How to Overcome that Career Hiccup – One Hiccup at a time
How to Overcome that Career Hiccup – One Hiccup at a time Everyone has one – that career hiccup. The first thing I found out about myself after my career hiccup was that I had the ability to write whatever I wanted to, and not feel minimized by it. I also no longer had to sit through those painful Monday morning meetings that felt like I was in a torture chamber. It was a one-man show in those meetings, and no one was allowed an original idea. All creativity was dismissed until it was needed by someone else: but by that time they had already put someone else’s name…
I worked on a lot of great teams, but you never forget your first one
A Real Team – We are the local attraction Ever wonder what a real team looks like, feels like, acts like? I’ve worked on a multitude of different professional teams in my lifetime. Some were good, some were so-so, and some were just flat out disappointing. One particular team that I had the privilege to be a part of rocked in every dimension. It was at the Chamber of Commerce (Moab) when I was first starting in the business world, almost 23 years ago. The Chamber of Commerce at the time was located in the same complex as the local Grand County Travel Council. The Chamber owned the building. If…
He appeared on my porch quickly, then disappeared.
Somewhere around 8:45 pm in the evening, I heard this sound at the front door. Next thing I know, the front door handle is wiggling, and someone is attempting to push at the door to get in. The door was locked, thank God, but it was already dark outside. Luckily, the porch light was on. I’ll never turn it off again. I’ll never turn it off again I hadn’t heard any cars pull up in front of the house. I was very alarmed. I got up from the couch, a little shaken that someone had just tried to enter my home. Thoughts go through your mind. Do you have your…
Great lessons on “liberty” ingrained into each of us
Not many things bring me to tears, but a group of kids did today. Ode To Teachers Everywhere!e My day today was split between the middle school and the high school. I began by walking into the local middle school office this morning, and the ladies behind the counter handed me a stack of papers. Not looking at what was included in the stack, I quickly grabbed them up and started making my way down the hall to my classroom. The tardy bell had not yet rung, and I began to go through the day’s curriculum before me. I was stopped short when I noticed that the stack of papers…
Those interviewing them may not know how to interview
For many who have been working professionals for most of their lives, it is often anticipated with some anxiety that those interviewing them ‘may not know how to interview them’ When you go into an interview and in two quick responses you have pretty much summed up the entire list of questions the interviewer had prepared, you quickly can gauge the aptitude of that business or organization. While those giving the interview have thought well and hard on their lists, you still manage to blow that list out of the water. What’s left for the interviewer? They can continue to read from their list, and a lot do, because they…
