Of all the buildings in Texas my favorite has to be the Alamo. You can feel the pain that happened there. Even the walls look like they are crying.There is something cathartic about walking through the historic building. I can just hand over my worries to the building. Then after you thoughts are cleansed you go …
Here’s an important point no one ever shares. You do not have to be the most qualified person applying for a job to get hired. You just have to be the person your interviewer likes for the job! Most managers hire for personality and passion, not your skill set. A lot of skills can be …
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One of the biggest mistakes people make is they stop attempting new challenges in their career. They coast and then start to hate their job. The key to getting the spark back in your career is to look at how you view your work. I had a client who lost her spark and couldn’t find …
* This post was first published to the Work Happy Now community via email. I worked in the financial industry for seven years, and I hated talking about how to increase our checking account sign-ups. It just wasn’t fun. . I knew for at least three years that I needed to get out of the …
I recently read an article that said, don’t follow your passions. What? I almost passed out. That’s stuff from the 1950’s. Ignore how you feel and just do the work. You can just be happy after you retire. How well has that worked for people over the last 80 years? Just look at the people …
It’s a simple question that most of my coaching clients get as soon as I ask it. Most of the time, they answer right away. The subtle difference between a job and a career is that a job is something you do for the money, and a career is work you do because you care …
Bad choices will be made, we can’t stop this, but it’s how we learn and improve our decision making skills that help us create a career we love and grows with us. Each choice you make either builds your happiness or subtracts from it. Last year I had to choose between two events that I …
Yesterday I was struggling to get my “happy plane” off the ground to do some writing, but I just couldn’t get my mindset into a creative mood. I knew what I wanted to write, but the sentences were clumsy. Then I did what any smart creative person does… I picked up one of my super …
What did that little voice inside you say as you read the headline? “I’m not afraid! I’ll read it.” “I’m scared, but maybe this article will help.” “That’s the stupidest headline line I’ve ever read, but I have to read it.” The inner dialog that goes on in our head is responsible for 80% of …
You never have to worry about your career if you are using your superpowers. You create more negotiating leverage when you are doing great work. It’s hard to deny a raise to someone who find creative solutions to problems. It’s hard to deny a promotion to someone who’s excitement is contagious. It’s easy to find …
