Success

Is it Mortality, Prayer or Drive?

Over the past few weeks I have been thinking about how fragile we really are as humans. When we are really young, we are in such a hurry to grow up, that we don’t really appreciate who/where we are. I know it sounds cliché, but it certainly rings true to most everyone I speak with, especially once you hit your 40s, 50s and even 60s… For example: I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license and gain my independence, go to bars and dance clubs and legally drink, own a condo at 22, and finally start to make my own money and decisions…

Then one day, you wake up and realize wow, where has the time gone?  Where do I see myself in the next 30 or 40 years?  What will I look like? Where will I live? Will I get married? Hell, will I make it to see my kids graduate, get married, and/or have babies??? 

The older and wiser I become, everything and everyone in my life means so much more to me. My colleagues, my family, my friends- new and old. I am now using a new motto I like to call “Scared AF, but embracing every last moment!” 

Let's Have a Few Words

There are words that have power and evoke an immediate reaction. Catastrophic, terminal and devastation are all words that command our attention, causing all else to fade into the background.

On the other hand, distraction is a word I would put right up there with “stuff”; in fact, if it had a color it would be beige. I recently heard myself give the excuse that I was “distracted” as a reason for not paying attention while doing some mundane task that I bungled. A few days later I was flipping through the TV channels as a diversion from a cruddy day at work, and came across the History Channel. The commentator, in a French accent, spoke of the grisly details of a torture method used centuries ago known as ‘distraction’- literally the pulling apart of someone by tying their arms and legs to horses who ran off in opposite directions. The word suddenly took on a whole new meaning, yielding the same power of catastrophic, terminal, and devastation. Nothing worse than literally being pulled apart. The color of this word, red.

Make 2017 Your BADA$$ Year

A close friend of mine has been having trouble in her current job.  She had been trolling all the job boards every day in hopes of finding her “dream” role, with little luck. The ensuing daily disappointment of her fruitless search along with the uncertainty of what she should be looking for, had her feeling frustrated and aimless. As her friend who also happens to be a recruiter, I have given her many suggestions, but with no success.

I Wish You Extra Seconds

Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year.  As depressing as it sounds, this December day also marks the "turning of the Sun" and the days slowly get longer. With each passing 24 hours there will be a few extra seconds of daylight. For those of us who are solar powered this is an important date to reach.

Kyrgios

Unless you are a tennis aficionado, you probably have never heard of Nick Kyrgios.

But you know him. You might have been him. Or maybe you manage him. Or God help you, maybe you are in a relationship with him.

Nick is a 21 year old freak of nature from Australia. Perhaps the most physically gifted athlete in tennis history. A long, lean frame (tennis players are now the size of NBA point guards), more quick twitch fiber than Verizon, a lively serving arm that fires 140 mph offerings and backs them up with a wristy, explosive forehand that leaves audiences gasping and broadcasters at a loss for words.

Guilt, Pie and Opportunities

This is the time of the year when many of us are getting ready for the Holidays. First up, Thanksgiving: A time to take stock of all that we have to be grateful for, before letting loose with the credit cards. We bow our heads in shame as our religious leaders remind us that a few of us will start our day trudging to the local watering hole to compete for drinking “water” with beasties, which can’t be said for most of the world’s population.  We feel a little guilty for taking some of the most basic things like food and shelter for granted.

Which Piece Are You?

Chess has always impressed me as a game that challenges two players to use all of their cognitive capabilities and outwit, outsmart, and out strategize their opponent.  I consider it to be a thinking person’s game, just like my job in staffing and recruiting, where skill, planning, strategy and some degree of gamesmanship are paramount.

Believe in Yourself

A phrase I find myself repeating to my sons on a regular basis is “believe in yourself”. I try my best to lead by example and be the best version of myself in every aspect of life. I want my kids to know that if they work hard and believe in themselves, they can achieve almost anything they set out to do. When I think about it, confidence is also something I should be preaching to my job candidates while prepping them for their interviews! ...

Sales Hiring – Do You “Get It”?

Think back to when you first got into sales. Now compare that to when you started achieving a respectable amount of success, the kind you could write home about. See a difference? ... Now that you’re a sales manager or executive in charge of hiring and coaching new sales people, the ability to recognize what makes a great sales talent is CRITICAL to your success.

Getting to the Gold … or Getting Through the Day?

If you’ve ever talked with me or read any of my blog posts, you’ve probably surmised that I’m a positive individual… It is in fact, a truth: I always try to “kill ‘em with kindness” and believe that having the “it” factor involves becoming the best version of yourself, personally and professionally.