You don’t have a resume. There are all sorts of reasons for not having a resume: just starting on your career journey, having been in a career that required a CV and not a resume, or having worked but just never needing a resume. So now that you need aContinue Reading
I haven’t posted an article in some time. Rest assured, I’m OK. I just have been prioritizing things ahead of the blog. Let me explain. As you might know, last year I became interested in writing quality resumes. After coaching several people, I was asked, “what should I do aboutContinue Reading
I have a friend who is looking for a new job. Not just a new job, but a role that’s a good fit. My friend is talented, smart, and has a great work ethic. Did I mention creative too? A problem solver who takes the initiative to make things better.Continue Reading
We are already a week into the third month of the year. I start noticing the days getting longer in mid-February, and a few weeks later the calendar flips to March. I usually say to myself it feels like the first few months of the year went really fast. That’sContinue Reading
When we prepare our resume, we gently breathe clues about the work we really want to do into the document. But we also hold our breath for fear we won’t be able to find a role doing what we really want to do, what really lights up. We add inContinue Reading
The book Finish by Jon Acuff is all about … yes, finishing things. The subtitle is “Give Yourself the Gift of Done.” I’m a person who thinks I finish what I start. But in reading this book I realized I can do much better! And, while the author is convictingContinue Reading
I am a few chapters into Hero on a Misson: A Path to a Meaningful Life by Donald Miller. It was released a few days ago in the middle of January, 2022. They hooked me with the pre-sale – I got a free online course as a result. As promised,Continue Reading
I receive so many great recommendations from fellow Q2 Leaders, from podcasters, and other great people I talk to, I want to share what’s been recommended to me. (Sign up to the mailing list to submit your recommendations for to share in future posts!) What Q2 Leaders are loving now…Continue Reading
It’s time. Time to give ourselves permission to be good at what we’re good at and permission to be not good at what we’re not good at. The challenge is that we don’t always see what we’re good at. It’s usually obvious to others, but not to us. My senseContinue Reading
Ever learn something that corrected what you thought was true? Like learning that pineapples don’t grow on tropical trees like coconuts, but rather low to the ground. It’s humbling in a way. You think you know something…and then you realize you don’t. Not sure how we get into these predicaments.Continue Reading