Hi Mini-Lori, High Expectations This is a pivotal year for you. Miss Murphy is your teacher. She was also your brother’s 2nd grade teacher. She has high expectations of you because Mark was an excellent student. Unlike Mark, you hate reading. Miss Murphy has your class structured in daily reading sessions for 15 to 30 [...]
Hi Mini-Lori, As you go through pre-k and kindergarten, you’ll be very shy. You’re an introvert so you’ll be quiet and prefer to blend into a pack of kids. You haven’t learned how to play basketball yet. So you haven’t learned the confidence that you’ll derive from your successes in basketball. You’re having a blast [...]
Hi Mini-Me, I’m your future self. I know that sounds weird, but I’m you years from now. In the future, you’ll have a happy life. You won’t be content until your mid-40s because you have a need for financial security. You’ll always be thinking of your next big thing that will allow you to retire. [...]
I enjoy coaching and mentoring people with their careers, so naturally I always think of how I’d coach and mentor a younger version of me. What would I tell myself in grade school, junior high, or high school? What childhood events shaped my decisions that eventually led to my current skill set as a knowledge [...]
Ten years ago, Tom Peters wrote The Brand You 50 – Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an “Employee” into a Brand that Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! He championed the idea that white-collar workers should brand themselves as high impact workers. Loyalty to a company was out, while acting like an independent contractor was [...]
