Career
142: Finding Hidden Jobs Everywhere You Look [Podcast]

142: Finding Hidden Jobs Everywhere You Look [Podcast]

Finding hidden jobs is like finding a rare coin in your spare change - easy to go unnoticed but fun when you find it. And sometimes, valuable. Clients and students often tell me how there are so few jobs available. But when others look, they see jobs everywhere. In...

141: Your 6-Week Plan To Starting A Side Hustle [Podcast]

141: Your 6-Week Plan To Starting A Side Hustle [Podcast]

Do you need a 6-week plan to start a side hustle? I know I did. When I start projects, I like to have some idea of where I am going. But in business startups, I have found I am often running blind. When I meet with clients who are in the startup phase, I find they are...

135: What I Want to Hear You Say in an Interview [Podcast]

135: What I Want to Hear You Say in an Interview [Podcast]

What I want to hear you say in an interview is how you will help me win. It is as simple as that. But while most of us understand this simple message, we think we have to talk about ourselves - accomplishments, strengths, all that stuff. STOP! Remember that you are a...

134: Finding a Job After 50 [Podcast]

134: Finding a Job After 50 [Podcast]

Looking for a job after 50? How many of these thoughts are going through your head? I will have to start over! I am so specialized in my area of expertise that I can never find another job that needs my skills. I am going to have to go back to school to learn new...

132: How Being a Christian has Made Me Wealthy [Podcast]

132: How Being a Christian has Made Me Wealthy [Podcast]

Being a Christian and being wealthy can seem like an oxymoron. I confess I have struggled with money and faith. As a Christian should I give it all away and go live a life like Mother Teresa? Or as a Christian, how do I recognize my gift of serving others through...

129: What Does it Mean to Be a Company of One? [Podcast]

129: What Does it Mean to Be a Company of One? [Podcast]

How do you become a company of one? What does it mean ot be a company of one? It seems everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. We want to get control of our time and income. We want to have the ability to serve more and grow. But I want to help you see a new...

Overcoming the Fear of Making Mistakes at Work

Overcoming the Fear of Making Mistakes at Work

Do you have a fear of making mistakes at work? I was talking to a friend not long ago who happens to be a counselor. I was unloading to him about work issues - I forget the details - and he called me a perfectionist. Have you ever been told that you are a...

Grow into Your Career

Grow into Your Career

Years ago my wife and I were considering the mission field. We had been working in the technical support of missions and Bible translation and were thinking we were being called full time. We decided to bring it up with our pastor to seek that wise counsel. He started...

Four Simple Ideas to Win Over Problem People

Four Simple Ideas to Win Over Problem People

The biggest problems faced by the engineers and technology leaders are not about technology at all. People are the issue. And most technology workers (should I just say most people) are not prepared to deal with the challenges people bring. My mom - who worked for...

The Best Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

The Best Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

During almost any interview you will be asked: “Do you have any questions?” That sounds harmless. You might think - "OK the interview is over and now I get to ask questions.” Not quite. They will often learn more from you based on the questions you ask than they did...