Marty Nemko's Blog, page 388

When Should You Say Something Controversial?

We all think things we don’t say. And usually that’s wise, but here’s a safe place to consider what might happen if you did.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I list 11 things that many people think but don’t say and invite the reader to do a thought thought experiment: Ask yourself whether and under what circumstances you might want to let ‘er rip?

Anxious about the holidays? Ways to cut the holiday blues.

Graeme Cowan led a mental health support group for ten years and noticed that each year, his group's stress level started to rise in mid November as they contemplated all the implications of the holidays. Graeme brainstormed solutions with the groups and kept track of what worked best. 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I quote his highlighting of eight factors that bring us down during the holidays and his advice on how to deal with each.

My Most Inspiring Career Counseling Client

Woodminster Amphitheatre, where Jeffrie Givens has performed in nine shows.I tell the story of my most inspiring career counseling client, Jeffrie Givens, in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Are Men Treated Fairly Relative to Their Merit?

Are men treated fairly relative to their merit? My article in PsychologyToday.com today makes the case that they are not.

How to Make Best Use of a Career Counselor, Coach or Adviser

Career counselors, coaches, and advisers are, in my view, of greatest value, not to people who are choosing a career or trying to land a job, but on the job: coaching on management, communication, time and stress management. I make that case in my TIME.com article today.

Are You Nice But Not Good?

Ideally, we’re congruent: We’re nice to people and, even when it’s undetectable, we do the ethical thing.
Alas, we’ve all met people who are nice but bad. That is, they’re polite, friendly, smilers, yet when expedient, will screw you.
My PsychologyToday.com article today offers a  self-assessment inventory to help you assess the extent to which you’re nice andgood. 

Counsel for the Creative: Practical advice for those wanting an artistic career.

Many of my clients would like an artistic career. My PsychologyToday.com article today offers thoughts on how to maximize your chances of making one work.

Counsel for the Creative Practical advice for those wanting an artistic career.

Many of my clients would like an artistic career. My PsychologyToday.com article today offers thoughts on how to maximize your chances of making one work.

Planned Happenstance

It’s often said that we make our own luck. But how? 

One way is to use what Stanford professor John Krumboltz calls planned happenstance: putting yourself where good things are likely to happen and there, taking the right actions. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I describe how to do that both in finding a better job and in meeting that special someone.

A Smarter Approach to Hiring

My Time.com article today offers an approach to hiring that makes it much more likely you'll hire an excellent employee.