Five Daily Behaviors That Can Sabotage Your Career Ever wonder why the person in the next cubicle is being promoted instead of you? You work just as hard, if not harder, so why are you passed over? People seem to like you, you do a good job. So, what are you doing...
The little white lies of life…. Story One: A successful account manager speaks to a prospect. The prospect is on the fence, not quite ready to buy. The deal is worth millions. One simple stretch of the truth on the part of the account manager can seal the deal....
Finding Balance I recently posed a question to a group of colleagues. The question was “what does work life balance mean to you?” The answers were all similar; obviously, everyone wants to achieve a balance between their professional world and their personal lives....
Toxic Work Environments Zap Your Energy Do you work in a Toxic environment? Do you find yourself leaving work feeling emotionally drained and physically exhausted? Do you find your energy level dropping as soon as you walk in the door? Have you even thought of...
The Choices We Make Years ago when I was a student teacher in a fourth-grade classroom. I did an exercise with my students that involved making a long paper “chain of events.” The students had been reading a book and I wanted them to grasp the impact that each event...
Guilt by Potato Chip As I ate a small (and I repeat small) bowl of potato chips today I realized that the minor gratification that I received from the salt intake would be quickly replaced by guilt. There would be guilt from knowing that in eating that small bowl of...
