Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2013

But this is one concept that’s so important, it deserves a blog post of its very own. Share this on Facebook. Over the past few months, I’ve talked about this concept at length in numerous webinars, speeches and presentations. When it comes to career advancement, the biggest question has to do with your value to the organization.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 13, 2010

I’ve done some guest posts recently on a few awesome blogs so click on through if you’re so inclined and read more from me in other places: Changing Fields: Advice from a Career Coach (on Ms. Share this on Facebook. I just love it when creative people take something, break it apart, and turn it into something new and cool.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

Well, friends, let me start this blog post by saying one thing: I’m still alive! This blog feeds my creativity and keeps me connected to all of you, my dear like-minded fellow professionals. I hope you’ll choose to continue walking with me by visiting this blog. Share this on Facebook. I know, I know. Tweet This!

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I channeled my creative energy into a blog, where I wrote about my challenges at work and how I was overcoming them. My writing was seen by millions and a few years later, I sold my blog and became a fulltime writer. Share this on Facebook. I had buried my dream of being a writer and was working as an Executive Assistant.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 4, 2012

On a recent free coaching call , I heard from a loyal blog reader who was feeling distraught. Share this on Facebook. In a nutshell, her situation was this: After interviewing for almost six months, she thought it as a “sure thing” that she’d be offered a new position in her department. Keep your chin up and look to the future.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 22, 2014

To help you, I’m starting a blog series wherein I’ll address some of the most commonly asked questions on how to utilize the various features LinkedIn offers. Share this on Facebook. Regardless of your opinion of social networking in general, LinkedIn is a site you simply can’t afford to overlook. Here’s my profile. Tweet This!

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 15, 2012

And then there’s the former Google employee, now working for Microsoft, who took to the Microsoft blog to rant against Google’s deteriorating corporate culture. Share this on Facebook. Take, for example, the Goldman Sachs executive, Greg Smith, whose scathing resignation letter hit the opinion pages of the New York Times. Tweet This!

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2013

For Mother’s Day last month, I wrote a special blog post honoring the career wisdom handed down to me from my dear mom. Some of you may remember a blog post I wrote a while back where I spoke of a situation where fear almost got the best of me. Share this on Facebook. That doesn’t mean taking stupid risks, of course. Tweet This!

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Before I jump into the advice portion of this article, please allow me a moment to vent… I get anywhere from a couple dozen to a hundred or more emails a week from my blog readers. Share this on Facebook. I love it and I read them all, I assure you. I do not, however, answer them all. Photo Credit: Patrick Fingle (Flickr).

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 4, 2011

So look out for more frequent blog posts in the near future. Share this on Facebook. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been going through a pretty big transition. At this point, things are starting to slow down and life should (hopefully) return to normal (or some semblance of) before long. Photo Credit: ewan traveler (Flickr).

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Eat Your Career

JULY 25, 2013

Or start a blog! Share this on Facebook. Your mentee’s youthful inexperience can actually provide you with a wealth of powerful insight…if you’re open to it. The written word is always a wonderful tool for reaching others. Consider writing an article for a publication catering to your industry or profession. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 16, 2011

Every blog post I publish is a challenge. Share this on Facebook. I can safely say that perfectionism no longer holds me back the way it used to. It does, however, still trigger mild anxiety. Once a perfectionist, always a perfectionist, I say. Stop wasting time with the meaningless minutiae that doesn’t matter. Post on Google Buzz.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 11, 2012

When I started my first blog so many years ago, I was looking for a hobby. Share this on Facebook. Seek out opportunities for growth, even if you don’t immediately see how it relates to your career. The more you expand your horizons, the more you have to offer in the workplace—and you never know how it will pay off. Tweet This!

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

If you want to hear more about this, leave a comment and I’ll make a note to write a blog post on it in the future. Share this on Facebook. A variety of things take place during the morning routine and weekly review process (I have a checklist for each to make sure I don’t forget anything). Electronic Calendar. Share this on LinkedIn.

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