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The moment is seared into my brain. That is, the exact moment I knew I had hit burnout. I was about to get on a prospect call, and I couldn’t find my phone anywhere. I drove home from the office and back before I finally found it. In the office fridge!

At the time, I was juggling so much—too much, ...

Here’s a puzzle for you—how do you get the experience you need for a job you want if the jobs that will give you that experience also require experience you don’t have? Did you follow me? Sometimes bridging the gap between where you are today and where you want to be down the road can feel like ment...

Imagine if the next time someone asked you how work was, you said, “Full of joy!” I think we’d all appreciate a little more joy in our lives, perhaps especially in our work lives.  

I’ve heard it said that happiness is a temporary feeling but joy is an enduring posture, and I believe that to be tru...

While the U.S. job market is still adding jobs, it's trending at a slower pace. And yet, many people are still looking for new or better jobs. Maybe you’re one of them! If so, you know job searching in an uncertain market is no easy task, particularly when the job search timeline is becoming longer....

On your LinkedIn profile, you should always be the star of the show. Your profile is not the same as your company page, where a broader, team-centered approach should be the norm. Anyone visiting your page wants to know about you first and foremost. Still, there are a few narrow times when sharing t...

If you’ve ever watched a professional athlete dominate in a big matchup, you know what it means to bring your “A game.” Showing up as your best self, whether you’re on the basketball court, in the boardroom, or on a Zoom call, is a combination of attitude and preparation. You can’t have one without ...

Since in-person events are back and here to stay (barring another global pandemic…which hopefully doesn’t happen in my lifetime!), I've got some things to share with you. Before you straighten your tie or touch up your lipstick and head out the door to your next conference or networking session, don...

By now, I’m sure you’re familiar with the term “social selling.” If not, here’s a little refresher. Social selling is a technique that leverages social media to build strong relationships with prospects before ever soliciting a sale. In an age of skepticism, social selling allows you to develop genu...

Who says your career has to fit into a nice, neat little box? Many of my clients are unique, successful, and interesting precisely because they didn’t follow the same linear path as everyone else. Maybe they took a year sabbatical to travel the world, served a cause or church on mission, or spent ti...

Stumped on whether or not to take on something yourself or rely on the expertise of a pro? Knowing when to take a DIY versus an expert approach is not always easy. For me, I can think back to times when I tried something myself first only to realize later that hiring an expert would have saved me lo...