A pivotal factor that makes Pregame different is our transparency. Where other success-oriented content can be simplistic and conveniently gloss over the hard work required, the Game Plan approach actively acknowledges obstacles so that we can proactively overcome them. Accordingly, this month’s theme is Obstacles: what gets in our way and how we deal with […]
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An excerpt from Exit Stage Right: The Career Change Handbook for Performers. A partial version also appears in Game Plan. There are a whole lot of people out there (and talk shows and magazines and, yes, self-help books) telling you to Do! What! You’re! Passionate! About! – and that’s lovely, inspiring even. After all, no
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Working the 9-5 is showing up simply in order to get a paycheck. Having a job is a survival mechanism rather than a thriving mechanism. So how do we take a job from surviving to thriving? By having a fulfilling career rather than a job we’re surviving. Career Thrive! A thriving career allows you, as
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From earliest infancy and continuing throughout life, humans seek secure relationships with others that will provide enough security to allow us to explore the world around us without feeling alone and vulnerable. Supported by others, we don’t fall back on fight-flight-or-freeze programming, nor allow basic survival concerns, such as finding the next meal, to dominate
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Whether you’re prepping for vacation, approaching retirement, or launching into the work world post-graduation, summertime brings an opportunity to refresh and reflect on our work. This month at Pregame, we focus on the what, why, how, and who of our careers. One belief our team definitely shares is that career isn’t separate from life. Our work is a part of our
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All my life I’ve focused more on the destination than the journey. Whether telling my parents what I wanted to do on our next Disney World trip, watching the clock during swim practice, or thinking about the meal I’d have when finished, I’d often not fully appreciate what I was doing in the present. In fact, I’ve
The Entrepreneur’s Journey: More Important Than the Outcome? Read More »
Sometimes in life the best choice you can make is to go away. If I had to look back at every major shift in my own life, I can attribute it to a change in environment. It’s easy to be lured by a life filled with comfort, predictable outcomes, and security. When I look back
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