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Change sometimes appears like a landslide that blocks all possible routes. It’s difficult to maintain perspective and often the only options appear to be giving up or working harder at what we always do–status quo. Timothy Butler, a psychologist, psychotherapist, and researcher on career decision making offered some suggestions when interviewed by Martha Lagace about [...]

Think about the people in your life and the positive attributes you’ve observed. Most of us have no difficulty listing the positive characteristics of our friends and colleagues. But how often do we tell them?
I first tried this change-ability tip in a coaching program I was developing for recent graduates of university/training programs. I wanted [...]

I’ve been reading about story today, specifically Kathy Hansen’s blog, A Storied Career, an absolute treasure trove of information about story and the role of story in our lives and careers. One of the charms of this topic for me is that I find it impossible to read about story and not constantly apply [...]

Interested in accomplishing a specific goal in 2008 and developing an anthology of stories of your success?
As I was walking my dogs this morning I was contemplating the new year and the notion of New Year’s resolutions. I usually don’t “do” resolutions… having experienced too many years of not quite achieving my goal. But it [...]

I’m delighted to announce my new program, Career Kick Start for Recent or Soon-to-be Grads. Brief info below is from the press release. You can also read a more detailed program description. I have another program and a workshop under development as well. More info is available here.
Career Kick Start for Recent or Soon-to-be [...]

Annette Simmons, author of numerous books, including The Story Factor, has a new title called Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact. In this book, Simmons provides a guide to developing personal stories to cover any scenario we are likely to encounter in [...]

As I’ve said before, I believe that communication of strengths and expertise is most successfully achieved through story. The simplest, most efficient and least stressful way to market ourselves is to tell stories to illustrate our attributes. When I work with clients to help them create a portfolio of stories to illustrate their strengths and [...]

Roger Carl Schank’s work originally focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and how computers could be programmed based on what we know about how human beings learn. Since then, he has shifted his focus from AI to human intelligence.
In the following quote from pages 84-85 of his book Tell Me a Story: Narrative and Intelligence [...]