Last month in Your Best Work, I brought up the topic of experiencing success later in life. Some of you wrote to me with examples you’ve observed. While in a hypnotherapy training program this week, my friend Monica met a woman who, like her, is pursuing this accreditation so that she can incorporate it into her counseling practice. The woman Monica met is 80 but that isn’t stopping her from keeping her work fresh and bringing new tools to her clients. Read more
Two years ago, while scanning the local entertainment scene for something different to do on my husband’s birthday, I found just the kind of event I had in mind at the MIM Music Theater in Phoenix. While unfamiliar with the artist, I was intrigued by the concert description. I liked her attitude. I liked her leather jacket. I liked her story of being rediscovered late in her career. And when I watched Bettye LaVette’s performance of the Who’s “Love Reign O’er Me” at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, I clicked “buy tickets.” Read more
Last time I wrote about Other People’s Success. Today, let’s look at your success.
When it’s performance review time, you know the drill: Dust off last year’s template and hope that the reality of what you worked on this year somewhat resembles the performance measures on which you’ll be ranked. Read more
Marlena had a name for her tendency to defer to her father’s opinion. She called it: running it by the committee. In wanting her father’s approval, she had become accustomed to having him tell her what to do rather than take responsibility for her own decisions. Read more
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. Read more