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Have you made any New Year resolutions yet? “Eat Healthier” and “Get More Exercise” are 2018’s top 2 New Year resolutions. It’s interesting how training our body with better nutrition or exercise always seem to garner the most focus. This year, I have a better one to propose to you – train your mind. Let me tell you a story and you will see why. ...
I just found out a close friend has cancer. I was shocked by the news. Although her cancer is highly treatable, it was a complete surprise. She will need to go through 6 months of chemo and hell to recover. I share this with you to help you step back from the daily grind and see the big picture. Life is short and finite. ...
More than a year ago, I changed jobs and managers within the same company. I went from having one of the worst leaders I have ever experienced in my career, to having one of the best. On my first day with this new leader, she asked me a simple question – what make you happy at work? What was different about her is I realized she really cared and wanted to know my answer. I remember being a bit unprepared and told her what came to mind quickly ...
Last month, I heard this great talk by Jyri Engestrom, a successful Internet entrepreneur on the topics of happiness. He said, most people have five regrets in life – all of which resonated with me. And you probably would agree these are the most common regrets as well. If so, then I ask you – why not address them now before you are dying so you can live life with no regrets. ...
I am republishing this article with new content as my learning on how to ask someone to be your mentor has evolved. 🙂 Hope you will find it useful.
We all need formal and informal mentors to help us grow and learn. Young professionals have more of a need for formal mentors. Seasoned professionals needs more a broader network, but not necessarily formal mentors. It’s more helpful to have “Board of Advisors,” a group of people you know and can go to for specific advice. ...
Many of us only remember to start networking when we hate our current job or when we are between jobs. Unfortunately that is the worst time to start networking. You can come across
Even if you consciously try not to be any of the above, you may still come across that way if you are “networking” on a timeline. The key to networking is “to be interesting and interested.” You cannot just focus on what you need at the moment. It’s also a time to really to get to know the other person and see how you can help them. ...
When I wrote about How to Network without Using Small Talk , I received a lot of email responses and interest. I am not surprised to hear that most found networking uncomfortable. I am glad to hear these networking articles are making it a little less intimidating. I wanted to continue on this journey with you and demystify how to network effectively. ...