What Do Finding a Job and Dating Have in Common? Last month, over fifty people joined us at the Jobing.com Phoenix office for the workshop: Now What? Go from Thinking About a Career Change to Acting On It. One of the thoughts I shared with the group is that in many ways, looking for your ideal […]
What Happens When Exhilarating Turns Into Terrifying? In the last issue, I stated that “living in the current” produces feelings of both calm and excitement which indicate that you’re on the right track. One reader and small business owner wrote to say that while he’s on the right track now, he had just come out of […]
Living In the Current™ Since renaming my company In the Current¹, I’ve enjoyed hearing other people’s reactions and what comes to mind for them when they think of “living in the current”.
All the Way to Thriving In the last issue, All the Way to Thriving, I stated that thriving goes beyond success, means having a sense of purpose, and is something you define for yourself. The close-up below conveys the story of one of my clients, Lydia¹, and how she came to identify her purpose.
A Natural Progression In your twenties, working is mainly about learning the ropes, trying to fit in, and figuring out how to pay the rent on time. When you leave this decade, you’ve learned how to survive in what is called the real world.
How Would You Answer This Question? I know someone who asks every job candidate he interviews: “Are you lucky?” He says that the answer is a window into the candidate’s psyche. The responses he’s heard span everything from definitive yeses to surprisingly honest no’s to some philosophies in between including that you create your own […]
Sunrise, Sunset The spring birds have been waking me up earlier and earlier over the last few weeks, along with the sunlight seeping through the blinds. Being a morning person, I welcome the invitation to rise earlier than felt natural during the winter months. This necessitates, however, that I go to bed earlier, as I […]
Good Ideas Need Some Room You’re driving home from work and then it comes to you: a simpler way to resolve the issue you were struggling with all day.
Can You See It? This year, in addition to writing my goals on paper, I felt the need to see them in a bigger context, so I decided to create a vision board. I now have a colorful board hanging on a wall in my office that illustrates how I imagine my coaching business will evolve. In […]
Lunch Conversations Last week I had lunch with someone I met recently at a business event. We had made plans to meet socially and also learn more about each other’s business. As we conversed over our salads, my new acquaintance generously gave me some ideas for local connections to make here in Phoenix, knowing that […]