Are You a Tool?

An open Leatherman tool

Just so everyone is clear — I’m not talking about the slang use of “tool”. I’m referring to one of the more traditional usages of tool as defined in Dictionary.com: “anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose” In your job search and career, you want to be considered a tool — [...]

Change is Everywhere, So Bring It to Your Job Goals, Too

A recent search that led someone to The Job Quest was: “Why should you keep reviewing and changing your job goals?” First off, I’m glad that the person realized that it is important to review job goals and make adjustments when necessary. As for the why, let’s see now… Job duties change Management changes Policies [...]

Learning How to Fish: An Analogy

Fishing reel and line

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”—Author unknown Yesterday, I talked about putting more of your focus on the process you are going through to achieve a goal (such as getting a new job), and less on the [...]

Four Reasons Why Focusing on Goals Leads to Failure

Have you visited TED.com lately? In addition to all the insightful presentations that are part of the TED Conferences, they are now including talks from other conferences. I came across this gem — a presentation that Srikumar Rao gave at Arbejdsglaede Live in 2009. It’s entitled “Plug into Your Hard-Wired Happiness” and is definitely worth [...]

The New Look

"Fairy dust" on toadstools

So how did I get from my old look to the new one? Well, I found a little fairy. The Blog Fairy to be exact. Don’t let the name fool you. Emily is all business when it comes to working with clients. From the beginning when she first revealed her ideas to me, I could [...]

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