Originally published July 5, 2014 I haven’t become any more athletic since last posting a sports analogy for my career decisions. If anything, I’ve done more fumbling. My sister coerced me into joining her and some friends on a fishing trip one early morning in May. I was reluctant to fish, though I was eager…
Originally published June 27, 2014 I’m not athletic. In fact, the closest I’ve come to active participation in sports is that one basketball game I played in high school. That was the first game I allowed myself to be coaxed into playing and the last time the rest of the team cared to lose that…
Originally published June 21, 2014 I’ve never been a big fan of beauty pageants. I’m still not entirely won over on them. There is one pageant in Philly, though, that has stood for something that helps young Latinas find their voices and in so, inspire a young generation. I’m speaking, of course, of Miss Puerto…
Originally published June 14, 2014 And so begins the arduous task of transcribing everything from my written journals for the past (we won’t say how many) years to the computer. This will be an interesting project because I will be seeing a lot of this material for the first time since writing some of it….
Originally published June 5, 2014 Today I’m taking a page from my own book – yes, I’m still writing a bunch of books that I’m not writing – and looking at ways I can practice what I preach. Recent life events – increased career day appearances, office management consultation, business plan consultation – positioned me…
Originally published May 25, 2014 I love Career Day. Every year I visit schools to share from my professional life with middle- and high-school students. Every year I tell myself to write down the many deep, insightful, and often humorous questions and comments that students share, and then I forget to do so. Every year…
Originally published April 10, 2014 Today I take a page from my mothers’ book on encouraging children. On this morning’s commute to work, I sat across from and overheard – mainly because he was being particularly loud, almost as if for an audience – a father berate his very young daughter. In particular, he rode…
Originally published April 10, 2014 Tax season is winding down, and I’m finally ready to file mine. Each year, I wait until my clients have filed their taxes before I file. Historically, this has been because some of them file 1099’s – including mine – as part of their tax preparation and because my conscience…
Originally published April 8, 2014 Grammatical nightmare aside, there is some value in remembering where you began, the place where you got your start. It’s humbling, and humility is a refreshing quality in an age of inflated egos. It’s a way to gauge achievements and progress toward goals. It’s a healthy reminder of your power…
Originally published January 20, 2014 A few weeks ago (or earlier this month or earlier this year or some short weeks back, whichever gets you to January 7th in your mind), an esteemed coworker, who shall remain nameless, posted this blog entry, in which he distills the wisdom of his now (as of January 18th)…
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