Doctors Need Patients

When I was a kid, my mom often used to say to my dad, who, by the way lacked patience, ‘Bob, you need to be more patient’. And his response was always, tongue and cheek, ‘doctors need patients, not me’. Was funny – but not……. It is said, “patience is a virtue”. Maybe...

Experience Is A Window

I have written several times about experience and how important it is in your career. It is a topic that comes up all the time in my lectures and with my private clients. For those that are new to the job market, experience is the brass ring that is necessary to get...

Bridge Anyone?

The Career Sequence is a series of events that take place in your life. It begins with if lucky enough to have them, those, what at the time might seem insignificant, summer jobs. But clearly as you begin to get older and recognize just how valuable all the experience...

Grabbing Straws

Many of you know the expression, ‘toss the stuff against the wall and hope something will stick’ and many feel this is a good strategy in life as well as a good strategy when you are looking for a job, a career change or thinking about a complete professional pivot....

The Lighthouse

Are you a bi-product of your past? I hope the answer is YES! It’s our past that creates the foundation for who we are and who we will become. Embrace your past. I don’t want to minimize your teachers, your mentors or anyone that has helped guide you along the way, but...

Doing Time

Looking for career opportunity can definitely seem like ‘doing time’. How can you make the best of a situation when you feel the challenge, the struggle of trying to advance your career? It’s a competitive market in most industries and when you are looking for a job,...
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