Career Change & Personal BrandingBlog

There’s something incredibly satisfying about smugly sitting down, clicking through to your Outlook settings, and switching on your out-of-office autoresponder. First, you get to decide on dates. Let’s see. Should you include the weekends as part of your out-of-office date range, signaling just how many vacation days you’ve earned through all your hard work? Or […]

In 2000, I bought my first mobile phone (a Sprint PCS Touchpoint 2200), the week I moved to Hawaii after graduating from college. I wanted to have a way to more easily contact landlords when finding a place to rent in Honolulu. I loved having it. It made staying in touch with family and friends […]

Rather than seeing quitting as a failure, instead explore how it can be the healthiest move for your career. Perseverance has its merits, but quitting may be the best decision in certain situations. Read about the times I chose to walk away in my career and understand what it takes to make tough choices that support your professional ambitions.

Whether you’re an aspiring business owner, entrepreneur, or just someone who wants to start building your personal brand, you owe it to yourself and your future audience, clients, or customers to secure your social media user names and domain names right now. Once optional many years ago, these days, most professionals need to have a […]

When attempting a career pivot, you might find yourself disproportionately focusing your efforts on the practical aspects of changing careers like reworking your resume, networking with people in your target industry, or brushing up on your interview skills. All these efforts are important. Equally important is dealing with the emotional aspects of walking away from […]