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As a writer, I have a bias toward written material. Writing helps you organize and refine your thoughts; it provides a record of what actually happened in real time, rather than the misremembered or edited version of events that people recall much later. We use written documentation in many ways in business, including proposals, which … Continue reading 2025 Resolution: Keep a Work Journal
“Let Them” might be the most powerful thing you’ll hear – and say – in 2025. It has already been for me. But I’m not getting the tattoo. Seriously. Author Mel Robbins, who wrote “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About,” has received hundreds of photos of … Continue reading Why Let Them Works So Well for So Many
There’s a book that’s sweeping through the internet like a fresh cool breeze: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins. Mel is famous for finding – and sharing – simple methods for making your life better. Her first book was based on how she … Continue reading Let Them
The New Year brings on all kinds of resolutions for change, and the changes often include career moves. Is this the year you should make a move? Economists are predicting a growing economy, you’re feeling ready to go – how do you decide when it’s time? Here are some questions to ask about your job … Continue reading 2025 Checkup for your Career
If you’re a perfectionist, there’s no cure. That’s according to Katherine Morgan Schafler, who has written The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power. In it, she frees up perfectionists to lean into their perfectionism as long as it’s working for them and doing no harm. Schafler has developed a quiz … Continue reading Perfectionism is Not Pathology
Perfectionism can be a power for good; it can also make the perfectionist and everyone around them miserable. That’s according to Katherine Morgan Schafler, who has written The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power. In it, she frees up perfectionists to lean into their perfectionism as long as it’s working … Continue reading The Intense Perfectionist
Scott Mautz is a popular speaker, trainer, and LinkedIn Learning instructor. He’s a former senior executive of Procter & Gamble, where he ran several of the company’s largest multi-billion-dollar businesses. He is the author of ”The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors.” Writing for CNBC online, he says that … Continue reading Get the Respect You Deserve
I’d bet that you’d never think to pair the words “messy” and perfectionist” in the same sentence. But perfectionism comes in all shapes and sizes. That’s according to Katherine Morgan Schafler, who has written The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power. In it, she frees up perfectionists to lean into … Continue reading The Messy Perfectionist
(Thanks to our friends at MyPerfectResume for sharing this data.) MyPerfectResume released the findings of its Recruiting Trends Survey revealing a trend that is likely seems unfair to serious jobseekers. A staggering 81% of recruiters admitted to posting jobs that don’t genuinely exist or are already filled. This practice of ghost jobs (posting positions that are either fake or … Continue reading Boooo…. Beware of Ghost Jobs
It’s been a busy few years. We’ve lived through the Great Resignation (workers quitting in droves after the Pandemic), the Big Stay (workers hunkering down in their jobs after things normalized), and Quiet Quitting (staying, but doing the absolute minimum to keep from being fired. Now we have the Big Yawn (my words, not theirs.) … Continue reading The Big Yawn
