There is almost nothing else as emotional as getting rejected for a promotion at work. It happened to me almost three years ago and sent me on a rollercoaster spiral of utter shock, rage, disbelief, anger, sadness, disappointment, betrayal and numbness. I felt discriminated against, completely passed over, and really began to regret all of the hard work I had been putting … [Read more...]

Life has a funny way of teaching us about who we are, what our priorities are and what motivates us. About this time last year, I was the most stressed I'd been in years. I was working for a company I'd been with for 10 years and I felt trapped. Compounded with a lot of things going on in my personal life, the stress got so suffocating I cried myself to sleep. Sounds rather sad … [Read more...]

As a former manager of a team of Millennials, I like to keep my finger on the pulse of what this rambunctious generation is up to and what they're thinking. I'm borderline Gen X/Millennial by age and have qualities of both, but at my core I'm more Gen X. Having interviewed hundreds of Millennials for their first or second job out of college, it's clear to me that they seek work … [Read more...]

We've all heard the studies that say sitting in a chair all day long is unhealthy and can cut our lives short. Humans were designed to be mobile but not that many jobs support that. Fortunately for me, I never really minded working in an office - I actually prefer to be in front of a computer than in front of clients. You might disagree. Perhaps you have a more extroverted … [Read more...]