Career and Employment Goals

How To Keep Your Dreams From Being Squashed

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’ – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963. If Dr. King were alive today, he’d be concerned that his dream is…

The Art of Calm: Why What Annoys You Makes You Stronger

You are wiser because you went through something terrible. And you are the person who survived a bunch of rainstorms and kept walking. ― Taylor Swift You may not think you have a lot in common with celebrities, but we can all learn from them when it comes to dealing with annoyances in a healthy…

Puzzle Pieces: How Small Choices Lead to Big Victories

…until a person can say deeply and honestly, ‘I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,’ that person cannot say, ‘I choose otherwise.’ ― Stephen R. Covey Sometimes we tend to think that success is like an apple hanging in an orchard, ready to be taken at any time. Success, though,…

Shared Understanding: How to Understand Someone’s Goals Without Agreeing To Them

If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool. ― C.G. Jung According to New York psychology professors Gabriele Oettingen and Peter Gollwitzer, goal projection is “the assumption that other persons share goals that we are currently pursuing.” This is a fairly common belief, but psychologists don’t seem to have…