If you're used to falling into jobs this new way of thinking may be foreign to you... You budget for a two-week vacation each year so have you considered saving up to invest in your 30+ year career? As…
What is Twitter? Who is on Twitter? What can Twitter do for your career? Given the increasing role of social media in our lives/careers, I recently did a radio show on "Social Media 101". The response was tremendous. One area…
For those of you following me on Facebook and Twitter, you know that I traveled to Africa (view photos.) What you may not know was that I also learned a very important life lesson… It was beautiful and sunny in…
Thank you to those of you who nominated me for Live with Regis & Kelly's Radio Co-Host For a Day. Monday August 9th 9am is when the top 10 nominees will be announced on the show. If/when I'm in that…
Having the career of your dreams often requires taking smart risks. That's just one of the lessons I've learned from Martha Stewart. She had the courage to borrow $97 million dollars to buy her magazine out from Time Inc. and…
Great - it's a another beautiful summer day and you're stuck at the office. You want to take vacation but you're not sure how you'll get it by your boss. Besides there's so much work to be done - who's…
If you're not one of the billions who've been watching World Cup Soccer, you're missing out on some key career lessons. Now I understand, you can't watch every game over the course of a month. (The World Cup lasts…
"There is no passion to be found playing small-in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela Having just returned from a trip to Africa, I found these words from…
Do you feel respected by the people you work with? Do you respect your boss? What about your employer?Being able to garner respect at work is one of those important intangibles that can make all the difference in your ability…
Pace University asked me to speak to seniors to help them take charge of their job searches. To prepare, I asked my network "what they know now about the work world that they wish they'd known when graduating."I was pleasantly…
