Archive for November, 2008

Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!  We had a great time with family out in NJ.
I’m normally one of those out there on Black Friday–early–eager to be a part of the craziness.  This year I decided to stay home.  I think I’m getting old.
In any case, I’m participating from home in my own way…
You see, […]

I love my children and I know they love me.  In fact they love me so much they’ve been sharing all their germs with me.  This time I’ve lost my voice and have an ear infection.
This all came about during a recent trip out to LA to attend Ali Brown’s last ever Online Business Success […]

A reader of my newsletter, Working Effortlessly, asked how she could be taken seriously for a job she knew she could do but didn’t have the experience they listed as necessary.  Here’s my advice:
 1.  Make sure you tailor your resume to the job you are applying for.  Don’t leave it up to the employer to […]

I spoke to a networking group from HRNY at Lee Hecht Harrison this past Wednesday about how you can stand out from the crowd and find work after a layoff. I’ve been doing quite a few of these kinds of seminars as you might guess.  They are often filled with people who are, in many […]

by Joy Martin, Career Changer Strategy Coach
If you are like most people, when someone advises you to start networking, fear and panic may fill your heart and mind!  Your pulse starts to race and you feel utterly stuck.
It doesn’t have to be like this.  First of all, let’s reframe the scary word ‘networking’.  Let’s call […]

I always get a little wistful this time of year.  Yesterday was the NYC ING Marathon and while I shudder thinking about the 26.2 miles that were run,  I had this urge within me to run it at least one more time!
I ran it twice–once in 2002 and once in 2003.  And while the marathon […]