General Advice

When you’re overeager and say “yes” to everything, you can end up taking on too much and taking on the wrong things. These three essential skills protect your time and energy so you can advance in your career and have a great life too.

If I had to pick one skill that has helped me be a more successful leader, colleague and family member, it would be listening. The benefits of being a great listener are huge. But, unfortunately, most people don’t listen well.

Have you ever said or done something without thinking and then regretted it? Recently, I had one of those moments. This is what I did to recover and turn something bad into something good.

Being indecisive is a showstopper if you want to progress to senior levels in your career. Here are 4 steps to becoming more decisive so you can be a better leader and decision-maker, and live your life without regrets.

Living a life of no regrets means making conscious decisions followed by taking action. But for many of us, it’s not so easy. That’s because there are two kinds of decision-makers in the world. Which one are you?

What separates winners from everyone else? Why do they get great projects to work on, new opportunities, public recognition? What is it about them that they tend to make more money and achieve their life goals? It comes down to one thing and you can start doing it today.

I like to look back on the year and reflect on what I’ve learned. As I looked back on the year, the first things that came to mind were revealing and not energizing. Here’s what to do instead so you feel energized and proud of your achievements.

I hardly ever give gifts and, at this time of year, it makes me feel like a Grinch. I feel like I’m not very good at gift giving, and I’ve been getting down on myself about it. But I had the insight that giving gifts in a formal way is not what matters most.

It’s the time of year when we set goals for the new year. These five steps are my takeaways from Stephen Duneier’s TEDx talk called ‘How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals’ and some of the things that I found to be useful in setting and achieving goals.