If you’re going to reach the stratospheric heights of your own personal potential, you’re going to need a lot of SUPERSTRUCTURE. SUPERSTRUCTURES help navigating both life, in general, and careers, in particular.* Critical “superstructures” include: Such connections provide context and accountability. They provide validation. They provide “fenestration” (“fresh air”). And they can often act as…
“Be three before be four before be five!” Early Childhood Aspirational Chant It’s a universal law: Some things just have to happen BEFORE other things can happen. One can’t be ALL of FOUR until completing ALL of THREE. Before a bird can become a bird, is has to become an EGG, it has to HATCH…
A critical attribute of successful venturing is the ability to survive disappointment and recover from disaster – a property called RESILIENCE. But trying to extract a rejuvenating infusion from an empty reservoir is a tough proposition! The question posed here is: How does one build the CAPACITY for Resilience — BEFORE it’s required? How…
I have been haunted by this intractable, plaintive cry of employers: “We can’t retain employees – some leaving after only a day on the job!” Landscaper After spending 3 hours a day on several very modest landscaping projects at our new, down-sized house, I think I finally GET IT! I would not, personally, last more…
The annually updated book “What Color Is Your Parachute” by the late Richard Bolles has been a helpful life and career guide for multiple generations. The basic thrust of the book is one of personally defining and designing … formulating and reformulating … a life path into which we can direct our main focus and…