Using Personal Semiotics to Create Plan B. A former colleague contacted me yesterday. She was struggling to find a job but had not had an interview in two months. This person is one of the best project managers I’ve seen in 25+ years. She built a Web site to promote herself and has networked with...

In about 24 hours, I’ll be going through withdrawal. Le Tour de France will be over for this year. Perhaps only one in 100 Americans knows what it is. But for the rest of the world, particularly Europeans, this three-week professional cycling race through the mountains, valleys, cities, towns and small...

Elevate your emotions with daily tweet-spiration. When was the last time someone told you they really believed in you? When did you last receive heartfelt honest guidance? When did someone last ask you to take responsibility for your own well being – emotionally, spiritually or in terms of your personal...

Leveraging Personal Semiotics and LinkedIn to Ensure Your References Come Through. It’s down to the final three candidates for the job you want, and really need. You’re still in the running. It’s the moment you’ve waited for and feared. You’re asked to provide three references who can speak...

Quick: Do you know your symbols for financial progress? It’s not your end-state of being financially secure that we’re referring to, as those symbols are fairly easy to recognize. They might include a well-paying job, sizable bank account, nice home, new car, frequent vacations or generous...

I was in a hurry and just wanted the solution quickly. So I did what I usually do when stumped with a programming related challege – I called GoDaddy tech support. Only this time, it seemed like they were on to me. I expected, “You go here, click there, open this, scroll to that, add the following...

“You loser!” It was the nicest thing he could have said to me under the circumstances. I had just foiled the scheme of a predator to abduct a young teenage boy, perhaps two, between the ages of 11 and 13. It was frightening. My knees were probably shaking as much as the boys’. But I knew I had...

THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATION ABOUT EATING DISORDERS. I have a friend who I’m pretty sure is anorexic. In fact, I know she is. Others who see her for the first time, they know too. You can see her bones pushing out unnaturally under her clothes. They’re like uninvited guests making their appearance...