What Works; What Doesn't Edward S. Lewis, a successful entrepreneur who died at 92, said, "It's not about choosing a life free from problems; it's about choosing the problems you're willing to...
Blog Category: Career Management
Overcoming the Daunting Task of Job Interview Prep: Tips for Success
Anticipating a job interview is stressful. Vince Lombardi once said, "It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up." This sentiment is particularly relevant when searching for a...
A Different Approach to Setting Goals for the New Year!
So, we're in the final stretch of December, when we usually start contemplating what we want to achieve in the coming year. You know how it goes—look back at the year, figure out what worked and...
Uncovering the Dangers When Hesitation Transforms into Procrastination
The Difference Between Hesitation and Procrastination Is Subjective I have been thinking a lot about the difference between hesitating and procrastinating. I am a recovering Procrastinator, meaning...
Making Work Less Stressful and More Engaging
Making Work Less Stressful Do you look forward to the weekends and dread Monday mornings, apprehensive of what unknown problems you will face in addition to what's currently on your plate? For...
It’s Amazing What You Can Achieve When You Take It Slow
Small Steps Can Lead To A Big Life! Time off for the Christmas holidays is a splendid time to think about what you want to do differently or add to your personal or work life in the coming year....
Feedback – Positive or Negative – Is a Gift In Disguise
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” ~ Elbert Hubbard, an American writer When I started working, I used to hate when my leader would sit me down and give me “constructive...
Using My “3 C’s Model” Can Reduce Overwhelm, Overwork, & Over Stressed
Overcoming Overwhelm, Overworked, and Over Stressed I learned the hard way that constantly striving to keep up with work can feel like running a marathon that never stops. In my previous career, I...
The Mightiest Results Can Happen From The Littlest Changes
Don’t Wait, Do It Now! Every year I post a version of this in late December. However, I agree with Cedric the Entertainer, “If it’s something you want to do with your life and you’re waiting for New...
December Intentions Lead to January’s Overwhelm
What Was I Thinking? Upon reflection, during the Holidays, we become determined to make changes at work and personally in the New Year. Perhaps choosing goals to exercise, eat better, lose weight,...
Measuring for Career Success
Measuring for Career Success Lord Kelvin, a mathematical physicist, once said: "When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you...
Critical Thinking – Making Desirable Outcomes More Likely
Too Much Information; Too Little Time; Too Many Decisions to Make In today’s volatile business environment, we receive considerable amounts of data and information to sift and think through to make...
Time To Reconnect With Our Inner Joy!
Time To Reconnect With Our Inner Joy This year is almost half over, and it feels like a lifetime has passed! These last few months have been grim, frightening, and uncertain. Luckily, States are...
Tackling Goals Can Be Exciting!
When Setting Goals, Sustain the Momentum by Creating a Picture of the End Result! If you want results, you must keep your focus on your end game. With all the requests, agreements, commitments, and...
Sticking To The Basics
Keeping It Basic Jim Rohn, author of "What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence," once said, "Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently...
To Get Where You Want To Go, You First Need To Know Where You Are!
Loretta Staples, a Strategy Consultant, now Therapist, once stated, "If you are clear about what you want, the world responds with clarity." Whether you’re taking a vacation, building a dream home,...
End of Year Debrief
Each year I update my End of Year Debrief as a reminder to savor your accomplishments during this year and prepare for next year. This year has been a blur! Because we can get mired down in all the...
Put the “I” in I, Inc.!
Successful people act as owners of their own company, whether they work for a company, as a contractor, or self-employed. It is crucial to have a strong sense of the value you bring which you can...
Create Your Front & Back Pocket Plans
Be Prepared! Change is continuous; it will never stop. Preparing for the challenges change offers—whether an unexpected work force reduction or a role change—is responding to events rather than...
End of Year Debrief
This year has really flown by! Because we can get mired down in all the details of emails, deadlines, and projects, going into the New Year is a great time to think about what you have accomplished...
She helped me grow and succeed
Christine was my Executive Life Coach for about a year at EDS. I have worked with a number of Coaches, Counselors and Mentors during my career and none came close to having the impact Christine had on my life and career. I was working in an extremely stressful position during an extremely difficult project of migrating over 300 applications from 47 separate support vendors around the globe to an EDS support team. I had complete responsibility for the client relationship, the financials, and the technical aspects of the transition while also maintaining EDS' existing business with the client. Christine taught me a number of simple yet highly effective techniques for dealing with the stress. Her personal, sincere, and upbeat approach helped me get through a real death march. At the same time, she also helped me do some extremely important career planning for what would come after this project. She is truly outstanding at what she does and helped me grow and succeed during a period when I could easily have been crushed.
Kurt Toelken
Global Client Delivery Executive, Detroit, MI
Global Client Delivery Executive, Detroit, MI
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