While in Korea, I had the option to either enroll in a language class or work towards a black belt. I really wanted to learn Korean so . . . I enrolled in the martial arts class. While the obvious choice was to join the University program, it would have meant spending time with people...
Volunteer? Volunteer?? You just wanted to find a job or get more clients, not commit to more work! Imagine yourself at the office and there is a knock at the door (or a tap on the low wall of your cubicle divider). You open the door (or look up) and the person promptly asks you...
Our favorite Hollywood story is about the sudden discovery: you meet a highly placed executive, strike up a great conversation and -- cue music -- you're hired and tucked into a corner office with great views. Role credits. Unfortunately, that's what we consider a happy ending. In science fiction, this is the scary plot, the...
Professionals know that networking is important to their success. I have been thinking about how and why we network. Humans are amazingly, almost psychotically, adaptive animals. It should be strange that we throw ourselves out of airplanes but there are entire industries shoving us out of planes, off bridges and down into waterfalls. How much...
Hopefully, this list of five pointers will help you think more proactively about attending your next continuing education event.