Perhaps you are a blind or visually impaired job seeker and you’re ready to create a LinkedIn account or you have a LinkedIn account with an underdeveloped profile and connections. First, you’re going to want to know how to utilize LinkedIn as a person who is blind or visually impaired. Yes, LinkedIn and its general … Continued
If you could sit down for an hour with any individual who is blind or visually impaired and successfully employed, to ask any career-related mentor advice…I wonder who you’d choose to glean from, and I wonder what questions you would ask. Topics may include his/her education, ongoing training, challenges, skill sets, accommodations, mentorship, transportation, the … Continued
Unfortunately bullying is an issue within most schools and some workplaces. Why? It seems human nature is wrought with self-consciousness, anger, envy, and pride. When these characteristics aren’t properly identified and skills aren’t learned to handle them appropriately, or when one has been emotionally beaten down for any number of reasons, it can become enticing … Continued
I, personally, think there is a key to unlocking the potential of your social network. Here’s what I mean: For a social network to thrive as a collection of mutually beneficial relationships, you must focus on other people. If you and I are consumed with serving our own needs in peer-relationships, we’ve lost the whole … Continued
We made it! We practically made it to summertime that is. I think a vacation is in order. I’m feeling a little warm, how about y’all? Sure we didn’t have to wait until summer to break from work, but with our children on summer vacation and the warm sun shining, I always find summer an … Continued
Whether you are employed or are in the job-seeking process, I hope you’ve come to recognize the benefits of a strong social network. I mean, really, who doesn’t want to be a member of a mutually-supportive community? But how do you expand your community? How do you go from knowing a few people to having … Continued
Do you remember the game six degrees of separation? Maybe you, like me, played it in middle school to pass a bit of time. The player determined how one individual is connected to another (such as how I am connected to you, the reader or listener), within six relational connections or fewer. Today’s middle schoolers … Continued
We’re often led to believe that the purpose of networking is the creation of ties that will help us succeed. The more connections we make, that raise us to the next rung on the ladder of success, the better. Right? Not so fast! This is important. When we meet individuals and present ourselves, consciously or … Continued
Who else loves Ted Talks? I suppose listening to them is a hobby for me. Now, having recently read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain, I was eager to watch her Ted Talk: The Power of Introverts. In her book and Ted Talk she explains that … Continued
Oh how I wish we were sitting across from each other, enjoying Gerry Leary’s perfectly roasted coffee. I would ask about your hobbies, how you love spending your time. I would ask about your hobby-related goals that really energize you—maybe finishing reading or writing a book-chapter by bedtime, increasing your running pace, completing an artistic … Continued