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Small Steps Equal Big Results

Posted on March 31, 2009 By: Laura

My blog last week was about the knowing-doing gap, knowing what you need to do to accomplish your goals, but getting stuck in the “doing”. I gave some suggestions of how to find your way out of that gap. In writing that blog, something funny happened: I realized I was in middle of the knowing –doing gap myself.

I had a programmer create a temporary website for my business to serve as a basic informational and yes, no movement. Stuck.

I needed to break it down into turtle steps. Turtle steps are steps so small that the feeling of [...]

Feeling Stuck? Tips For Achieving Goals

Posted on March 24, 2009 By: Laura

I often encounter clients who claim they know what they want to accomplish with their lives and doing it, they are paralyzed. It’s not enough to just know what you want; you have to figure out a way to get it done. This is where many people fall short when setting goals. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. We all find ourselves stuck in that place at certain points in our lives.

So the question becomes: How do you push through it? In their book, “The Knowing Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge Into Action”, Jeffrey Pfeiffer [...]

Add Luck To Your Career Action Plan

Posted on March 17, 2009 By: Laura

I had an interesting session with a client this week. He is at the very beginning stages of figuring out what his next career will be. He had all kinds of stories about why several careers he had considered in the past would not have worked. There were stories of low pay, no recognition of effort, no security, too many hours, and potential.

When I looked at his list of jobs and an open mind.

In his book, “The Luck Factor”, Richard Wiseman, PhD says, “Luck is not a magical ability or gift from the gods. Instead, it is [...]

Building Partnerships for Success

Posted on March 10, 2009 By: Laura

This week I found myself thinking about the power of making connections with people. In last week’s blog, I mentioned creating your own support system, the people you want on your side for guidance in your career journey. Hopefully, you are starting to see who should be on your side to help you through all the tough decisions. You also need to find the partners who can redirect the curveball that’s been thrown at your latest career endeavor.

I was reminded of this when I saw an interview with the two founders of a technology company. They were [...]

Are You Surrounding Yourself With The Right People?

Posted on March 3, 2009 By: Laura

Sometimes you have to do some personal housekeeping to get your career on track for success. By personal housekeeping I mean examine the people you are surrounding yourself with. Are they supporting or discouraging you in meeting your goals? Do they respond like a resource or a deterrent when you look to them for advice on meeting your goals or overcoming obstacles?

If you are seeing a pattern in your answers to the above questions, you need to start focusing your attention on people who can give you the support you need, even if they are imaginary. This doesn’t mean [...]

Are You Limiting Your Ability To Succeed?

Posted on February 24, 2009 By: Laura

If you have been reading this blog for the last few weeks you may be practicing some mental fitness; getting all of your strengths in line, creating your vision of an ideal life, starting to create the formula that will move you along to the next best thing in your life. You may see it all so clearly and feel that you can achieve it, but it’s not happening. You may not be acting on your plans or acting on them in a way that is not productive to your end goal. It may just be that your limiting [...]

Self-Mastery: How To Be Resilient In The Workplace

Posted on February 17, 2009 By: Laura

Do you have self-mastery? Self-mastery means that you feel competent to make your way in the world knowing you can hand need to learn.

In her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck, PhD has studies that show when children are told they’re brilliant, they start looking at effort as a sign of inadequacy, thereby causing emotional stress. When things get difficult at school, they can’t hand using them to create a framework for success in your endeavors. So, do you have self mastery? Can you make it through the turbulence of the career world? Maybe it’s [...]

Creating a Vision For A Successful Career

Posted on February 10, 2009 By: Laura

I’ve been blogging a lot about getting to know your strengths and mind executed it perfectly because he had already experienced it.

So how does this relate to us, the people behind the desk and career you are looking for.

Take a few breaths and get in a comfortable spot. Think about what you would have in your life if you were able to create an “ideal” life. Focus on these concepts:

Where do you live?
Where do you work (at home, in an office, outdoors)?
Who do you work for?
How many hours a day do you work?
Do you travel for your job?
How [...]

The Key To Success: Defining Your Strengths

Posted on February 3, 2009 By: Laura

In the last blog I discussed that finding your essential self and building a better life. Some of you may be still trying to figure out how this fits into the big picture. For others it may seem like a daunting task. But the truth is, it’s easy to find yourself.

Marcus Buckingham, the author of Go Put Your Strengths To Work, helps individuals identify their strengths. He then helps them create lives and found an interesting story. A middle school teacher contacted Marcus about using some of his strength-building techniques with his students. Marcus was not sure of [...]

What do I want from Life? Look to your Essential and Social Self

Posted on January 27, 2009 By: Laura

So it’s January again. You are probably thinking of developing goals for the upcoming year. If you are a senior in college, you are probably thinking about where to start networking for jobs. Some of you might be grappling with the issue of what do I want to do with my life? If you’ve already graduated and are in the workforce, you may be thinking “how did I end up in this job, it’s so not me!”

How do you figure out who you are and expectations. The social self is based on principles that are often different than [...]

Laura's Blog

Small Steps Equal Big Results

Feeling Stuck? Tips For Achieving Goals

Add Luck To Your Career Action Plan

Building Partnerships for Success

Are You Surrounding Yourself With The Right People?

Are You Limiting Your Ability To Succeed?

Self-Mastery: How To Be Resilient In The Workplace

Creating a Vision For A Successful Career

The Key To Success: Defining Your Strengths

What do I want from Life? Look to your Essential and Social Self

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