careers

April 7, 2016

Beethoven Rolls Over to Cleveland

CIFF Welcomes What Would Beethoven Do? One of the great joys of the Cleveland International Film Festival is exposure to great culture. Mostly, this culture is […]
November 23, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #13: Writing Seminars – Part 1 – Hay House, Wayne Dyer and Cheryl Richardson

“Writing isn’t something I do. It’s something I am.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer . Along the corporate life trajectory writing has kept me consistent company, decade […]
November 19, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #12: 2013 – Sinking Ships, Cortés Style, Part 2

From January till ~ June of 2013, I lived 6 months in a monastic lifestyle: work, work out, write, sleep, repeat. Once in a while I’d […]
November 17, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #11: 2013 – Sinking Ships, Cortés Style, Part 1

2013 built on the loss of 2012. And more was to follow. Pruning the dead leaves of one’s life is a critical component to letting the […]
November 13, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #10: 2012 – A Welcome Fresh Start

2012 began with life in a new, beautiful apartment, two teaching gigs, two online writing gigs and two book pursuits. Two seemed like the magical number. […]


June 29, 2013

“The World Stands Aside…”

“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.” – David Starr Gordon #CreativeCadence Career Coaching Photo: A. Sukhoy. Idyllwild, CA. […]
June 25, 2013

Whether With Your Resume or Your LinkedIn Profile, Think of Your Audience As…

Whether with your resume or your LinkedIn profile, think of your audience as highly-educated, over-informed, over-worked and understaffed managers who are suffering from some level of […]
June 21, 2013

“But A Man In Your Position, With All Your Power”

“Yeah, well, I read about your troubles in the newspapers. But a man in your position, with all your power and all your privileges, has to […]
June 20, 2013

“Stop Going For The Easy Buck And Start Producing Something With Your Life”

“Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others.” – Carl […]
June 19, 2013

“Think Big, Think Positive”

“Think big, think positive, never show any sign of weakness.” – Louis Winthorpe III, Trading Places #CreativeCadence Career Coaching Photo: A. Sukhoy. London. 2006.
June 18, 2013

“No! No Exceptions! I Want This Job, I Need it, I Can Do It.”

“No! No exceptions! I want this job, I need it, I can do it. Everywhere I’ve been today there’s always been something wrong, too young, too […]