Sometimes reaching your goals is difficult. When you don’t succeed, it can feel like a mystery that's hard to figure out why, especially if you've tried to do everything right. Sometimes the cards are stacked against you with the circumstances of the situation. Other times, however, it’s not so easy to find the cause. Have […]
Is this you? "I never know what to post." "Content is a waste of time, because no one ever contacts me." Create content in this framework, and I guarantee that you'll start to get more leads.⠀ I publish content like this all the time, and I have sales calls set up every week. Get More […]
In 2020, I conducted a series of interviews with 20 people who were single at the time in order to get a sense of their biggest challenges with dating. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all dating activity shifted to the dating apps. Many people didn't like this because they feel they have better chances in […]
First, let's define burnout so that we're all on the same page. Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest and motivation that led […]
Are you in your current line of work because you actually like it, or to make money? Or both? I ask because I've gone down the road of choosing a career and then sticking with it just to make money. 10 years later, I was a burned out husk that Amazon spit out. Most of […]
People ask all the time on FB whether they have to hire a coach. Of course you don't have to! But what if it meant the difference between being successful in 1 year with a business coach versus 3 years of trying to do it on your own? Three years is seriously how long it […]
This is from back when I still worked at Avvo as their Content Manager several years ago. I was a part of the product team, and we started a habit of all of us getting together for lunch around every 2 weeks. We would chat and talk about whatever seemed interesting at the time. We […]
Do you understand your worth? One of the hardest moments in my life came from a careless comment from a coworker, who offhandedly said, “my boyfriend is like you, he doesn't understand what he's worth.“ I remember blinking, and at the time (this was in 2009) I didn't know what she meant by that. I […]
I've lived in the Seattle area since 2006. I've spent over 10 years in the corporate tech world, and have worked for large companies like Microsoft and Amazon, and also smaller startups like Avvo. In the time I've lived here, I learned the hard way how to present myself as an attractive candidate who could […]
