The commonality of lack of energy and lack of motivation strikes a cord in many professional people today. I would guess a day doesn’t go by when I don’t hear the words, “I’m overwhelmed.” Someone said that overwhelmed is the new busy. We have so many forms of stimulation coming at us from all angles…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Over-The-Top Customer Service!
Last week I was in Baltimore at the Career Thought Leaders Conference. The food at the conference was great and the adventure continued with more restaurants to explore at night as well as during the extra day I planned in to explore Baltimore’s Inner Harbor with my friend, Linda, who came with me from Wausau….
How Twitter Impacts Resumes
Career Thought Leader Conference TakeAways After spending my week at the Career Thought Leaders Conference in Baltimore, I have so many take-aways and experiences that I could write posts for months. Several of my Twitter friends are anxious to find out what I learned. I am a very experienced resume writer with way more than…
Moving from Online to Real Life
Sunday was the beginning of my journey in Baltimore for Career Thought Leaders Conference. Lest anyone doubt that online friendships can’t convert to real life encounters, Sunday’s reception and the warm hugs was proof to me that you can get to know people online and grow business and personal connections. I am so excited to…
I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane
2010 is a year of changes, doing things different for me. When I decided to resign from Wausau Whitewater as the Operations Manager, I had many reasons. But one was primary. My friend and the President of Wausau Whitewater at the time, Michael Schroeder, understood completely when I told him this: “With the history of…
Relationships Matter
The post, Value of Social Media? YOU Tell Me created quite a bit of dialog in the comment section. It also generated new questions about the use of social media and the time involved. My post was in my head when I posted the original Wall Street Journal link to Facebook. My friend, Michael Schroeder,…
Value of Social Media? You Tell Me
I’ve talked about how social media has worked for me in past posts. I am passionate about social media and I know that makes it seem like I have a bias. But I have used all forms of marketing for years. I’m not a new kid on the block. My Design Resumes business is more…
I Love My Clients #1
Those of you following the What’s Holding YOU Back series need not worry. I will continue that topic in the future. But this has been on my mind for a long time so I thought that I would just start the beginnings of a new series. I’ve been a career marketing professional and resume writer…
Are you unwilling to Keep Learning? What’s Holding YOU Back?
#5 in the What’s Holding You Back series — designed to help you think about why you are not moving forward in your job search, career, or life. Lifelong learning attitude or strategy People either forget learning doesn’t have to stop when you are out of school, or they just choose to stop learning, or…
What’s Holding YOU Back #4 – Paralysis by Analysis
#4 in the What’s Holding You Back series — designed to help you think about why you are not moving forward in your job search, career, or life. Micki left this comment on the first post in this series: “If I had to pick one thing that I could say holds me back, it would…
