WHAT I WRITE ABOUT: ‘Keeping A Positive Attitude In Life’

This is a guest post by Mark Lynch. I’m talking about the act of “Paying it Forward”. Acts of kindness and giving really do make you feel happier and in control. In a world full of stress, deadlines and competitiveness, you can make a difference in others’ lives and actually attract more positive energy into [...]

This is a guest post by Joan Ramstedt. One of my favorite all time books is “Little Miss Perfect” by Megan Le Boutillier, A friend gave it to me years ago when I was going through an especially difficult time and it sat on my bookshelf for nearly 20 years until one day, I picked [...]

An abundance of job-search advice is available to job seekers from pundits, friends, family, and other well-wishers; but the most important factor to success in the job search is the internal fortitude that keeps job seekers going. Without this inner strength, advice about résumés, interviews, networking, LinkedIn, etc., doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. [...]

This is a guest blog post by Mark Lynch. Whether you are in a job search, career crisis, or simply having a down day, it’s important to be aware that having ‘ups and downs’ are normal. It’s how we approach the downs that can become life changing events or ideas. Life is minute to minute [...]

Although it’s human nature to resist change, sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we keep going back to the same place over and over… hoping for change, wishing for change, but continuing to receive similar outcomes. This can frequently happen when we are confronted with transition. Either uninvited or invited changes cause us to [...]

You are energized, excited, positive and motivated – you have finally made up your mind to find a new job and you are off. Fast forward to 3 months, 6 months and even 18 months later. How do you feel? What is your energy like? Are you still excited about the possibilities? This is a [...]

So here’s a quick story. It was raining pretty hard here in Southern California a number of weeks back. We’re not use to that here. And for that reason, we are often unprepared to deal with what Mother Nature brings us. And if we get caught in the rain, we also tend to “deal with [...]