November 9, 2009 • 1:19 am
An interesting Fortune article by Geoff Colvin shows that the death rate decreases and healthy habits improve in recessionary times.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/economy/health_recession.fortune/index.htm
The article credits the declining mortality rates to having more time for exercise and cutting back on expensive cigarettes, among other improved health habits. This is a great reminder to the currently employed that you don’t want to wait for unemployment to start living better! Do we really have to lose our job to have time to go the gym?
Our jobs are just one part of our lives. Even if we work a 10-hour day, that leaves a good 3-5 hours AND weekends for other activities. Balance out the career focus with exercise, sleep, personal hobbies, reading, community and spiritual involvement, taking care of your finances, seeing friends and family, and other activities that will keep you well-rounded, sane, and healthy. Make a list today of fun things to do, and check one off your list every weekend till year-end. This week I’ll be at the New York Botanical Gardens for the Japanese Kiku exhibit. What fun things do you have planned?
Filed under: life coaching, resource recommendation , Fortune, Geoff Colvin, healthy living, Japanese Kiku, New York Botanical Gardens, work life balance
November 4, 2009 • 7:40 am
October 28, 2009 • 1:45 am
October 7, 2009 • 7:13 am
Rate yourself from poor to excellent. Give yourself a 1 if your answer is a definitive no. Give yourself a 5 if you can’t imagine doing any better than you are now. How well do you score on the following:
- I have a job where I love what I am doing
- I am in an industry I care about
- I am based in the location where I want to be
- I am confident that I am paid at or above my market value
- I have a career plan including defined goals for the next 6-12 months
- I have balance between my personal and professional goals
Read my advice on where to go from here in my guest post for Career Rocketeer:
http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/10/give-your-career-regular-tune-up.html
Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation , job search, work life balance, Career Rocketeer, career plan
October 2, 2009 • 7:08 am
Successful job searches often turn on small details – the confidence in your hand shake, the banter at a networking event, the typo that sinks a resume. The best candidates dot the i’s and cross the t’s in everything they do. Read 3 examples of small adjustments you can make to take your job search to the next level in my latest post for CNBC.com Executive Careers:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33090816/site/14081545
Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation , CNBC.com, Executive Careers, job search, LinkedIn, networking
September 30, 2009 • 8:49 pm
September 29, 2009 • 10:38 pm
An active job search entails lots of email – to prospective employers, to recruiters, to networking targets, to friends who help you along the way. Yet, many jobseekers don’t stop to look at their email habits to see if they are maximizing this powerful but easily overlooked tool:
Read my tips in my latest post for Vault.com Insider Career Advice
http://bit.ly/2yeItu
Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation , email, Insider Career Advice, job search, LinkedIn, Vault.com
September 27, 2009 • 1:48 am
The unemployment rate is not just under 10% or 20-25% for young professionals or declining or stabilizing or any of the things the media reports. Read the real measurement that matters in my latest post for CNBC.com Executive Careers:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33023660
Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation , CNBC.com, Executive Careers, unemployment rate
September 25, 2009 • 6:17 am
September 24, 2009 • 6:30 am
If you are actively looking for a job and can’t seem to find one, don’t blame the market. Read what to do instead in my latest post for Vault.com Insider Career Advice:
http://bit.ly/PqbvY
Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation , Insider Career Advice, job search, Vault.com
