There are activities in life that no matter how much time you spend on them, or how intensely you focus on them, they give you energy. These are the activities that you need to invest time in, for they provide the path to fulfilling your purpose in life. What’s my purpose in life? It’s an easy question to […]
Sometimes we may not have all the necessary information available, other times we only use a limited amount of information offered. This means we regularly make decisions based on just a few facts or what first comes to mind based on our previous experience and knowledge. These strategies are known as heuristics and can be […]
When I moved to New York city to take a job as a creative director in 2014, I was ecstatic. After purging at least 70% of my belongings, I happily traded shoe-melting Dallas summers for eyelash-freezing New York winters. It was the first time I’d lived anywhere outside of Texas, so adjusting to my new […]
It’s less than two months to go until the round-one deadline at the country’s top MBA program. Harvard Business School (HBS) has the earliest application deadline with round-one applications for Fall 2017 entry due on September 7. Business Insider caught up with Stacy Blackman, the CEO of aleading MBA-admissions advisoryfirm, to get some advice on […]
While we all have good days and bad days, some people seem to be more difficult on a regular basis than others. Sometimes this seems to just be who they are from a personality point of view. They have a rather negative mindset. They’re grumpy. They don’t smile much and just have a dark cloud […]
Looking to start a business and refuse to be tied down to an office? Turns out you can start a company from the comfort of your own home — or better yet, from an exotic far-flung beach — for under $1,000. How is that possible you might ask? Technology. Maria Dykstra, co-founder of TreDigital, a […]
These mind-boggling numbers point to a single, inevitable truth: work, as we know it, will never be the same. I have no idea what the work economy will look like by 2050, but that’s exactly why it’s so exciting to think about. A combination of rising rent costs and diminishing benefits has led to record […]
Work your network – secure referrals through people you know and target companies and key decision makers that will refer you to opportunities in the “unpublished” job market. Excerpt from the book “RESUME DNA – Succeeding In Spite Of Yourself” by John Singer I recently coached a client who had gone through our program and […]
Most of us get the urge to become an entrepreneur at one point or another. We may be called to create something from scratch, or lead a team of people or just earn money without having to answer to a boss. Whatever the motivation, the urge strikes us, but only a fraction of usever take that […]
Hiring managers are often looking for a reason not to hire you, since they’re typically bombarded with resumes. You don’t want to help make the process of elimination easy — so think about being on the other side of the desk. “Would you hire you, based on your response to this question?” Taylor asks. “Make […]