Blog
On Quiet Quitting
I’m seeing a lot of posts from employers about how ‘quiet quitting’ is a symptom of “nobody wants to work anymore” and criticizing people for resolving to do the bare minimum in their roles. They talk about how so many of “those kids” will end up in their parents’ basements and on their friends’ couches, not realizing that the current economic conditions have placed many [...]
Whole Person, Whole Presence:
People have asked me for years about how they can improve their presence, get promoted, get a date, and get the life they want, and after sixteen years I’ve come to this conclusion: “You cannot be fully present if you are not fully yourself.” You are a complete person now, in this moment, regardless of what you think you need to improve. Presence comes from [...]
Starting Over, Again:
Today I was talking with a client who was disappointed that she was “off track, again” and I was reminded of the story of the martial arts master who always appeared to keep his footing, responding to attack with calm balance. When a student was admiring his incredible skill in staying centered, he laughed and said, “I’m always falling off center. It’s only that I’ve [...]
If You’re Afraid, Remember This:
When I started my entrepreneurial journey, I was scared all the time. Scared of the mounting debt as I invested in tools, education, and networking. Scared of the time it was taking to build a practice. Scared I would fail. Scared I would succeed. Scared, scared, scared. I used fear like fuel, to light a fire under me to get into the office every day, [...]
What Investing in My Brand Taught Me
Top Five Things Investing in My Brand Did for My Business and My Life So, we’ve just won a brand award. Yep, that’s right, in partnership with REX Marketing + Design Inc., LZRK Consulting Inc. was named a Bronze Winner at the Summit Creative Award Competition for Consulting Visual Identity Design, out of more than 4,500 submissions from 27 countries. Now, it might not [...]
Top 3 Things that Hijack Your Digital Professional Presence
Nothing says, “I can’t navigate my technology professionally” or “I don’t care about my professional presence” faster than falling into these top three traps that can catch even the savviest technophiles. Though the media keep telling us that everything we post online is available to recruiters, every email we send makes a statement and our voicemail says something about us, I can’t believe how many people I see [...]