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Write it Down!

Helping you not have to remember what you keep forgetting anyway…

Ever agree to do something for someone and then … totally forget?
Ever had every intention of “remembering to remember” an important task and then subsequently … didn’t?
Ever been stopped right-in-your-tracks by one of your amazingly pithy observations or insights that … disappeared as quickly as it arrived?

If so, chances are good that it happened because you didn’t write anything down. So, yeah, write ‘em down:

to-dos
reminders
ideas
outlines
plans
questions
commitments you make to others
commitments others make to you
[insert your ideas here]

It makes sense on a number of levels:

Most obviously, you dramatically decrease the whole forgetting thing.
You also increase the probability of actually getting done the things you want to get done.
By writing everything down you can now give yourself full permission to … FORGET! Yes, that’s right! You see, once you realize that you routinely write down all the things you want to remember, that means that you can rely on the fact that you DO write these things down, which means that you no longer HAVE to remember! Get what I mean?! It’ll all be right there for you whenever you want a reminder of whatever IT is!

And that will do wonders for clearing the distractions (and static) from your mind so that you can be more fully present with whatever’s happening.

Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on July 27, 2010

filed in Coaching, Life, Success at Work

2010q3 GGCI Newsletter

The 2010q3 edition of the GottaGettaCoach! newsletter is now on-line at: http://www.ggci.com/newsletter/GGCI-2010q3.pdf.

The Botany of Self-Doubt • Topic: Fear and Courageousness • Subject: What to do when self-doubt strikes and how to manage it more effectively.
The ABCs of Good Employees…& Bad Bosses • Topic: Leadership Development • Subject: Why “A-players hire A-players; B-players hire C-players” is misguided, at best, and downright inflammatory, at worst.
What Job Would Make You Happy? • Topic: Career Development • Subject: Time for a change? Try this visualization exercise to figure out where you should go next with your career.
A Noun Called ‘Happiness’ • Topic: Personal Fulfillment • Subject: A simple way to ‘tune in’ to more happiness.
On Being Fully Present • Topic: Personal Development • Subject: A quick set of five tweets about the concept of being Fully Present.
It’s “Nuts” Trying to Get Your Unmet Needs Met at Work • Topic: Personal/Professional Development • Subject: It really is. So here’s how to get those unmet needs met elsewhere.
LeadershipHaiku • Topic: Leadership Development • Subject: More // Leadership coaching / in seventeen syllables / for busy bosses. //
Clean Hands Clear Conscience • Topic: Personal/Professional Development • Subject: Researchers report some interesting new findings about the benefits of washing one’s hands.

As always, questions, comments – and suggestions – are welcomed.

Enjoy~ – bz

P.S. If you’re interested in learning how coaching might help you or your staff, phone (847-291-9735) or email (info@ggci.com) to schedule an exploratory phone conversation.

P. P.S. The GGCI Newsletter Archives are at: www.ggci.com/newsletter.

So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on July 20, 2010

filed in Acronyms, Coaching, GottaGettaCoach!, Job-Search, Just for Fun, Leadership Development, Life, Networking, Oddly Curious, Success at Work, Twitter

Instant Energy Boosters

The July 2010 issue of Real Simple magazine listed 25 instant energy boosters. Here are some of the ones that caught my eye:

Tackle a dreary, do-I-have-to-get-out-of-bed day with a burst of color - “In general, saturated, warm colors (the red, orange, and yellow of ROY G BIV) are considered most energizing, while cool tones (like green, blue, indigo, and violet) are calming.”
Get a whiff of citrus - “The smells of oranges, lemons, and grapefruits have been shown to be energizing, so simply add a slice or two of your favorite to a glass of water.”
Get the giggles – Not sure where to start? Try a good youtube.com video!
Sit up straight - “Another thing Mom was right about.”
Enjoy your daily cup of joe - “Just don’t overdo it. Experts agree that you can have roughly 300 milligrams of caffeine a day to reap its benefits fully.” (A Starbucks’ grande has about that much; a Dunkin’ Donuts medium, about half that; Hershey’s Kisses have about 1 milligram each.)
Pop a peppermint – “Smelling peppermint “Stimulates the trigeminal nerve, which stimulates the area of the brain responsible for arousal and can make you more alert.”
Be nice to a stranger - A definite energy- and mood-booster.
Rise and seek sunshine - “If you can go outside within 15 minutes of waking up for 20 minutes and fast east, even on a cloudy day, you’ll get enough light to energize yourself for the day.”
Beware of energy vampires - Examples include chronic talkers, whiners, blamers, controllers, and such. Practice creating separation between you and them.
Exhale - “Many of our toxins are expelled by breathing” so regularly take a few deep breaths throughout your day.
Write a thank-you note - “It’s tough to be stressed and feel grateful at the same time.”
Think like a golfer - “Most golfers don’t focus on all the bad shots they have had. They focus on the great shots, and it makes them want to play again and again.”
Settle in for a rejuvenating night’s sleep - Yes, sleep is often in short-supply and comes at a premium. And yet…use the “G BIV” part of the color spectrum…or the color pink which “has even been used on walls in rooms where violent prison detainees are sent to calm down.”

The article lists a dozen other ideas, as well, but you get the picture, yes? Please feel free to add YOUR suggestions below.

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on July 6, 2010

filed in Coaching, Just for Fun, Life, Success at Work

The Botany of Self-Doubt

Doubt. Self-doubt, that is. Feelings of uncertainty — sometimes focused and gripping; sometimes vague and disquieting. But amazingly able to distract, concern, and undermine one’s confidence, morale, and excellence. At a moment’s notice. What is it about self-doubt that make us so … self-doubting?

D as in DANGER – Simply enough, self-doubt engenders feels of impending doom. Not always, but often surely often enough. Fear of failure. Fear of embarrassment. Fear of shame. Fear of … fear, mon cherie.
O as in OVER-MATCHED – All of this “Fear of” is one heavy-duty opponent. So no surprise that when self-doubt sets in, it can make us feel very small, UN-resourceful, UN-capable.
U as in UBIQUITOUS – Not unlike computer spyware, when self-doubt pops up … it POPS UP!! And very quickly, it’s soon everywhere you DON’T want it to be.
B as in BREAKABLE – Of course the worry beneath all of our self-doubt fears is the frightening possibility that we’re not be nearly as resilient as we think we were — as we hope we were — that, as we’ve always suspected, we’re fatally flawed and we’re about to become undone. Sure, we’ve avoided numerous “close calls” in the past, but is this time THE time? Is this straw about to break the camel’s back once and for all?
T as in TIMIDITY – So it’s no surprise that when self-doubt strikes we turn dramatically inward, hoping “this too shall pass” while trying to create as little notice as possible. Hardly a Recipe for Success. Even for the smartest and most capable of people, it can be bad. If not worse.

So what can we do when self-doubt strikes? Is there a way to re-frame our self-doubt in a way that let’s us better deal with it? That helps us actually manage it more effectively?

It takes some work, but I’m thinking we can:

D as in DEFER – You know that “moment in time” that happens right when our self-doubt get triggered? Well, with practice, we can start recognizing that moment and using it as a springboard to stop, pause, breathe, and defer our immediate self-defeating reaction so that we can respond more self-supportingly and assuredly, thus teaching ourselves how to not get triggered (so much) in the first place.
O as in OBJECTIFY- The key, here, is to de-personalize the situation. Sure it FEELS personal, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. Even just considering the possibility that it’s really NOT about you is a great start. Fans of the Matrix movie trilogy might envision this as a “slowing down the bullets.” TV sports enthusiasts fans might relate more to it being more like a stop-action “freeze frame” replay. Regardless, the goal is to focus less on what you feel, and more about what you simply see or hear, without a premature interpretation or judgement.
U as in UN-BUNDLE – “Un-bundling” is a process for considering other, less emotionally charged, explanations for what’s happening around you:
- You know those people asking you those challenging questions? Well maybe they’re NOT challenging you OR your competency — maybe they’re just be trying garner some additional information about a topic near-and-dear to them, one that they’ve got some sort of vested interest in.
- You know that confrontational tone you’re hearing from you-know-who? Well maybe it’s NOT about you — maybe it’s just his/her getting triggered and reacting defensively to any and all persons within shouting distance.
- You know that really uncomfortable new situation you’re finding yourself in? Well maybe it’s NOT about you and any of your shortcomings — maybe it’s just a legitimately unfamiliar, new, or complex scenario that needs some figuring out.
- And you know that stretch assignment you’ve been given that’s making you feels so incredibly incompetent? Well maybe it’s NOT designed to expose your “fatal flaws” — maybe you were given it because you were the most qualified person to handle it … or because you just happened to be there.
B as in BELIEVE – So the key to all of this is believing that the world is NOT out to get you, that all that mental baggage that you find yourself carrying around is NOT always the best filter to view things through. Freeing yourself from such encumbrances is as much about believing you can as anything else. It’s about realizing that, “You know what? If things DO go terribly wrong or off-plan, I bet I CAN figure out what to do and salvage things by just trying my best and acting responsibly.” And this Botany of Self-Assuredness, as it might be called, flows increasingly cleanly when you’ve Deferred, Objectified, and Un-Bundled beforehand. Which leads us to the whole point of this blog post:
T as in TRY – Trying really DOES yield better results. Not always. But often. It’s just that some times — oftentimes — in order TO try, we first have to figure out how to get past our self-doubt and out of our own way!

I hope this has helped you do precisely that.

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on June 30, 2010

filed in Acronyms, Coaching, Life

Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation: 26th Edition

The 26th edition of the Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation was published and included several really interesting pieces … and one by me, too!

Read all of them here: http://www.inspirasights.com/2010/06/carnival-of-inspiration-and-motivation.html.

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So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on June 7, 2010

filed in Life

Situational Shyness

Recently, Elizabeth Bernstein wrote a fun little piece in the Wall Street Journal. In it, she cites two interesting statistics from the Shyness Research Institute (SRI) at Indiana University Southeast:

95% of people say they experience “temporary timidity” from time to time
the remaining 5% are probably lying!

Per Bernstein: “When I asked people what makes them temporarily shy, almost every straight man I talked to mentioned women. Yet few women said men brought out their shyness. Instead, women said that other women often left them tongue-tied.”

According to Bernardo J. Carducci, Ph.D, and director of the SRI, the biggest causes of situational shyness include strangers, people in Authority, and people we find attractive.

So how can you battle bashfulness?!

A business owner that Bernstein spoke with offered this advice: “I had a psychiatrist once who said shy people need great clothes so they can walk into a room and let the clothes do the talking at first.”

Other tips from Carducci and the Institute — and the WSJ:

Prepare. Hate meeting new people at business events? Practice talking to people in line at Starbucks. Someone makes you shy? Think of what to say before you run into her again.
Make party rules. Force yourself to stand in the middle of the room, approach a boisterous group or introduce yourself to everyone in blue.
Make statements — don’t ask questions. It may seem a polite way to draw others out, but it makes them do the work.
Don’t beat yourself up if you’re uncomfortable or if conversation doesn’t flow. Chances are others are feeling shy, and will be too focused on themselves to notice any gaffe you think you’ve made.

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on June 2, 2010

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Clean Hands Clear Conscience

This in from Science magazine: Researchers from the University of Michigan report that washing one’s hands after decision-making helps lessen the cognitive (postdecisional) dissonance of that decision. (Cognitive dissonance is that uncomfortable tension caused by our conscience second-guessing the decisions we make.)

Per researchers Spike W. S. Lee and Norbert Schwarz from the Department of Psychology, University of Michigan:

“After choosing between two alternatives…postdecisional dissonance waseliminated by cleaning one’s hands. Physical cleansing seems to more generally remove past concerns, resulting in a metaphorical “clean slate” effect.”

What’s interesting here, aside from the obvious good news to soap companies, is that while prior research has shown that washing one’s hands helped reduce cognitive dissonance after making difficult moral decisions, this research shows that washing one’s hands also helps reduce one’s cognitive dissonance after making nonmoral (neither moral nor immoral) decisions, as well. The washing of your hands acts to clear your conscience!

So, the next time you start second-guessing yourself, or are feeling like you have to overly justify to yourself why you decided as you did, stop…and go clean your hands.

Your conscience will likely thank you.

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Image Source: http://edina.k12.mn.us

So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on June 1, 2010

filed in Life, Oddly Curious, Success at Work

A Noun Called ‘Happiness’

I’ve been working on something with a few clients lately – a way to ‘tune in’ to more happiness. The way it works is this:

‘Happiness’ is a noun, which means it could be a person, place or thing.

So, the exercise is in three-parts:

Part One - Identify a person who makes you happy. The person could be living or not, someone you’ve met, or just read/heard about, someone famous or not. Then spend some time being with, or even just thinking about, that person.

Part Two - Identify a place that makes you happy. Maybe it’s defined by its geography, like a town or city. Maybe it’s more of a type of place, like a bustling metropolis or a quiet community or a vacation spot. Regardless, spend some time there – even if it’s only in your imagination – so that you feel its rejuvenative powers.

Part Three - Identify a thing. A picture, a color, a time of day, a favorite old tree, the bright shiny sun, etc.

Give yourself permission to spend a few minutes with your favorite person, place, and thing – even if it’s just in your mind. See how relaxed, at peace, and happier it can make you.

Isn’t it great how you can’t help but smile about your favorite…nouns?!
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Original Source: http://www.ggci.com/blog/2004/04/noun-called-happiness.htm
Image Source: http://yourlifemagazine.com

Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on May 21, 2010

filed in Coaching, Just for Fun, Life

Synergy versus Leverage

Continuing my stroll through the GottaGettaBLOG! Archives, I found this interesting post from January 2004:

I got into an interesting conversation about distinctions yesterday. Specifically, it was about the difference between ‘synergy’ and ‘leverage’. Here’s what we concluded:

Synergy is the idea that 1 + 1 > 2. In other words, when you’re working with someone on something at work, at home, at school, or wherever, the two of you can accomplish more working TOGETHER than you could if you each worked separately. So it’s like a teamwork, or delegation, kind of thing.

Leverage is the idea that 1 > 1. That is we can increase the amount of work we can do as individuals by changing HOW we work. So leverage is like a time-management, strategic implementation kind of thing.

So here are two questions related to these definitions:

How can you increase the synergy you have with other people?
How might you increase the leverage you experience in doing the things you do by yourself?

So what do YOU think about this? Share your comments below.

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on May 14, 2010

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It’s “Nuts” to Try to Get Your Unmet Needs Met at Work

Continuing to look back through my blog post archives I came upon ”Getting Unmet Needs Met” from November 2003 that still seems as relevant today as it was back then:

The thing that makes people ‘nutty,’ if you pardon the continued metaphor, is that they all-too-often try to get their Unmet Needs met in the wrong places, like the workplace.

Let it be known that your place of work is NOT the place to get most of your Unmet Needs met.

Got an Unmet Need for RECOGNITION? Instead of trying to grandstand at work, why not spend some quality time with your kids instead?

Got an Unmet Need for APPRECIATION? Instead of trying to hog the credit at work, why not do some volunteering, or be particularly kind to a store clerk instead?

Got an Unmet Need for POWER AND CONTROL? Instead of trying to boss everyone around at work, why not pick up a challenging hobby that you can master, or do some exercising?

Got an Unmet Need TO BE RIGHT? Instead of making others wrong at work, why not do crossword puzzle, or buy your significant other a nice little gift?

Got an Unmet Need to be the CENTER OF ATTENTION? Instead of spending countless hours mindlessly chatting with coworkers, why not get a puppy or cat, or host a party instead?

The less you use your workplace as a place to get your Unmet Needs met, the easier it will be to do a better job – with less stress and strain. So the next time you feeling out-of-sorts, do these three steps:

(1) Figure out what Unmet Need of yours ISN’T being met.
(2) Name it.
(3) Go do something about it – outside of work, that is.

You’ll be glad you did.

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on May 10, 2010

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On Being Fully Present

A quick set of five tweets I posted earlier this month about the concept of being Fully Present:

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to stay Fully Present. But it can be one of the most engaging/rewarding, too. Try it & see.
When we’re Fully Present we can connect with others in a much deeper/more meaningful way. This is GOOD!
While your Moments with others may seem fleeting, at times, I bet they still have a lasting impact. And how nice is THAT?!
The recipe for a day FILLED with Moments of Lasting Impact includes you BEING Fully Present in your interactions with others.
I wish you a day FILLED with Moments of Lasting Impact. Indeed, I do.

Indeed, I do.

So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on April 30, 2010

filed in Coaching, Life, Twitter

Stop Slouching!

This in from Scientific American Mind magazine — Good Posture Boosts Self-Esteem.

According to a study in the October 2009 issue of the European Journal of Social Psychology, researchers asked college students to rate themselves on how good they would be as job candidates and employees. Those told to sit up straight with their chests out gave themselves higher ratings than those instructed to slouch while filling out the rating form.

Once again, Mom was right.

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on April 19, 2010

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2010q2 GGCI Newsletter

The 2010q2 edition of the GottaGettaCoach! newsletter is now on-line at: http://www.ggci.com/newsletter/GGCI-2010q2.pdf.

Levels of Success • Topic: Editor’s Note • Subject: It’s rarely an all-or-none sort of thing
How to Get Happier • Topic: Personal Development • Subject: Five how-to’s to incorporate into your daily living
LeadershipHaiku • Topic: Leadership Development • Subject: My latest side-project — it’s well-worth a look-see if I do say so myself!
Assessing Your Leadership Capacity • Topic: Leadership Development • Subject: Foundational concepts for expanding your Leadership reach and impact
A “Tweet” to Start Your Day • Topic: Personal Development • Subject: Some Morning Thoughts courtesy of my Twitter-stream
Tylenol for Social Pains?! • Topic: Fear and Courageousness • Subject: Acetaminophen — it’s not just for headaches anymore!
GGCI News from Last Quarter • Topic: News of Note • Some GottaGettaCoach! highlights from 2010q1
Name it; Frame it; then, Claim it • Topic: Job Search Improvements • Subject: An interviewees guide to the Inner-Game of powerful interviewing

As always, questions, comments – and suggestions – are welcomed.

Enjoy~ – bz

P.S. If you’re interested in learning how coaching might help you or your staff, phone (847-291-9735) or email (info@ggci.com) to schedule an exploratory phone conversation.

P. P.S. The GGCI Newseltter Archives are located at : www.ggci.com/newsletter. And please feel free to “share this” this newsletter with those in your network who might appreciate it. Just click on the link below.

Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on April 6, 2010

filed in Coaching, GottaGettaCoach!, Job-Search, Just for Fun, Leadership Development, Life, Networking, Oddly Curious, Success at Work, Twitter

Wayne Gru

The the “power of networking” (thanks to Alan Iacobucci of API Consulting, Inc.for the introduction) I spoke with Wayne Gru, a very interesting fella who’s been “in transition” for quite some time now. As part of our wide-ranging conversation, Wayne mentioned that had been wanting to blog about what it’s like to be out of, and looking for, work.

Since the first step is often the hardest, I invited Wayne to post his very first blog entry here at GottaGettaBLOG! To his credit, he accepted my challenge.

So, ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to … Wayne Gru:

Well, first my thanks to Barry for allowing me to post to his blog. This is my first blog contribution anywhere and I’m excited to have this opportunity.

I met Barry only recently, by phone, through a networking referral from a long-time mutual friend; someone we both did business with in a previous life.

I much enjoyed our conversation as I am currently “in transition” and am always eager to meet other quality people and continue building my network. Barry and I share many common views, it turns out, on personal and professional development, the job search process, relationship building, etc.

He was nice enough to point out my positive outlook at this stage of my life notwithstanding the current hurdles that baby-boomers (and non-boomers) are facing.

An upside-down market is no fun on so many levels. But, it is what it is. I have always had that positive perspective, thankfully, and have been fortunate to share that optimism (sometimes cautious optimism) with others who are in a similar state today much as I would in that once-upon-a-time world of being gainfully employed.

That positive mental attitude is something that always came natural to me. I always recall my youthful experience of not successfully completing my initial foray into college. I then got a pretty basic full time job doing nothing very special but making a reasonable wage that I learned to save for the most part. Every week as I made my savings deposit, I would wonder what I would wind up doing with my life. I remember as clear as day always telling myself “I don’t know what we’re going to be but I KNOW we’re going to be successful”. (Subsequently, I made a successful return to college.)

The job hunt for me at this point is more down than up, notwithstanding positive prognostications for an economic recovery. But I do a lot of volunteer work to keep my skills fresh and do what I do best, which is “helping people get better.” I always believed that helping people get better was central to not only their own success but ultimately to the success of any organization. My activities currently include:

Facilitating a weekly job search work team (accountability group) of professional people, and
Working with a state/county non-for-profit organization helping others (from all walks of life) organize their job search and identify their skills, talents and abilities that can be shaped into effective job search tools.

Both are profoundly fulfilling for me personally when you can literally see the “light-bulb” go on during these sessions and even better, when I hear of their successful landing with a new employer. That, in turn, helps keep me focused and positive, knowing that the current market notwithstanding, I do have great skills and experience to offer.

I supplement these activities by doing some modest one-on-one work arranged solely by word-of-mouth. And in a related way, I also volunteer in a mentoring program at a local suburban college, which is a wonderful experience.

So, the long and short of this posting is that my attitude; that positive perspective, combined with a strong desire to help people get better, still burns brightly and will continue to guide me to that as yet undefined next opportunity.

My chat with Barry has also inspired me to get on with doing my own blog; something I have been vacillating on for a while but, no more. My blog is currently under construction, no doubt to be followed by my own website where I hope to be able to share with others the earned wisdom of my experience to do with as they please. More to follow.

Thanks Barry!

And thank YOU, Wayne. Thank you VERY much!

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Wayne Gru is a Senior Operations Executive with proven leadership performance, transforming business operations. He has demonstrated experience in leading organizations through rapid change, and his strengths include: Strong communication and servicing skills and building customer-centric, multi-disciplined teams that exceed objectives.

Wayne is able to rapidly create an atmosphere of trust and simplify complex issues into manageable components. His diverse expertise includes building effective teams, due-diligence, integration; relationship management, financial operations, compliance, internal controls, project management and business systems.

Wayne Gru can be reached at waynejgru@yahoo.com or 815-355-4381. He’d appreciate hearing from you — even if it’s just to hello!

Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on April 5, 2010

filed in Job-Search, Life, Networking, Success at Work

Building Resilience Between Jobs

In its March 31, 2010 newsletter, TheLadders published my latest article, titled, Building Resilience Between Jobs.

Indeed, as the days turn into weeks … and months, it’s not unusual for the inherent stress and strain of a job search to start wearing you down – mentally, physically and emotionally. And, for many, that emotional component is the most debilitating, according to a December New York Times/CBS News poll of the unemployed:

“Nearly half of the adults surveyed admitted to feeling embarrassed or ashamed most of the time or sometimes as a result of being out of work. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the traditional image of men as breadwinners, men were significantly more likely than women to report feeling ashamed most of the time.”

There’s no shame in this. It simply is what it is. But what CAN a executive-level job seeker do to increase the odds of NOT feeling embarrassed or ashamed while out of work? What steps can you take to re-energize your job search, confidence and dignity?

Read the full article, via the link above or at: http://ggci.com/Articles/TheLadders-2010-03-26.htm, to find out!

And for other articles I’ve written for TheLadders:http://theladders.com/career-search?contentSearchKeyword=zweibel&fromSearch=true.

So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on March 31, 2010

filed in GottaGettaCoach!, Job-Search, Leadership Development, Life, Networking, Success at Work

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Read Comments by Barry Zweibel on March 8, 2010

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Squaring the Corners

A recent Twitter “rant” of mine!

@ggci: There’s a certain personal pride that comes from “squaring the corners” in everything you do.
@ggci: We can still work quickly when Squaring the Corners; we just do it RIGHT.
@ggci: Squaring the Corners isn’t about doing something EXTRA; it’s doing what’s truly NEEDED…and not an iota less.
@ggci: The problem with Perfectionism is that we work and work and work and STILL end up dissatisfied with what we’ve done.
@ggci: Squaring the Corners is about doing precisely what’s needed – no more (okay, maybe a bit more) and absolutely no less.
@ggci: Look at what you worked on yesterday. Did you CUT corners or SQUARE them? And how about TODAY? Remember, you get to choose.

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So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on March 5, 2010

filed in Coaching, Leadership Development, Life, Success at Work

Feb2010 #MorningThoughts

#MorningThought: Assertiveness does not require you to be aggressive – you just need to be clear.
#MorningThought: Allow for the possibility that today could be an absolutely FANTASTIC day for you.
#MorningThought: “Having a good time is the most neglected aspect of good health.” -Julia Child #quote
#MorningThought: What do you stand for? Be sure to stand for it today reagardless of what others may think or say.
#MorningThought: What are your T-O-P-3? (Today’s (3 top) Overriding Priorities) Do you know? http://bit.ly/9IK2VD
#MorningThought: The great thing about morning is that it is a chance to forget yesterday…or build further on its successes.
#MorningThought: Today’s the day to be MORE of who you want to be…and LESS of who you don’t. Ready? GO!
#MorningThought: When it comes to self-improvement, “starting TOMORROW” rarely works. So what can you do to start NOW?!
#MorningThought: Who might you help today … just because you can?

So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on February 26, 2010

filed in Life, Twitter

Science and Buddhism

According to the United Airlines in-flight magazine, “Researchers at Merck and the Mind & Life Institute are using brain imaging to study the physiological differences in Buddhist monks. The goal? To see if meditation can increase the efficacy of neurological drugs.” Fits perfectly with the vision of the Institute: “To establish mutually respectful working collaboration and research partnerships between modern science and Buddhism — two of the world’s most fruitful traditions for understanding the nature of reality and promoting human well-being.”

The Dalai Lama is on-board with this, too, it seems. According to the Mind & Life web site: “The Dalai Lama has always shown a strong mechanical aptitude and a keen personal interest in the sciences. He has said that if he were not a monk, he would have liked to have been an engineer.”

Who knew?! I surely didn’t.

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So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on February 12, 2010

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Jan2010 #MorningThoughts

@ggci: #MorningThought: What you left undone before the break is likely still undone, but what you finished is likely STILL finished.
@ggci: #MorningThought: Trouble waking up? Try going to bed just 20 minutes earlier tonight & see what a difference it makes tomorrow.
@ggci: #MorningThought: Do something nice for yourself today – you’ll likely appreciate the thoughtfulness and want to reciprocate!
@ggci: #MorningThought: Some days it’s easier to ease into things; other days it’s best to dive right in . What type of day is it today?
@ggci: #MorningThought: We are all, to varying degrees, “under construction.” Is your “development crew” busy working or on break?
@ggci: #MorningThought: It’s a good day to clean up that desk and try to find all those important papers I didn’t want to misplace!
@ggci: #MorningThought: Act happy – Even if you aren’t (yet).
@ggci: #MorningThought: You know how you can make your eyes sparkle when you smile?! Go do that and make someone’s day!
@ggci: #MorningThought: Often times, simply smiling is a surprisingly-effective antidote for negative self-talk. Yes, it truly is.

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So what do YOU think? by Barry Zweibel on January 31, 2010

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