Category: Career Advice

“Good job!” On the surface, this phrase sounds positive – or innocuous, at the very worst. But when your boss uses it to describe your performance, they’re doing you a great disservice (especially when it comes to your career growth). Here’s why: Throwaway compliments like “nice work” do nothing more than encourage mediocrity and complacency.…

Employees struggling to get the creative juices flowing? Encourage them to fantasize more (stay with us on this one for a minute before jumping to conclusions!).  Research presented in this Ladders.com post points to some promising links between breaking a sweat and coming up with breakthrough ideas. In fact, fifty-three percent of Americans surveyed use…

Know someone who has an incredibly fulfilling career? A person who never seems to have a bad day, is passionate about their work, and truly enjoys their job? Don’t envy them; be them – by finding the meaning and purpose in your work. In this earlier post, we explored this concept in depth, citing neuroscience…

You’ve checked off all the hiring manager’s boxes: job skills, work experience, salary requirements and more. There’s just one big question left in their mind: Do you have the right personality type to thrive in the job? Savvy employers know that creating a successful match between a candidate and an opportunity takes more than the right…

All work and no play? It makes Jack a dull boy. And it zaps creativity, focus and performance on the job. The most successful people in the world knows there’s more to life than eat-sleep-work: Oprah Winfrey enjoys photography. Elon Musk plays video games. Richard Branson is passionate about yachting and hot-air ballooning. While each…

Ready to overhaul your career, health, finances, relationships or any other aspect of your personal or professional life? Start with Overhauling Your Mindset The way you think about your life – your successes or failures, your powers or limitations –has a profound impact on what you ultimately achieve. Logically, you must picture what you want…

Tired of feeling tired? You could blame the weather. You could blame the coming winter solstice. You could blame the holiday frenzy… …or you could actually DO something about it. If you want to greet every work day full of energy, try these tactics: Create meaning in your work. Neuroscience studies demonstrate that pursuing meaning…

Overachievers. Self-made billionaires. World leaders. What do they have that you don’t? Sure, they have money and power, and they’ve achieved the pinnacle of success in their chosen field. But are they somehow inherently better than you? No way! In fact, many of the qualities shared by incredibly successful people can be acquired (with discipline…

What factors create lifelong happiness? Ask 100 people, and you’re likely to get 100 different responses. Many value health; most want financial security; others need things like freedom or even power to be truly happy. But several studies cited in this Ladders.com article point to an even more influential component of lifelong joy: strong, meaningful…

Breakfast: THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY! Ack – that’s a lot of pressure to get your food choices right. Should you opt for the egg or the cereal? These days, it seems that everyone has an opinion on whether protein or carbs are better for you first thing in the morning. In fact,…