March 10, 2023 Your Future #95 Prepare for the Future by Owning Your Career Every day you will make choices that will position you for a bright future… or not. Learn why owning your…
February 24, 2023 Your Happiness #94 When Good Employees Betray Themselves Is it possible that as a good employee you sacrifice your sense of self? Learn what it means when good…
February 10, 2023 Your Future #93 Success Requires More than Knowledge If success requires more than knowledge, what does that mean for you and your career? This article will help you…
January 27, 2023 Coaching Topics #92 What to do When You Don’t Know What to Do, Part II Posts #91 and #92 are meant to guide you through a mental activity when you don't know what to do…
January 13, 2023 Coaching Topics #91 What to do When You Don’t Know What to Do, Part I Do you feel so much overwhelm that you don't know what to do or where to start? This post and…
December 30, 2022 Your Happiness #90 I Used to Have Plans and Dreams. What Happened? Did you used to have plans and dreams that offered warm fuzzies in your younger years? For many people, plans…
December 16, 2022 Your Identity #89 How to Form Better Habits James Clear is an entrepreneur whose expertise is to write about habits, continuous improvement, and decision-making. He offers a fantastic…
December 2, 2022 Your Future #88 One Tip Every Employee Needs to Know If you have future dreams that include promotions, money or newfound skills, there is one tip that every employee needs…
November 18, 2022 Your Identity #87 Am I A Good Employee? Gone are the days of wondering, “Am I a good employee?” Replace this self-defeating dud with a more useful, flexible…
November 4, 2022 Career Expectations #86 “I’m Not Interested in the Corporate Ladder” Are you not interested in the corporate ladder? Do you dream of other, customized future plans for yourself? Then this…
October 21, 2022 Coaching Topics #85 How to Create Autonomy at Work Let's face it, you would love to learn how to create autonomy at work while also being a "good" employee! You…
October 7, 2022 Your Happiness #84 Stress Means You Care, Right? “If I don’t stress about my job, I must not care about it.” Is this true... does stress mean you…
September 23, 2022 Your Future #83 How is the State of Your Job? Is your job mundane… just okay… suffocating ... would you like it to improve but don't know what to do?…
September 9, 2022 Your Future #82 If You Want to be a Leader, Don’t Do This It seems logical: leaders should have the answers and be right when they speak. If you want to be a…
August 26, 2022 Coaching Topics #81 Feel Guilty Using Vacation Days? “What if they judge me for going on vacation? What if my replacement isn’t ready?” Put the brakes on feeling…
August 12, 2022 Your Happiness #80 “I’m Unmotivated at Work” “I can do this in my sleep… my job is meaningless… I’m unmotivated at work.” If that sounds too much…
July 29, 2022 Your Identity #79 Do You Take Things Personally at Work? Are you the type who can’t help but view criticism and feedback as a personal attack? Chances are, when you…
July 15, 2022 Career Expectations #78 When Coworkers are Favored “Other people make more for the same job...my coworkers are favored…etc.” If you find yourself tangled in this unfair web,…
July 1, 2022 Career Expectations #77 How to be Free From Attachment Would you love to build your career without riding the associated emotional roller coaster? Just so you know… it is…
June 17, 2022 Your Happiness #76 Five Reasons to Say No at Work As headcount shrinks and workloads increase, you're pressured to take everything on. Saying no at work can seem insurmountable given…
June 3, 2022 Your Future #75 Career Investment: Planning for the Future What does it look like for you to invest in your career – additional certificates, accolades, extra knowledge, etc.? While…
May 20, 2022 Your Identity #74 Setting Boundaries at Work Do you cringe when you consider setting boundaries at work? Learn what it takes to be able to set healthy…
May 6, 2022 Coaching Topics #73 Strengthen Your Time Management Techniques We all long for better time management techniques, whether working from home, in office or not at all. This article…
April 22, 2022 Your Happiness #72 A Universal Tool to Manage Anxiety Just as the term “social distancing” has been a necessary, societal buzzword, we will highlight another form of distancing. Distancing…
April 8, 2022 Your Identity #71 Feeling Stuck: Who I Am vs. Who I Want to Be “I’d like to be more empathetic … more direct … more influential … that’s who I want to be. But…
March 25, 2022 Career Expectations #70 Job Expectations: “I Don’t Know all the Answers at Work!” Whether interview prepping or becoming familiar with your job, the pressure to perform can be daunting. If you tend to…
March 11, 2022 Your Identity #69 Job Worth and Self-Worth: Drawing the Line LinkedIn posted a recent article that caught my attention. It sparked an urge for me to differentiate between job worth…
February 25, 2022 Career Expectations #68 When Your Hard Efforts Don’t Pay Off You put in overtime. You take calls/meetings at unreasonable hours of the night. But your efforts don't pay off. The…
February 11, 2022 Your Happiness #67 “I Don’t Like My Job – Should I Quit?” As the thought, “I don’t like my job,” swirls around in your brain, you may feel resistance to taking the…
January 28, 2022 Career Expectations #66 “Am I Good Enough?” From performance reviews to lunch with colleagues, you are surrounded by insights into your reputation. It is easy enough to…
January 14, 2022 Your Future #65 Seeking a New Job? Don’t Do This! The Great Resignation of 2021 is still upon us as of January 2022. Whether you are seeking a new job,…
December 31, 2021 Your Future #64 Transform Your Energy: Pursue Excellence Over Productivity Are you exhausted and tired of the pressures to become a career rock star or a productivity monger? One effective…
December 17, 2021 Your Happiness #63 Ease Anxiety, Soothe the Mind What if there were a way you could command more control, ease anxiety and soothe the mind? If you are…
December 3, 2021 Coaching Topics #62 Trying to Control Covid? I have been recovering from a covid infection for 3+ weeks. But my deepest desire to get over covid wasn’t…
November 19, 2021 Your Identity #61 Burnout and Exhaustion: One Perspective After awaking in a strange place with no memory of what happened, Frédéric Meuwly realized he had blacked out. His…
November 5, 2021 Your Happiness #60 A Complex Work Obstacle: Dealing with People You've got the hard skills, which partially represent the equation for a thriving career. What do you do, however, when…
October 22, 2021 Your Future #59 “How Can I Care Less About Work?” “Why am I so invested in my job, how can I care less about work?” If this sounds painfully familiar,…
October 8, 2021 Your Identity #58 Year 2021: The Great Resignation or the Great Escape from Work? Four million people quit their jobs in July 2021, the year of the 'great resignation.' Of the 4 million, how…
September 24, 2021 Coaching Topics #57 There’s No Corporate in the Classroom Do you feel under prepared for the working world? Do the nuances of human nature, politics and bureaucracy leave you…
September 10, 2021 Career Expectations #56 Entitlement at Work: When They Owe You If you feel you've 'earned' your keep, if you believe they 'owe' you, then this blog post is a must…
August 26, 2021 Your Future #55 Career Security – Is Your Future Insured? What if it were possible to secure your professional future? To know that your career, with all its twists and…
August 13, 2021 Your Identity #54 Are You Lacking Self-Confidence? People talk at work. The boss is unreasonable. Your customer complained about you. What do you do? If you are…
July 30, 2021 Your Future #53 Overcoming Career Constraints What would you give to resolve those lingering work constraints that stifle your productivity ... or your growth? Anything from…
July 16, 2021 Coaching Topics #52 What is an Engineering Life Coach? Many of you have not dealt with or investigated the art and science of life coaching. Therefore, I will clear…
July 2, 2021 Career Expectations #51 Transparency in the Workplace Management communicates something one day, only to turn around and backtrack. Rumor mills thrive among your colleagues as there is…
June 18, 2021 Your Future #50 The Office Work Debate: At Home or Brick-&-Mortar? There is a fierce office work debate as mask-wearing declines and Americans are itching to enjoy the summer life. Employers…
June 4, 2021 Career Expectations #49 “My Employer Doesn’t Value Me” “My employer doesn’t value me” you declare! If you're tired of being undervalued at work, this blog offers 3 key…
May 21, 2021 Your Future #48 Five Workplace Lessons to Elevate Your Career Whether novice, veteran or somewhere in between, listed here are 5 critical workplace lessons for optimal career health and professional…
May 7, 2021 Career Expectations #47 Your Performance Review: Is it About Performance? Why does it seem like your performance review wasn't even about your performance? Have you left ‘the room’ thinking, "It's…
April 23, 2021 Your Happiness #46 “I’m Tired of the Grind” "I'm tired of the grind.” “I feel like all I do is work, take care of the house, take care…
April 9, 2021 Coaching Topics #45 Three Universal Leadership Lessons Whether you are a freshie learning your first role or a long-term manager, these basic leadership lessons are essential to…
March 26, 2021 Your Identity #44 “My Boss Doesn’t Like Me” Why is it the boss likes to laser in on your shortcomings and ignore your accomplishments? Your performance is above…
March 12, 2021 Your Future #43 What is My Right Career Path? To switch jobs, industries, or go back to school … what’s the right career path? It’s no wonder you are…
February 26, 2021 Your Future #42 Career Passion: A Thing of the Past? Do you look back on the days when your naive energy shot you out of bed in the mornings? Or…
February 12, 2021 Career Expectations #41 “I Hate My Engineering Job” "I hate my engineering job." The results of this Google search were staggering to me. And according to an ASME…
January 29, 2021 Career Expectations #40 Do You Agonize Over Career Indecision? You can always find a reason to leave your current job, right? However, you consistently agonize over career indecision because,…
January 15, 2021 Your Future #39 How to Have More Control Are you frustrated living at the effect of others? Feeling helpless or out of control? This article offers a way…
January 1, 2021 Coaching Topics #38 Workplace Bullying, Part II In Part I, we explored various definitions of and reasons why bullying happens at work. In Part II, you are…
December 18, 2020 Coaching Topics #37 Workplace Bullying, Part I According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, more than 60 million working people in the United States are affected by bullying.…
December 4, 2020 Career Expectations #36 Searching for Your Dream Job? Of course you are searching for your dream job! That's what we do in our culture. You grew up in…
November 20, 2020 Your Identity #35 Career Attachment: Do You Conflate Self and Job Identity? I spoke at a conference yesterday and struck a nerve. Attendees reached out to me with personal stories about career…
November 6, 2020 Coaching Topics #34 Life Coach vs Career Coach: What is the Difference? As you grapple with thoughts such as, “I’m not sure what I should do next”, or “I want a new…
October 23, 2020 Your Future #33 Three Guarantees in Life: Death, Taxes, and Job Insecurity According to careertrend.com, job security is defined as “a sense of assurance that you will remain employed for the foreseeable…
October 9, 2020 Career Expectations #32 Do You Doubt Your Engineering Career? It’s okay if you read this blog post, you’re not crazy. One of the most difficult revelations you can admit…
September 25, 2020 Your Happiness #31 “My Employer is Taking Advantage of Me” It was bad enough you felt connected to your job 24/7 prior to COVID-19, thanks to work cell phones. You…
September 11, 2020 Your Future #30 The Dreaded Wait Until Friday Afternoon You cannot enjoy the Sunday afternoon game; in fact, you enjoy almost nothing about Sundays. Because Sunday is the precursor…
August 28, 2020 Your Happiness #29 Is Happiness the Purpose of Your Job? Earlier today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Stephanie Slocum, Founder of Engineers Rising. Stephanie is an engineer-turned career…
August 14, 2020 Your Future #28 Are You Scrambling to Find New Employment? The COVID employment cuts continue to trickle down to your family members, your friends, and yourself. When colleagues next to…
July 31, 2020 Career Expectations #27 The Job Isn’t what you Expected You may long for the days when your professional life was easier, the days when you excelled. Others referred to…
July 17, 2020 Coaching Topics #26 Is COVID Leaving you Stuck? What does one do when you find yourself stuck in a dismal job because of the tight market? How do…
July 3, 2020 Your Happiness #25 How Long will you Suffer from Career Despair? You left your previous position knowing the grass was greener. And you also held the same belief 2 or 3…
June 19, 2020 Career Expectations #24 Did your Employer Break a Promise to You? “It’s better to receive a smaller raise now so you can get a bigger raise later!” Have you heard, “Working…
June 5, 2020 Coaching Topics #23 Life Coaching Misconceptions I do not tell people what to do, I don’t offer advice and I’m not a therapist. Rather, I guide…
May 22, 2020 Your Identity #22 Have Trouble Saying No? Do you find yourself saying yes when you secretly want to say no? Such as when your boss asks for…
May 8, 2020 Your Happiness #21 Do you Work with Incompetent Leadership? They have screwed up again. As you finished telling your colleague about a terrible management decision, leadership makes another bad…
April 24, 2020 Career Expectations #20 “Where is my Raise?” You are an exceptional employee, going above and beyond the call of duty. You’ve worked weekends, quelled dangerous fires and…
April 10, 2020 Your Happiness #19 COVID Effects: Do you Secretly Wish to be Laid Off? Restaurants are only permitted to serve takeout, students must adjust to online learning and employees find themselves working from home.…
March 27, 2020 Your Future #18 Are You Coachable? There comes a time when you must admit you cannot figure something out – yes you! Will you persist and…
March 13, 2020 Coaching Topics #17 Do You Think for Yourself? Do you embrace information without question, OR do you tend to think independently? I will talk about the differences and…
February 28, 2020 Your Identity #16 The Power to Influence Others Around You No matter the job title, you will always be compelled to influence. Whether entry-level or executive professional, your power to…
February 14, 2020 Coaching Topics #15 What is your Level of Perfectionism? Some of us push perfectionism to the limit. We admire the way every object in the house has its assigned function…
January 31, 2020 Your Future #14 Who is your Mentor? Who is your mentor? If your answer is, “I don’t know”, or “this is a silly question” or “I don’t…
January 17, 2020 Career Expectations #13 How Much Do You Depend on Your Employer? Hmmm… employers provide stability, security, and intellectual stimulation, correct? Perhaps you rely on your employer for happiness, identity or a way…
January 3, 2020 Your Identity #12 Fulfilling your WHY Why do you do what you do, i.e., are you fulfilling your why? I dare you to write down your answers.…
December 27, 2019 Your Happiness #11 What’s the Most Important Thing to Know? What one piece of information, what one skill or ability, what one resource is the most important thing to know? Today’s…
December 20, 2019 Your Future #10 Your Future is Bright – True or False? You look forward to your next training, professional conference or job title. Your future is bright and your possibilities seem endless. Your…
December 13, 2019 Your Identity #9 Do Jobs Determine Human Value? True or false: your human worth is synonymous with your profession? The more worthy the career, the more worthy the…
November 29, 2019 Career Expectations #8 “Where is my Dream Job?” Maybe you're contently performing your very first professional job. Perhaps you've been around the block having worked for many employers…
November 22, 2019 Coaching Topics #7 Wishing for More in Life Do you spend too much time wishing things were different, wishing for more in life? Perhaps you long for a…
November 15, 2019 Your Happiness #6 The Boss is Happy but You’re Less Than Satisfied at Work You find yourself less than satisfied at work. But your boss wouldn't trade you for the world. Despite your stellar performance,…
November 1, 2019 Coaching Topics #5 Do You Want to Feel Better? Why can’t you shake the lingering feeling of anxiety or annoyance…why is it you always want to feel better regardless…
October 18, 2019 Your Future #4 Are You More Capable? How many times throughout the week do you find yourself repeating thoughts similar to, “My duties at work are boring…
October 4, 2019 Your Identity #3 Who are You? Is it time to hit your personal reset button? If you were to fill a page with answers to today’s question,…
September 20, 2019 Career Expectations #2 Are You Going Through the Motions at Work? Does your day-to-day involve constant boredom and everlasting daydreams? Admitting your dissatisfaction is the first step to making changes for…
September 6, 2019 Your Happiness #1 This Job is Not What I Signed up For You earned one of the most difficult bachelor's degrees. But you wanted more challenge, because more challenge equals more reward.…