Most people have trouble with the ability to stay focused at work. When you stay focused, you’re concentrating on carrying out your task, objective, or goal to completion. You probably agree that it takes a lot of effort. Your colleague asking for help, noises in the background, or the continuous email notification sound are not […]
What’s your answer to the question, who are you? You may reply that you’re a project manager, a lawyer, an executive for Xyz company, etc… Most people reply to that answer simply stating what their job is. By defining yourself with your job, you merely explain how you sustain yourself and what you do for […]
Have you ever met someone that motivates you and brings out the best in you, who can clearly pass their vision on to you and make you a participant in it? This is someone with incredible leadership skills. Leaders inspire security and trust and make you see their life or work visions as a wonderful […]
Since the beginning of time, humans have searched for a way to know how to be happy. Nowadays, scientific studies give us an answer through different practices and tricks we can apply to our daily lives. But if we already have something scientific in place, why do we still not know how to be happy? […]
Changing careers is a bold move, and if you too are considering it, you should know that you’re not alone. Over 50% of employees in the States are considering it. 44% are going to make plans around it. 30% are taking initiative. Do you see where we’re going here? Only 20% have succeeded, and unfortunately, […]
You have worked hard, given all you have, made compromises, and probably even several sacrifices. Now It’s your time to get promoted! Companies consider several factors when giving a promotion, such as technical skills, knowledge, and productivity. However, these aren’t always enough. Your superiors need to know that you have a positive attitude towards your […]
No matter your starting point, you can learn how to be successful and achieve any of your goals. But before you start, you need to answer an important question. What is success to you? To some, it could be owning a mansion and a Tesla Model X, and to others, it could be having an […]
Any respectable company creates strategic plans to define its goals, approaches, and processes to follow a clear direction and allocate resources. Acting randomly rarely brings accomplishments. And, on the rare occasion these materialize, they’re short-lived achievements. Therefore, we can say that a strategic plan is a map for long-term and sustainable success. Having a direction […]
On July 14, 2016, Lori and I hiked the devils staircase trail at Guadalupe mountains state park, and Lori’s Tevas had to be retired when the soles delaminated, but not before we hiked the final 1/2 mile on her repaired shoe across a field of bowling ball- and larger-sized boulders. As we finished the hike, […]
Like a marriage or divorce, the end of a job — and even the relationship itself — can be a traumatic experience, leaving you questioning fundamentals of who you are, what you stand for, and what you want. My client, we’ll call her Elaine, quit a job she called an abusive relationship. While she was […]
Step 1 of the “Career Acceleration Roadmap.”