Soft skills

Happy Thanksgiving – “I am Grateful for Happiness”

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Happy Thanksgiving !  What a year it has been.  I am grateful for your support, questions and comments throughout the year.  I hope you are taking some time to enjoy this Thanksgiving with your loved ones and friends.

I also wanted to share this sweet
essay my 9 year old wrote last week.  She is learning the basics of how to create an essay.  It is simple but also cute and pure.  It reminds me and hopefully all of you to enjoy the simple things in life as well. ...  read more

Why It’s Important to Become a Time Billionaire?

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Did you know we only have about 4000 weeks of time in our life?   While the traditional definition of success always focused on money, status, and possessions, it’s a lie.   The only thing that is truly limited in life is time.  It doesn’t matter how rich and powerful a person is.  That person also only has 4000 weeks just like you and I. ...  read more

How to Work Smart – Take Action, Self-Promote, and Network

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Success is about working smart instead of working hard.  This is not a new concept.   I wrote about it back in 2010 when I first started this blog.  I talked about my learning at my first job at McKinsey – how I learned the hard way that hard work didn’t guarantee success. 

What Does Work Smart Mean?

There seems to be a lot of definitions out there. ...  read more

Self Confidence, Communication Tips, & How to Get to the Next Level

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Last month, we had a great group coaching call on self confidence, how to become a better communicator, and how to get to the next level – a senior individual contributor.   Become a soft skills gym member today to get your questions answered in these monthly group coaching call.

Below is the first 9 minutes of this coaching call.   The full 54 minute call can be found inside the Soft Skills Gym, once you become a member. ...  read more

What NOT to Do on LinkedIn – Three Key Tips

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Something weird happened to me on LinkedIn over the weekend.  I thought I share to help remind both you and I of what NOT to do on LinkedIn.     This really happened just two days ago.

Here is the backstory

I get a lot of requests to connect on LinkedIn, some from folks I know but many from folks I don’t know at all.    A month ago, I accepted an invite from someone I thought my husband mentioned I should meet.  Let’s call him Paul. ...  read more

Want to De-stress? Ask Yourself this 10/10/10 Question

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Last week, I was really stressed. Lots going on at work.

  • I had too much work and not enough resources.
  • Senior leaders seem to be changing decisions without knowing all the facts.
  • I can just feel the politics between some of the senior folks.

It took me an hour to write a simple email to a new colleague because I was worried about how it would come across. I was also frustrated that I had to “dance” so much around the politics that doesn’t seem to be resolving itself anytime soon.  ...  read more