The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

August 9, 2011

I used to teach a lot of undergrad engineering courses. The students were usually so wrapped up in their courses and just getting to graduation that they never looked up to see where they were heading. So I started to tell them – in a lecture I called “Engineering Your Career.” But the wake-up came when I [...]

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Modern Slavery in America

August 2, 2011

We often reflect on the slavery issue our country has struggled to get past. We have books, movies, and even days to remember the struggles. But, as I look around and meet with people I see new forms of slavery in the most prosperous country in the world. Debt – The debt crisis has overtaken [...]

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I Dare You – The Reverse Interview Revisited

July 26, 2011

In the barrage of daily questions I get – I think there is more centered about the reverse interview as a means of finding opportunity than any other subject. So today I thought I would revisit those posts on the reverse interview.   The reverse interview was first explained in a post about a guaranteed way to find a job. [...]

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Underpaid, unappreciated, and unfulfilled

July 18, 2011

Monday, August 01, 2011 from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM (CT) Do you feel underpaid, unappreciated, or perhaps even unfulfilled in your work? Are you tired of having your pay artificially controlled by arbitrary pay grades? Learn to take control of your career! Come and join me and you will learn: how to find new opportunities that are [...]

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How to Find Work You Love – Radio Interview

July 12, 2011

Tonight E. Scott Aronow will air his radio interview with me on Career Catalyst Online Radio. Since it is an online station the broadcast will be available from now until Scott takes it down. I really enjoyed talking to Scott during and after this show. Usually these shows give you a script of questions, and [...]

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What sets apart the winners from the losers?

July 5, 2011

Have you ever wondered what sets apart the winners from the losers? What one key attribute makes the difference? — Is it education? — Is it money? — Are we born with it? No to the above! Then some say PASSION.  Well – I agree with passion – except I have also met passionate people [...]

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Starting at the Top

June 28, 2011

Who: Bob Montgomery The Story: Bob has told me many time he believes in starting at the top. But talk is cheap – we all have to see to believe. When I was looking on how to get our IEM Program in front of military officers I contacted several friends in the military. Then – [...]

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You are being watched!

June 21, 2011

You are always being watched. Think about someone being on the news after being caught on video doing something illegal, unethical, or just plain embarrassing by a fellow citizen with a video camera. How would you feel if you were being recorded and what you said and did was shown to the world? Well, like [...]

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The Core of Your Success

June 14, 2011

The other day one of my clients, we will call him John, asked me question I hear often: “What happens to those who follow their dreams and LOSE?” John said he keeps hearing stories of those who risked it all and won and he wonders if he is not risking enough. What about everyone else? [...]

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The Secret to Getting More

June 7, 2011

Earl Nightingale, the famous television commentator and founder of Nightingale-Conant Company, tells a story about a man looking for a job and saying “I want someone to give me a job.” His analogy for this mindset is someone who sits in front of the fireplace and asks that it bring forth heat when they haven’t [...]

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