Barely Getting By Remember your first job, first apartment, and living paycheck to paycheck? In the beginning, just being able to make rent and survive in the real world feels like enough — and it is, until you learn that there is something more beyond merely surviving.
What Started as Panic Here’s how my Monday morning started last week. I walked upstairs to my office and when there was no computer in sight, the feeling in the pit of my stomach told me what must have happened. That Sunday while on my way into the grocery store, I brought my laptop with […]
Watch Your Language The other day I was helping my client Debbie¹ update her resume. The financial services company she works for is going through layoffs, and Debbie is in job search mode. Her long-term goal is to get into healthcare technology, and she is enrolled in a certification program. As we considered her audience […]
Willing to Follow Through I’m writing today’s article in-flight, on the way home from attending my stepson Jordan’s college graduation in Hartford. During this trip and through the example of three people close to me and in their 20s, the theme of willingness presented itself as the message to share with you this week.
Powerful Reminders Those of you who’ve been reading In the Current for a while now are familiar with my referencing Chris Gardner, the entrepreneur, and philanthropist whose story was portrayed by Will Smith in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. Last week at a conference in Palos Verdes, California, Chris was the keynote speaker, and I […]
Against the Odds Most of us marvel at stories about people who became successful despite experiencing rejection or failure on the road to achievement. One of my favorite examples is Chester Carlson, the inventor of electrophotography (photocopying), who was dismissed by more than 20 companies as well as the National Inventors Council, before he had the […]
Two Strategies to Use Now New studies continue to come out with findings that show the specific effects stress has on our physical health: increasing the risk of heart attack, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. There’s some encouraging news, too, however, which suggests that health outcomes can be significantly improved by altering the way we deal […]
Can I Really Do It? Lose 25 pounds and keep it off. Do work you enjoy and earn a good living. Be in a great relationship. No sooner do you name the thing you want to call into your life, and there is the thought: Will I really do what I say I’m going to do? What […]
Don’t Just Assume “I’m asking more questions vs. jumping to conclusions.” That’s what Madeline¹ counted as a success in the week that transpired since our last conversation. Rather than assume she knows what someone else is thinking, Madeline, an orthodontist, says she is making a point to ask more questions so that she can respond better […]
Sound Familiar? You turned over the proverbial new leaf and pledged your commitment to a new habit. Maybe it’s about eating healthier, exercising better, or working smarter. Whatever it is, you know it comes down to being consistent. So how’s it going so far? You’re in good company if this sounds familiar: