“It’s true what they say about winning being a habit. Once you open up that Pandora’s box of doubt, all kinds of nasty things come flying out.  I can’t stress how important it is to train yourself to seek clarity at moments of doubt.  You have to stay calm and have complete faith your abilities.  […]

I was at the dog park the other day with my 10-month-old baby daughter, my 10-year-old stepson, his 10-year-old friend and our dog Jaco. It was late on a beautiful Fall afternoon and we were enjoying ourselves.  The dog was chasing his friends, the boys were playing catch with the dogs and I was holding […]

Many future careers have been decided by how one responds to leaving a job: whether you’ve decided to quit, you’ve been laid off or fired. Think about it: you might be mad, upset or frustrated when you walk in to your boss’ office to quit or you might feel a great injustice has been committed […]

Special note: On November 11, 2010, Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List will host its annual “JobsGobble: Secrets of the Successful Job Seekers” a  networking and job seeking seminar. This year, life coach and job seeking consultant Linda Sollars (www.cretingpurpose.com) and Andrew Hudson will lead a panel of successful job seekers who will discuss their job seeking […]

Hey job seekers – Colorado Biz Magazine has produced its annual list of the 250 top public companies in Colorado. These types of lists are invaluable for job seekers. Consider it as sort of a road map in navigating your way through wide variety of companies and industries throughout the state.  Use a highlighter to […]

I receive many notes from older job seekers who are having a particularly tough time finding gainful employment after being laid off and feel that they are being discriminated against. One reader wrote me and said, “I will be fifty-nine in October, worked professionally in advertising, media and media production for forty years or so […]

There’s a professional skydiver who is going up in a plane for his 1,000th jump. He’s feeling good.  He’s an expert and has done this many times before.   It’s a clear day with a gentle breeze – perfect for jumping out of a plane. The plane gets to maximum altitude and the skydiver steps […]

Here’s a really good and succinct list of resume tips put together by Mike Faber. With so much job seeking advice floating around, I try not to direct folks to redundant, re-hashed lists of the do’s and don’ts of searching for a job.  But Mike’s list really captures the most common questions from job seekers […]

People, planet, profit. The future of business (not to mention tremendous profit potential) belongs to the companies that commit to sustainable development. The Greater Good Academy is an 8-week business development course to train low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs in Denver how to incorporate triple bottom line (3BL) business practices of economic prosperity, environmental stewardship and […]

A few years ago, I was out playing golf with my buddy Matt Sugar, the only person on this planet I can actually beat in golf. I was sitting a the tee of a particularly challenging hole.  I looked down the fairway, tried my best to aim and prayed to hit it hard and long. […]