Eleanor Roosevelt once said “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face… You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Easier said than done many people may think, regardless that it may bring them more money, joy, or peace of mind. … Read more
Recently my alma mater changed the name of their Alumni Relations department to Alumni Engagement, which supposedly other universities are doing as well. I thought this was a good idea because engaging someone is very different from relating to someone. The major difference is that you may feel there are commonalities with you and someone … Read more
When I think of the word “dare”… the first thought that comes to my mind is the childhood game, Truth or Dare. In that game, if you ended up taking the dare, it usually meant you had to do something unappealing like eat dirt or kiss a boy (which was a big EWW back then). … Read more
When I was growing up my mother always said to me “don’t brag”. She still to this day feels the same way to the point that she does not even like newsy Christmas letters because she feels the senders are bragging. In her eyes, brag is a bad four letter word. How then in the … Read more
You may not believe in making New Year’s Resolutions but with all that is going on in the world maybe you thought it would be a good idea to try something different this year, so you set a few goals for yourself. As the month of January is starting to end, you realize that… … Read more
When a new year starts, it is a time for self-reflection and rebirth. With that it is important to reflect not only on our successes and failures but also how we reacted to certain events and how our actions were perceived by others. In other words, we need to be cognizant of our executive presence. … Read more
There are many lessons learned after dealing with the pandemic as well as all the other issues we faced in 2020. Many people also experienced a range of emotions – some they may have never dealt with before. Throughout it though, we needed to believe (and continue to believe) that we will overcome all of … Read more
When we reach the end of a journey, some people feel very Zen-like and calm while others are full of excitement. The latter group is already planning their next big event even before they finish the last few moments of the current one they are experiencing. I want to suggest that for once try to … Read more
When we look back on our lives, do you find yourself regretting that you did not come as far in your career journey as you had hoped by now? You can convince yourself that there were external factors that hindered your journey but how many times can we play victim and not just accept that … Read more
Regardless of how you embark on your career journey, you have to be in the right frame of mind to be able to fully enjoy the experience. In addition, you need to have a lot of energy to be able to sustain the momentum of trying new things and also when dealing with roadblocks. For … Read more