Tuesday, December 31, 2019

10 Motivators for Professional Success in 2020


Posted on LinkedIn.  Happy New Year!

10 Motivators for Professional Success in 2020

1. Don't let anyone crush your professional dreams. However, the riskier your dream, the better your backup plan must be.
2. Live life with no regrets. Sometimes doing the “wrong" career thing may be the right thing for you. Just be prepared to deal with the consequences.
3. The most important thing during school …





Wednesday, November 27, 2019

10 Tips for Picking a Career Path in College a/k/a Don't Follow Walter White's Path


From my Huffington Post archives...
In the sage words of Yogi Berra, “if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll be lost when you get there.”  Picking a career path boils down to a cost benefit analysis and a gut check.  It is a game of reality versus passion, and you can start blazing a meaningful path in college.  But hopefully you can appreciate that every career has an arc, and you are at the beginning of the curve.  Don’t be surprised if your career direction  changes significantly a few times before and after you reach the peak. With that message in mind, here are my 10 tips for picking a career path in college: 1.  Don’t let anyone crush your dreams.  However, the riskier your dream, the better your backup plan must be. Click to Continue Reading