Identifying what brings you alive, what energizes you, is one of the most useful tools in your career exploration tool kit. Doing so helps you recognize what you find motivating--what Dark Horse author Todd Rose calls your "micro-motives". Each person has their own unique combination of micro-motives and it's that unique [...]
Mackenzie O'Connor is a multi-talented individual. She co-founded a performance troupe, does improv, and has organized multiple entertainment events over the years. Yet, she found herself in her mid-twenties stuck in low level jobs that used a small fraction of her wide array of skills and left her feeling drained. By [...]
In a recent interview, Matthew McConaughey shared a powerful lesson that anyone involved in a job search can benefit from. He shared how after his first movie role (in Dazed and Confused), he could get auditions but no roles. At this point, he had less than a thousand dollars in his [...]
This is Hazel. She and her 7 siblings were brought to the shelter where I volunteer. She and the others needed to learn how to be around humans, so part of that involved having volunteers just hang out with her (she still wasn't used to being on a leash) and reading [...]
I first interviewed Daniel Santos a few years ago about his “Go Giver” approach to networking, because I thought it was such a thoughtful, generous way of approaching networking. (Note: Here's a more recent interview where he talks about his approach to networking.) I asked Daniel to do an interview because [...]
What do mushrooms have to do with networking? In this excerpt from a longer interview about his career journey, Daniel Santos talks about how his fascination with mushroom ecosystems relates to his approach to networking. He also shares another really useful perspective that helped him learn to enjoy networking. Speaking of [...]
Whether you just got laid off or terminated…or just find yourself feeling weighed down by the job search, Ashley Cheretes, Marketing Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development for Prudential Advisors, has some great advice for you. I met Ashley in 2013, when she attended a conference presentation I gave (along [...]
Maggie Bahou is the Chief People Officer at PopHealthCare. She is a winner of the OnCon Icon Award which recognizes leaders in the Human Resources field. I met Maggie 20 years ago when she was an HR Director for a state retirement system. I remember being impressed with how wise and [...]
If you are wondering if it's useful to use LinkedIn as a networking or career development tool--or wonder how to use it that way--here's a brief story that will hopefully encourage you to do so. It's one of many examples I've experienced of reaching out to people on LinkedIn who seemed [...]
A while back, I interviewed a former client of mine in his mid-20s, who is now in a job he loves for a great employer. I asked him what advice he would give to someone who has just graduated and is trying to figure out what job would be a good [...]
