According to expandedramblings.com, as of November 2014 1.35 billion people actively use Facebook, 284 million people use Twitter, and 313 million people use LinkedIn (the three social media services I subscribe to besides Pinterest, which boast 70 million users). The sight currently tracks 700 social sites on the Internet and adds more sites frequently. These statistics make a
At my work I have the privilege to be a part of a strong mentoring program that pairs mentors and protégés together in a structured partnership that creates the opportunity for transformational growth and personal development. Repeatedly we hear mentors comment on how significant an impact the experience had on them. People talk about their
Most of us understand that balance is important in life, but few truly understand why. We think about balance as a benefit or a nice thing to have , but I suggest that balance is something most of us will struggle to live without when it absent in our lives. Ask a high rope walker,
I am convinced that the happiest and most fulfilled workers are those who have found a way to engage their passions and gifts together in their work and life. Conversely, the most unsatisfied workers are those who feel stuck in a job for which they have no passion and/or for which they are not particularly
I find that in my own life and in the lives of those that I coach there is one principal that stands true. If it is truly important to me then I will do it. Conversely, if I find people lamenting that they never seem to achieve their goals or get done the things they
I hear a lot of talk about building one’s personal brand. In a mentoring community of which I am a part the majority of the participants are “working on their brand.” When I coach employees and others, the subject of brand comes up often. Usually when people are wanting to work on their brand it