Love Monday Blog
OK, folks. Time for some tough truths.
Nobody cares how hard you work.
I’m saying this because people often tell me they are frustrated. They work very hard, going above and beyond and putting in extra hours, but then no one notices or seems to appreciate them for it.
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This blog is a love letter to those who are not in touch with their dreams. There will be some tough love in here, but all in the service of helping you wake up to your own desires.
A big reason that a person lacks clarity about their desires stems from their history of...
When you don’t feel like an excellent fit with your work, the work day can seem like a drag. In today’s blog, I want to suggest a helpful reframe that might make your experience much more tolerable. Dare I suggest, fun, even?
When I worked in a corporate environment, I...
Online networking is a critical part of the strategy for entrepreneurs and job seekers alike. There’s no better tool for it than LinkedIn. In today’s blog, I’m going to share some tips for how you can up your LinkedIn game to create a presence that will attract customers and...
18 Practical Tips for the Day of Interview
All your hard work has paid off and it’s the day of the interview. Maybe you haven’t had one of these in a long time. Maybe the last time you did this was prior to the smartphone.
No worries! I’ve got your back....
These days, specialization is all the rage, driven in part by the 10,000 hours myth and education’s push for STEM subjects. This has pushed ‘softer’ subjects to the wayside. Topics like language, leadership, and arts are de-emphasized because it is so hard to measure...
Let’s say you want to leave your job, but you can’t because you’re so busy working.
This, my friends, is the classic chicken and the egg problem.
The Chicken and the Egg
You know the deal. Which came first the chicken or the egg? We know that chickens make eggs and...
I’ve been wrestling with something mightily ever since I’ve been a life coach.
I’m a fairly practical person, well educated in rational disciplines. I have an MBA, for heaven’s sake.
Yet, I’ve always had a strong curiosity for esoteric...
Today, with all the world’s upheaval, many people are asking themselves: should I stay or should I go? An overwhelming number are answering yes, creating a movement so large they have blessed it with a name: The Great Resignation.
It’s a compelling question, but...
These days many of us are feeling overworked.
It’s a condition of our times driven by an explosion of information, a proliferation of communication platforms, and the high number of job openings.
I remember how I felt when my department grew at one point. I inherited the internal...
If you’re thinking about leaving your job, you should know that there is a wrong way, and a right way to do it.
I’m going to review what I believe is the right way. We will explore not burning bridges and some other advice you’ve probably heard before. But I have a bit of a...
Only 34% of employees are engaged in their work according to a 2021 Gallup poll.
Engagement is a measure of employees’ involvement and enthusiasm in their work and workplace. You can imagine that for employers, it’s an alarming statistic. Gallup ties engagement to many...
