Gratitude is an Attitude: What’s Yours?

“Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.”– Brian Tracy We are well past Thanksgiving, a holiday that is not paid the reverence it should be.  But that time of year should not be the only time

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What Does Contentment Mean?

“The only real difference between Anxiety and Excitement was my willingness to let go of Fear.” -Barbara Brown Taylor- We’ve been addressing mindset, how to improve it and the benefits of a positive mindset the last couple of weeks with a positive response.  Certainly, related to this

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The Benefits of Mindfulness

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf.” -John Kabat-Zinn- You have probably been told that embarking on a journey to become more mindful in your life will be very beneficial to you. But you may be wondering just what the benefits of

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10 Ways to Shift Your Mindset According to the Experts

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” – Joyce Meyer – Interviewing is a tedious and psychologically challenging activity.  Consequently, we must have the tools and skills to do it well, but we also must have the right mindset to be successful.  So today, we

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Are We Ensuring Understanding or Assuming What We Heard?

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”  – Albert Einstein- Over the last several weeks we have discussed active listening and critical thinking as it relates to interviewing and life in general.  Both of these are imperative to quality interviewing and must be ever-present to ensure

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Critical Thinking’s Essential Role in Interview Planning

We talked three weeks ago about the need for active listening, the lack being one of the stumbling blocks to effective interviews.  We must hone those active listening skills. Then I addressed critical thinking last week but wanted to address critical thinking’s extreme importance to interview planning.

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