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Richard Leider, the author I recommend on my Resources pages for clients working to change their careers or their life directions, shares his view on the role of purpose and its power in our lives: Richard Leider on why we … Read more
Here is an excellent list of 12 communication roadblocks to listening; these can negatively impact interactions at home or at work – https://www.gordontraining.com/leadership/warning-communication-roadblocks-can-hazardous-relationships/ These roadblocks are: Ordering, Directing, Commanding Warning, Admonishing, Threatening Moralizing, Preaching, Imploring Advising, Giving Suggestions or Solutions … Read more
“Many American workers are overworked, exhausted and underpaid. Defying their biological clocks with shift work. Putting in 50-plus-hour workweeks and often juggling the work of two or more people — all under the eye of sometimes capricious management.” A toxic … Read more
Here is an interesting TEDx Talk about applying product design principles to life design or re-design. Bill Burnett discusses some of our dysfunctional beliefs related to finding our passion and how they prevent us from moving forward. His five ideas … Read more
This article says: according to a growing body of research, working moms have an overwhelmingly positive influence on their children. Family and career data on over 100,000 men and women found that children of working mothers tend to lead different … Read more
Having a job that you hate takes a tremendous toll on your body that you may not be fully aware of. Stress and misery can put your body into a fight, flight, or freeze state, leading to poor sleep, frequent … Read more
Student debt is the wedge of your salary that disappears each month, says this article. The weight of student loans is different from the weight of mortgage or credit card debt because student loan borrowers cannot declare bankruptcy. Student loans … Read more
The ‘lean in’ approach does not always work, and it may not be because of you, says this article. The period of time in your life when you are raising your children is relatively short in comparison to your entire … Read more
Negotiating for higher salaries and managing your credit card debt is really important for women playing catch-up with retirement money. “When a woman reaches retirement age, she’ll have earned a cumulative $1,055,000 less than a man who has stayed continuously … Read more
It is much harder for people in their 50’s to land good jobs with decent pay, even when they have the right education and the right experience. Employers are skillful at finding subtle way to discriminate against older candidates. Ageism … Read more