“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. In our last blog we talked about being authentic and its relationship to success in life and interviewing. Part of that discussion involved the requirement for confidence and credibility in our
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“Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don’t go out on the branch, you’re never going to get the best fruit.” –Sarah Parish Taking a risk is scary. Especially because you have no idea how things will turn out, we can’t predict the future,
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“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill Fear and failure are very negative and emotionally charged words. We don’t want to be anywhere near those words or concepts. But do we have to be fearful
Read more →“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.” — Randy Armstrong Last week we started a series of three blogs on the subject of taking action. In our first blog we examined three ways to take action now and now will look at
Read more →“Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will. – W. Clement Stone Our last series of blogs addressed momentum and defeating procrastination and the importance of this transition to life and work. Momentum is essential in interviewing and eliminating procrastination is imperative in auditing and investigations to
Read more →“Trust is the glue of life. It is the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” – Stephen R. Covey – Welcome to the third in a series of blogs exploring relationships. In the first we looked at building strong
Read more →“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”― Roy T. Bennett How important is gratitude and affirmations in interviewing? Have you even considered these
Read more →Are you getting the results you desire in your life (be it professional or personal)? Do you fully understand why you have (or haven’t) achieved them, or have you even considered it? The Iceberg Model could contain the answer. As you consider the Iceberg Model, think about
Read more →“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
Read more →“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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