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Finding joy in life is a life goal for many of us. The pursuit of happiness is practically built into our DNA. But there’s also sorrow, suffering, restriction, and adversity in our existence. Happiness and joy are not the same as achievement, accomplishment, and success. The latter is defined by external circumstances, while happiness and…
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For many people, Father’s Day feels like one of those contrived obligations we’re compelled to observe, perhaps grudgingly. Like Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, the list of commercially driven expectations for store-bought gifts, cards, and platitudes seem to mundanely mark the passage of time. But the list of Father’s Day ideas need not…
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Are you struggling with how to open up opportunities for yourself by improving your qualifications? So many really appealing career paths seem to require advance training and degrees just to get through the door for consideration. If you’re thinking about going back to formal education for a degree, then perhaps a Masters of Business Administration…
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You may discover too late that what were perfectly fine priorities and habits in one life phase hinder you as you age or shift to different circumstances. How many of us miss joy, ready to be had, because we are slow to change? I recently attended a wonderful house-warming party of a young couple, who…
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Many feel that we do not deserve success, joy, and to achieve our aspirations, because we are not good enough, smart enough, pretty or handsome enough, or come from the right background, university, or pedigree. Observe two year olds finger painting, three year olds strumming a guitar, or four year olds dancing to their own…
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Does this sound familiar? A person who becomes astute and solicitous of bosses, clients, customers, and those who can advance his/her career behaves oblivious, dismissive, and tone-deaf among family and friends. Or the opposite may be true. The person who is gregarious, engaging, and generous with family and friends becomes nasty, bossy, and overbearing at…
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Good leaders motivate, inspire, and achieve buy-in and engagement using a skill set never taught, but always learned. Did you know? You could be more successful just by practicing good listening skills ‑– and there are some common listening “mistakes” to avoid. If you want to build credibility, loyalty, and good team collaboration, then “bone up”…
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Your office party or annual meeting, where everyone comes together in a seemingly contrived festive mood to see and be seen, maybe a great opportunity for you to positively move your career forward. Many junior and mid-level people may be unaware that these gatherings are as important, if not more so, than the business meetings,…
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I am often asked about the usefulness of an MBA. Having taught in several MBA university programs (15 years at San Francisco State University among others) and seen career trajectories of many MBA graduates—including my older son who is well into 15 years in his career—I have my own and observed experience[JS1] [JS2] . First, you can…
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Julie is an Ivy League MBA graduate. While working at a mid-level position in a well-known investment bank, she received a fellowship to work in K-12 Education to increase innovation in education. Julie is bored with investment banking and intrigued by a possible career transition to nonprofit work to develop new approaches to education. But…
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