Category: Master Your Job

I notice a trend with clients and maybe you wrestle with it too. The struggle with “how to get everything done.”   The problem is that one word that’s in there: EVERYTHING.   You see, your job isn’t to get EVERYTHING done.   Your job is to get the Most Important Work done. And –… Continue reading The one word that’s killing your productivity

I once scheduled a coffee meeting that I needed to cancel because a new client opportunity opportunity came up.   That was great news for me.   The gal I was meeting, however, didn’t quite see it that way.   She sent me a long winded note whining about how I was one of numerous… Continue reading They can’t all be winners – How to cancel professionally

  In my work I’ve found that nearly all work related issues have to do with one main issue: other people. Mostly the ones you don’t get along with, don’t like, or have nothing in common with.   If you think about it, an entire industry has been built solely on helping different generations get… Continue reading People you don’t like at work

Do you ever think about changing jobs, or careers, but the whole idea seems overwhelming?   The distance between “here” and “there” seems untenable. I meet a lot of people who want to change. But they lack the commitment to the change when they feel that sense of overwhelm.   In this The Muse post I… Continue reading 5 tips for nailing your career goals

I’ve written before about my disdain for the idea that work can only be satisfying if it’s your total passion.   I agree that passion for work can be satisfying.   But I fear it sets so many of us up for total frustration (and disappointment) when the work you do is anything less than that.… Continue reading 3 Ways to Create Meaning at a Job You Hate