If you’re ready to learn how to quit a job with class, great! It’s so important, in the long-term, to leave your manager and coworkers with a respectful goodbye. It’s also the right thing to do. Before we get to the specific steps, I’d like to share a little story on WHY I’m so glad […]
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How to Use a Virtual Assistant: Personal Shopping Case Study
I have been reading a ton about what virtual assistants do. If you work with a virtual assistant properly, it seems like they can cut out almost any minutiae from your life. It seems like the ultimate productivity hack! Perfect for a busy reporter who’d rather be writing. But, like with so many things, I […]
Why You Should Never “Fake It ‘Til You Make It”
I gave the advice “Fake it ’til you make it,” before. I did it happily, borderline smugly even. Usually, I follow it up with a classic career story of mine, which I will now tell to you (Lucky you; Please imagine me smoking a pipe in a mahogany office). Many moons ago, on the first […]
Why Caring Less is the Secret to Success
This is an eye-opening guest post from Corrie Shanahan, the author of Do it, Mean it, Be it. The Keys to Achieve Success, Happiness and Everything You Deserve at Work and in Life (Career Press). I was speaking recently at a large financial institution that operates in Latin America. The topic was personal branding. We […]
10 Things My Anxious Dog Does That I Wish Were Socially Acceptable for Me to Do
While I’m always working to help June become more secure in herself, sometimes I think she’s got the right idea. Here are 10 things my anxious dog does that I wish were socially acceptable for me to do: 1. Back away slowly from a person I know well, but don’t trust. 2. Stare, unblinkingly, at […]
Anxiety Survival Guide: Long Trip on a Bus, Train, or Plane
If you’re already prone to panic attacks, knowing you are about to be confined to a small space for a set number of hours will set off some wicked circular logic: I am going to be on a plane for seven hours. What if I have a panic attack on the plane? Will I yell? […]