Here Is Some Priceless, God-Glorifying Advice!!
Aaron had many aptitudes that could be used in a successful career, but he had a nagging dissatisfaction. He was plugging right along in his job but not excelling in it. Unfortunately, his mediocre performance caught up to him when the...
Older Assessment Science Could Lead Your Child to the Wrong Career!!
There is a recent study from YouScience™ of the 50 most frequent career recommendations made to 11,478 Georgia public school students based on Interest-Based versus Aptitude-Based assessments. The results may...
Firing Someone Is Tough for Both Sides. Leaders Can Make It Better!
The activity I hated most in my business was letting people go. Addressing negative reality is tough, but it can be loving. You may feel the same way if you manage people. If there had been a way to make it easier on both...
2020: The Year We Rethought College Readiness & Graduation Aftermath
According to National Center for Education Statistics, the average full-time college student takes five years to graduate. This unfortunate statistic leads to many more expenses or debt accumulation for parents or...
There Are Gifts in These Times, and They Can Easily Change Your Life
In James 1:1-13, James essentially tells us three things: 1) God has a reason for our trials, 2) God gives us wisdom in our trials, and 3) God gives us comfort in our trials. Anybody who has been through our Career and Life...
Times Are Very Tough
Nancy and I have spent much time praying for our family, especially for our daughter-in-law who is a nurse in a government hospital system that requires that she show up for work even if she has tested positive but seems asymptomatic. Our nephew is a first responder and cares...
Frustrated in Your Job?
John’s childhood was spent getting ready for his 30+ year career. He had some successes if you consider temporary highs from being quoted in articles, featured on magazine covers, making good money, or even being mentioned in books. However, the highs eventually wore...
Nancy Received a Recommendation for a Movie to Watch. We Did. Wow!
Here we are with more time with family, with a home office workplace and maybe with less to do. What a great time to think differently while we are acting differently. The streaming movie subscriptions are in full use, and...
The 1st Month of My Son’s New Business Was One Year Ahead of Projections
One of my sons opened a business, and it is not every day that a musician starts a successful business. “Musician” and “business” don’t even sound good together, but he has done it. His...
Everyone Needs a Mentor and Can Be a Mentor
I don’t care what area of life we are talking about, getting advice can help. At my age 65, I still ask for advice, especially in areas in which I have little experience. When I started in wealth management, I actually had two mentors helping me...
New Research About Habits from BJ Fogg, PhD, Stanford University
When I was doing research for our Life Coaching, I really wanted to understand behavior change, especially the habit formation part. I’d read and heard about habits being formed in 21 days but could not find any research...
New Career Assessment Approach Explained My Frustration
I was struggling in guiding the company I sold in 2017, and it took almost 30 years to figure out why? The bottom line was that I was in the wrong career given the gifts that God had given me. Yes, I was good at math, economics...