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- The Seriousness in Responding versus Reacting - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseAs I write this, I have just returned from being away for a few days. I expected based on past experience I would have quite a bit to catch up on when I came back. Between US mail, e-mail (2 accounts), voice mail (2 phones) and just touching base with immediate family members, there was quite ...
Views: 794 - The Value of Informational Interviews in Moving Forward on a New Venture - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseIn today’s fast paced society, it is not uncommon for people to want results quickly when they are in need of something. However, when you are looking to obtain something of value in your life, such as a new job, beginning a new venture or becoming an expert in a field in which you know little ...
Views: 1109 - There isn't a Signal When the Cycle Changes! - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseMany months ago I wrote in this space about a concept that I had learned of in my Institute for Professional Excellence (IPEC) coaching studies known as the cycle of change. The piece focused on how the various activities we go through in our life are like a card game. While each activity ...
Views: 940 - Things Do Not Always Happen On Our Schedule - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Anthony CalabreseOne of the negatives of living in a fast paced society is that we become increasingly impatient and despondent when things don’t happen in our life as quickly as we hope they will. We find ourselves out of a job, and within a couple of weeks or a month, we begin to panic when our telephone calls ...
Views: 934 - True Change Comes From the Gut, Head, Heart and Hand - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseThis past October, I had the pleasure of attending a three hour seminar given by Robert Kegan, from the Adult Learning and Professional Development department of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Kegan’s topic entitled “Immunity to Change”, fascinated me at the time, and even ...
Views: 1031 - Trying a New Perspective - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2013 from Anthony CalabreseAs I write this post, I have returned from a week at the New Jersey shore. I have never much been a fan of the beach. My wife, on the other hand, absolutely loves everything about it, from the ocean, to walking along the shore line, to lying on the sand. During our last beach vacation in the ...
Views: 927 - Volunteering Offers Many Plusses during Job Search - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseOne of the questions my clients sometimes ask me is how should they treat their volunteer experience when it comes to their resumé? This is true in particular of those who have been searching for paid employment for a long period of time. I encourage my clients to include their volunteer ...
Views: 886 - What's Your Perspective? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseI was recently driving in my car with my wife as a passenger. We came upon a bicyclist riding on the side of the road. He was looking for his share of the road on the same side I was driving. In the past I know that I would have been less sensitive to the cyclist. I would have looked to ...
Views: 995 - What’s Normal? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseThe month of January was a very hectic time for me. Between helping to get the newly populated Board of Directors of the local chapter of the coaching association I belong to off the ground, to providing administrative support for a charity dinner that I do annually each January, to selling a ...
Views: 900 - When Not Changing May Be More Painful Than the Change Itself - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Anthony CalabreseIn my last few articles, I’ve written quite a bit about the topic of change. I’d be remiss if I did not take some time to approach this topic from the perspective of those who choose not to change. Not changing how you approach the situations which come into your life is certainly a ...
Views: 2386 - Where Do You Make the “Biggest Impact?” - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseMy wife was a public school teacher for almost 35 years before retiring in the summer of 2010. At that time, she was not sure what she would do next in her life. Since that time she has begun to occupy her life with a number of different activities. Some have been satisfying to her, while ...
Views: 1209 - Working On Versus Working In - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseMany coaches when they start their practices are new business owners. We not only learn coaching skills, but we also quickly learn the realities of being in business for oneself. In setting up a business we find there are a lot of things to do. There is the actually setting up the business as ...
Views: 884 - You Have Lost Them for Good When You Say You Can’t - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseI had a very frustrating experience recently with my bank. I went to deposit money in an account. It is an account I use infrequently, however, which annually is the source for funding an important bill that is paid to benefit members of my family. In trying to deposit money, as I had in past ...
Views: 1087 - You’re the Only One Who Can Create the Job Which Is Right for You - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Anthony CalabreseWhen we enter an election season, as we do in the United States this year, and the economy continues to languish as it has, each side will always promote what they are able to do to promote job creation for the citizens of the country. Putting the political philosophies, policy setting and ...
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