Let's get real! Some of what is said about you could actually be true: You don't play well with others, you don't ask for help, you ignore other opinions, you procrastinate until the last minute, you don't make a clear plan for anyone to follow, you act like you know but you don't Does any of this sound familiar? It's easy to blow off some comments as "personal preference", at some point though you have to step back and look at what is being said and how many people are sayin

It's one thing to read through your resume and sell your accomplishments when there is money on the table; interviewing for a job, sitting in your performance review for the year, closing the client contract. Where you don't seem to do such a great job is when you are alone and self-talking to yourself. In those moments, for every skill and achievement you have double negatives to void them out. Well, that stops today! It all sounds very touchy feely, but it is the negative s

I know... Where is The Plan you keep promising? It's coming. I'm editing now. Before Your Plan shows up I have an important question for you? Are you ready to Divorce your company, some of your network and a few of your "go to" professional habits? I spent the evening walking every isle and table at the bookstore. I saw a lot of books about how to make friends, connect your network, build business skills, close the deal. However, I didn't see anything that talked about the p

Choosing someone you admire within your field is what most goal minded career person would do, reading and studying their career path, following them on twitter, FB or possibly their newsletter. Doing all of this is in part keeping you focused and also helping you to chart a path for your own success. However, in using someone else's career as a blueprint it is easy to begin to replace some of your traits with theirs. That's not a horrible happen stance but you must be caref