The other day, some friends of mine asked me to review their son’s resume. It’s not an unusual request. I have a bit of a reputation as someone who can improve resumes, so lots of people ask me for help.
Brian’s ...READ»
A couple of weeks ago, I did a post on the Pixar movie WALL E. Have you seen it? What do you think? I loved it.
And so did Courtney, one of the readers of this blog. She left a comment on my post on WALL E. She ...READ»
If you want to succeed in your life and career, you must become a dynamic communicator. In “Straight Talk for Success,” I suggest three things you must do to become a dynamic communicator. You must be a great ...READ»
If you want to succeed in your life and career, you must become an outstanding performer. Outstanding performance is one of the five keys to success that I discuss in my book “Straight Talk for Success.” If you want to ...READ»
In “Straight Talk for Success” I make the point that successful people create positive personal impact. You create positive personal impact by developing and nurturing your personal brand, dressing for success and knowing and ...READ»
Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer. An epic match.
Did you watch yesterday? What did you think?
I was traveling, but got to see parts of the match in various airports. I saw the fourth set tie break. Nadal ...READ»
The August/September issue of SUCCESS Magazine showed up in my mailbox yesterday. As usual, I dropped what I was doing and paged through it. I’m taking it with me today on a trip to Florida to celebrate my niece, Morgan’s, ...READ»
Outstanding performance is one of the keys to success that I discuss in my book “Straight Talk for Success.” If you want to become an outstanding performer, you need to do three things. 1) Become a lifelong learner. 2) Set ...READ»
Successful people create positive personal impact. As I point out in “Straight Talk for Success,” you create positive personal impact by building and nurturing your unique personal brand, dressing for success, and knowing and ...READ»
WALL E. Have you seen it? What did you think? I loved it.
I want to discuss WALL E, the latest release from Pixar, not because of the quality of the movie, but because of the Pixar story, and what it has to say about self ...READ»
Interpersonal competence is one of the five keys to success in your life and career. I discuss it and the other four in “Straight Talk for Success.” If you want to become interpersonally competent you need to be self aware, ...READ»
Successful people are dynamic communicators. If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to master three things. You must become a great conversationalist. You must learn to write clearly and succinctly. You must ...READ»
Outstanding performance is one of the five keys to career and life success. Outstanding performers are lifelong learners. They set and achieve high goals. They are organized for success.
In this post, I’d like to ...READ»
Successful people create positive personal impact. People who create positive personal impact: develop and nurture their unique personal brand; are impeccable in their presentation of self; and know and follow the basic rules of ...READ»
Successful people are self confident. Self confident people have three things in common. They are optimistic. They face their fears and deal with them. They surround themselves with positive people.
Today, I’d like to ...READ»
No matter how interpersonally competent you are, you are bound to offend someone occasionally. When this happens, you need to apologize.
Lynn Johnson says, “An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about ...READ»
Successful people are good networkers. What’s so important about networking you ask? According to Mel Richardson, close to 80% of jobs are found by networking. Do I have your attention now? I hope so.
Have you ...READ»
Tiger Woods won the US Open in dramatic fashion in a sudden death playoff on Monday. He beat Rocco Mediate to do so. I blogged about Rocco yesterday, but I have a few things to say about Tiger today.
I blog about the ...READ»
Rocco Mediate, Tiger Woods, an 18 hole playoff for the US Open Championship. No hope for Rocco, right? Wrong! It took Tiger Woods 19 holes to beat Rocco Mediate yesterday. Rocco lost, but he established his brand over the ...READ»
Tim Russert died suddenly last week. He was a great journalist. Are you a “Meet the Press” junkie? Did you begin your Sunday mornings watching him make politicians squirm? His questions were always tough, but never ...READ»
Rafael Nadal is a “beast” according to Mary Carillo; and he proved it last Sunday. If you read this blog with any regularity you know that I am a tennis fan. I didn’t get a chance to watch the French Open final on ...READ»
You need to be able to sell yourself if you want to succeed in your life and career. Your resume is one way to get noticed by potential employers. It takes effort and good communication skills to write a good resume. You need ...READ»
Outstanding performers know when to pitch in and help out – and vacation time is a great time to do so. Shelly Banjo writes the “Starting Out” column in the Wall Street Journal. On Sunday, June 8, she had a great piece ...READ»
Your personal brand is a great way to create positive personal impact. A good personal brand defines you to the world. I work hard every day at building my “Common Sense Guy” brand. This blog is one of my brand building ...READ»
Kung Fu Panda – have you seen it? Cathy and I saw it on an IMAX screen over the weekend. Very clever and entertaining.
But that’s not why I’m posting about it today. Kung Fu Panda makes some great common sense ...READ»
