When to Stay in Your job
There’s a lot of aspirational stuff on career sites like this. How to find a job, how to get promotion, how to pivot in your career, how to build a LinkedIn profile and so...
Tagged: career development
Just Do It (Whatever “It” Is)
I’ve had a bit of writer’s block of late. It happens. Life happens. Too many things going in the real world, as well as in my head. Plenty of distractions. But in the last...
Why There Must be Room to Fail
An important aspect of mastering your career and money situation revolves around making room to fail at times. Take your finances. True, a maxim of legendary investor Warren Buffett is, “Rule No.1: Never lose...
4 Rules for Getting a Loan
Most of us will at some point in our lives think about getting a loan from a financial institution. This could be anything from a personal loan, to a mortgage to one that gets you through your student...
Beware of the Single Point of Failure in Your Career
Let’s start with a definition for a single point of failure. In the words of Wikipedia, this is “a part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working....
Why the Pandemic Has Been Bad for Females in Finance
Females in finance face new challenges. Covid-19 has shaken up plenty of careers. It’s a stressful time for many. But the reality is the pandemic has amplified already-existing market distortions. Some are being more...
10 Ways to Deal with Stress
Stress is part of everyday life. It’s not something that your average finance professional can avoid. And it’s certainly not something you can avoid if you are the ambitious type. But how you deal...
Why It’s Time to Start New Year Job Hunting
It doesn’t take a genius to appreciate we’re in challenging times. Unprecedented times even. So you may be saying to yourself: “The last thing I should be thinking about right now is to be...
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying
“Get busy living or get busy dying,” is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite movies, The Shawshank Redemption. Maybe it’s a tenuous link for this post but bear with me....
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years’ Time?
As interview questions go, “Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?” has become a standard in some quarters. It’s a template question, particularly for entry-level jobs. We’re all supposed to have a...
