You Don’t Have to Be Perfect. You Shouldn’t Even Try to Be.

I've been a fan of Erika Napoletano's writing for quite a while now.  If there is anyone in this world who tells it like it is, it's Erika. She's a bit profane, but that's part of her strong personal brand.  A good brand attracts a lot of people, and repels ... [Continue Reading]

Dress for Success in 2014

Professors at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University found that people wearing clothing such as white lab coats performed task-management tests more attentively and with fewer mistakes than their counterparts in plain clothes. What we wear ... [Continue Reading]

Blog Action Day 2013

I’ve been participating in Blog Action Day for several years now.  This year’s topic is human rights – an important one considering some of the stuff I’ve been reading in the papers and seeing on the nightly news. I’m sure many bloggers will focus on human ... [Continue Reading]

Nothing Works — Unless You Do

This morning I received a very interesting email from Robin Sharma.  He told a story about a cynic – and he was right on in her answer. Check it out… So....someone on Twitter asked me "Does all of this leadership and success material really work? Or is it ... [Continue Reading]

World Book Night 2013

Tuesday April 23 is World Book Night. Despite its name, World Book Night is a day where thousands of people across the USA give away free books to help promote reading. Here’s a snippet from the World Book Night website… Why does World Book Night ... [Continue Reading]

A Great Resource for Interview Preparation

One of the great things about writing this blog is that I get to review a lot of life and career success books.  I read all of the books that are sent to me, but review only those that I think are well written and contain great common sense career ... [Continue Reading]

Watch Out for These 13 Job Scams

The other day, my friends at OnLineCollege.org sent me an interesting article to share with my readers. You can access the article here… http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/11/07/13-growing-job-scams-new-grads-should-beware-of/ Don’t fall for any of ... [Continue Reading]

Keep on Learning, Learning, Learning

A while back I did a webinar on how to create the life and career success you want and deserve. You might have missed it. That’s the bad news. The good news is that I recorded it. You can hear the replay for free by logging on to ... [Continue Reading]

Pay It Forward — Use The 100/0 Principle

A while back I did a webinar on how to create the life and career success you want and deserve. You might have missed it. That’s the bad news. The good news is that I recorded it. You can hear the replay for free by logging on to ... [Continue Reading]

Forever Young

I saw another interesting documentary the other day, Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel. It’s life the story of Diana Vreeland, a noted fashion columnist and editor. She was the fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar and the editor of Vogue for many years. After ... [Continue Reading]