Two Catalysts Make It Possible Orientations to Transition & A Process to Organize Experiences. It has been some time since I last posted to this site. I just finished writing my first book called Careerismo which outlines how to get started in a career. I intentionally kept my book short and to the point, which […]
Continue readingHow to Control What You Can’t Control In Transition
(This is post #4 in an ongoing series of articles on career transition for military officers & NCOs.) Avoiding the common in situations out of your control. There are two general categories of transition. The parts you directly control and those which involve other people, decisions and circumstances outside of your control. For convenience, I […]
Continue readingMilitary to MBA Career – Practice One & Done on Transition
This is post #3 in an ongoing series of articles on career transition for military officers & NCOs. Last time out, I posted about doing one transition one at a time and not combining multiple transitions. Having one transition flow naturally into the another will allow you to prioritize, focus and get through it. I […]
Continue readingMilitary to MBA Career – Take One Transition At A Time
Piling Multiple Transitions on Each Other Seems Reasonable, But Doesn’t Work. Career transitions start out simple enough, but life quickly complicates matters. And, soon enough, your career transition is no longer just about starting or changing careers. As human beings who seek growth and performance, we are notorious for combining and co-mingling. Other types of […]
Continue readingWhat No One Has Ever Told You About Transition…Until Now
Transition in the Military Never Ends, But Use of the Word “Transition” Should. The word “transition” is associated with and has become about “all things military”. Through general, frequent and improper use, transition is now a highly-marginalized term having little or no significance. Everyone inside and outside the military casually throws it around as a […]
Continue readingOn Veterans Day – Showing How Civilians & Employers Benefit From The Military
Maybe we should reinvent how we commemorate, before we celebrate, our military. (Revised & Updated 11/11/22) It is Veterans Day 2022 and, due to angst, I am revisiting the big celebration. For the past several years I have been thinking about the significance of Veterans Day and asking myself the same basic question. “Why do […]
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