Explore.

These are a few of the more 1,000 photos Dan and I (well, mostly Dan) took in Alaska last week.  I’ll be sharing more about my thoughts from Alaska soon.
What you are doing to explore?

How to get what you want

While at a conference last week my new friend Alison said, “I wish my office could get new CRM software. There’s just no way my boss would let us though.”
“Why not?” I asked.
She huffed and rattled off a couple reasons, like cost and her boss not seeing a need to change.
“So, have you actually talked [...]

The dirty little secret of success that’s actually not dirty at all

You hear a lot about how to achieve success pretty much everywhere you turn— work hard, market yourself, brand yourself. This is all great advice that most of us should be following. But, there is something else that we need in order to be successful:Other people.

Waiting for inspiration to strike…

Lately, I’ve been searching for inspiration. I yearn for something to inspire me to do, to act, to reach. And, there are people who inspire me. But, I can’t rely on them to inspire everyday. So, I’m left alone. With a blank page and blinking cursor.

I want to write, and I am writing, but I [...]

How to fake it

There you are. It’s right before the job interview or the big meeting or the speech, and you’re nervous. Really nervous. You want them to be impressed, but you’re just not sure you can pull it off. You’ll look stupid. They’ll see your nervousness and they won’t take you seriously.
You need confidence. After all, it [...]

Six ways to stay in touch with your network

This week we’ve discussed the importance of building a network and how to meet people at events. But, meeting them is just part of the equation. To build a proper network, you have to stay in contact with them.  This can be quite the challenge as you build a larger network and live your busy [...]

Five quick tips for networking at an event

(Check out my post How to Network like a Rockstar on OfficeArrow! This article gives online and offline networking tips. You can be a connector!)
Five quick tips for networking at an event
1.    Introduce yourself. If you’re by yourself and don’t know anyone else, find someone else who looks like they may be in the situation [...]

Overcome your fear and be the Rockstar inside

Fear holds us back.

Fear of rejection. Fear of failure. Fear of looking silly. Too often we let fear stand in our way of being great.

I heard a great quote today: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?” Do you see the truth in that?

Five ways to create a signature style

Who do you think of when you hear “signature style”?

Audrey Hepburn, Princess Diana, Nicole Kidman, Paris Hilton, Michelle Obama? These may be just a few of the names that come to mind. Of course, these women all have something in common — they’re famous! And, you’re not. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a signature style.

Do you have real style?

Getting a sense of style
I’ve seen enough episodes of What Not To Wear to know that some people have no sense of style. Or, they have a sense of style; they just choose to ignore it. In his new book How to Have Style, Isaac Mizrahi agrees with the latter, saying, “I know you do [...]