanks to a decent shop sign and local trade. But now business behemoths and chain stores are cropping up everywhere and cutting out the little guys. Even if the product or service you’re selling is absolutely incredible,Read More