Committed to Your Success Coaching & Consulting

“Does the fear of success affect people in their job quests?” This questions was asked by one of my students last night during my career management class.  The answer is a resounding “yes”!  However, it may not be the apparant answer when a person is trying to figure out why he or she is stalling […]

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This month, the first of the ‘baby boomers’, those born between 1946 and 1964, will start to collect Social Security benefits.  There are 76 million baby boomers, with the last reaching retirement age by 2030.  The major flux will start to occur in 2011, when there will be 10,000 reaching 65 daily. These are not […]

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I attended a networking event last night and did not walk away feeling very good. These events are designed to help business people connect with one another and to align with either a strategic or a referral partner with the event of mutual referral business. However, I found some people take on a

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This is an excerpt from an article that was published recently in the Orlando Sentinel, along with my comments, that cautioned older workers to be prepared for the “slew of stereotypes that exist despite laws agains age discrimination.” With nearly 70% of the 76 million Baby Boomers expected to remain active and continue working; this […]

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Ofen times, people who are planning to retire are excited about the prospects of now living their dream.  Thoughts of travel, fixing up the house, or just plain ‘doing nothing’ are things to look forward to. However, once they retire, a lot of people find that retirement is not what they thought. They often become […]

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As more workers reach retirement age, they face decisions of going or staying. It is predicted that 45% of workers in the age range of 45-64 will decide to stay in the workforce. Some will do so for financial reasons. But there will be many who will stay because they want to - they want to […]

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With today being President’s Day, and honoring the great leaders of our nation, we can look at the presidents and see that they all have leadership traits that we can aspire to:
1. Good leaders are HONEST - just like Abraham Lincoln
2. Good leaders are NEGOTIATORS - like Jimmy Carter
3. Good leaders are VISIONARIES - like Franklin […]

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These are excerpts from this most delightful book by Toby Reynolds. It’s Saturday - enjoy!

My natural state is happy.
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, somehing to love, and something to hope for.
The secret of happiness is not to expect.
In order to live freely and happily you must sacrifice boredom.
To find out what […]

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I often hear clients say that they want to change careers but don’t know how. I have students who are majoring in a career field, but really aren’t sure what it’s about or how to “break into” the field of study. When I question their choices, I usually get answers like, “It sounded good”, or […]

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Valentine’s Day is the day for love, couples, and romance. It’s the day for giving love to others. It’s the day connected with gifts of jewelry, flowers, and candy. It can also be the day for you to give love to yourself. In our fast-paced life, we often overlook the most important person - ourselves. […]

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