How to tack upwind in a down economy

How to tack upwind in a down economy

It's possible to make forward progress in your career during a down economy. It just takes more ingenuity, like a sailboat "tacking" against the wind. Sure, you can let the winds of change push you around. That's what most people do, because they … [Continue reading]

Increase your job security with a personal SWOT assessment

A personal SWOT assessment

In times of great uncertainty, you can't just take your job security for granted and just assume you're going to be okay. This is an excellent time to take inventory of yourself. It's time for a SWOT assessment. SWOT, which stands for Strengths, … [Continue reading]

How complacency cost me a job (don’t let this happen to you!)

Get unstuck with Creativity Hacks

During times of uncertainty, being complacent and failing to bring new ideas to your employer can cost you your job, especially if you're in a higher-level position. That's exactly what happened to me four years ago. I was working for the same … [Continue reading]

How to leverage the most powerful creativity tool imaginable

Creativity Hacks

You own the most powerful creativity tool imaginable. How are you using it to enhance your work and life? What is the most powerful creativity tool imaginable? Your marvelous brain, of course. It can help you to: Solve problems in your life … [Continue reading]

Don’t compete, create! (how to make a bigger impact in your career)

don't compete, create

Don't compete with your peers - create new value for the people you serve. That's the secret to making a bigger impact and your job and career. Envisioning these two potential career tracks - competing versus creating - as lower and higher  … [Continue reading]

How to use Evernote to manage your personal network

networking with Evernote

One powerful way to keep your network relationships strong is to look for ways to pay value to these key people on a regular basis. A simple way to do that is to set up dossiers for them in Evernote. A dossier is simply a file that contains … [Continue reading]

How would Leonardo da Vinci use Evernote?

what if Leonardo da Vinci used Evernote?

What if Leonardo da Vinci was alive today and he  had access to a powerful tool like Evernote. How would he use it? Da Vinci, one of the world's most brilliant artists, inventors and explorers, was also one of history's most prolific note takers. … [Continue reading]

Infographic excerpt of Up Your Impact reveals its format and beneficial approach

Visual excerpt of Up Your Impact: 52 Innovative Strategies to Add Value to Your Work

Without actually paging through Up Your Impact, it may be a little hard to understand what it contains and why its beneficial to you. So I put together an infographic to help reveal more information about the format and content of my … [Continue reading]

What’s your “personal inflection point?”

your personal inflection point

Now is the time for a "personal inflection point" - a pivot to a new direction in your career that will bring you significantly greater joy, fulfillment and success. An inflection point is a sudden period of rapid growth or change after an … [Continue reading]

An urgent plea from your brain

Exercise your brain

Hi! It's your brain here. We need to talk! I can do more for you than you can possibly imagine. So why don't you exercise me more? I ride around inside your skull and operate all of the functions of your body, without you even having to think … [Continue reading]