April 29 through May 5, 2018 is National Small Business Week. This is my third year in business, although I still work a full time job as a university professor, I am constantly thinking about how courageous my entrepreneurial counterparts are to completely walk away from the lure of a steady pay check and health… Read more
Viewing category: Coaching
Starting From Scratch
I was listening to NPR’s program, Invisibilia the other night on my way home from teaching. I love that podcast. The word, “Invisibilia” is Latin for invisible things – this episode was telling stories about how people cope with loss and what happens when something happens in our lives that fundamentally shifts how we view… Read more
Creativity Works
Every Wednesday, I curate and post job opportunities on my Facebook page, YourPRMentor. Of course, I read all the opportunities. I’m forever interested in knowing what the job market is looking for, especially in public relations and strategic communication. Recently, my brain zeroed in on a word that kept appearing in the job descriptions: “…to… Read more
With Spring Comes Reinvention
The month of March is my favorite month. March signifies that spring is right around the corner bringing with it longer days, flowers blooming, warmer weather and my birthday! I often spend the month of March reflecting on what I have accomplished during the first two months of the New Year and what I would… Read more
Live YOUR Life
The Winter 2018 Olympics in Pyongchang, South Korea has ended. The physical power of the athletes was exhilarating. Their commitment to develop excellence in their sport was enviable. I watched and became breathless and awe-inspired. But I am confident I will not build my body to Olympic “buff-itude.” I’d rather invent words like “buff-itude.” And,… Read more
Is the Truth Out There?
When was the first time you heard someone say, “You can be anything you want to be”? Was it a parent or a teacher? They saw you drawing or coloring or kicking a soccer ball or shooting hoops. I wonder what dreams they had for you. Or, were you watching a television program or a… Read more
How May I Help You?
As a college professor, I spend almost as much time meeting with students, giving them advice, and mentoring them as I do in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, I regularly counsel folk on how to “do PR” better – engage audiences online; introduce a new product or service to new audiences; or build relationships… Read more
The Clock’s Ticking
What’s a bad habit we all have that we can break today? Tips, pep talks, and evidence from shrinks not required. Let’s just examine me. I work full time as the chair of a university’s strategic communication and PR program. Most days, I feel like I work two jobs. You’d think that would be enough… Read more
Shoveling Out A Path
I’m the last person to give advice on work/life satisfaction. Not long ago and every day since, I lamented that I hate my job: too confining; too uncreative; too much paper work; too many meetings; not enough money; not enough creative people with fresh ideas. You get the idea. You’ve probably been in this head… Read more