I was recently interviewed for a head coach job at a swim club. I surprised myself when I was asked the question. What makes you different/better than the next person that we bring in? My response, “Nothing.” What the @#$^% are you thinking? How am I supposed to know what makes me different from people I’ve never met? For all I know they could be 30 years old and have coached for 15 years, am I better than them? No. ...
Job searching is a necessary part of your professional life. However, there are some do’s and don’ts. Right now I’m going to talk about something that hits very close to home when it comes to searching for your next job or even your dream career. While the title of this post hints at what not to do I also want to touch on a few things that you should do. ...
This weekend I decided to head down to visit my girlfriend, who is attending IU Medical School, and while we know that living an hour apart is going to be tough we never realized how hard it was until today around 2:00. She and I have been together for the last five years and honestly we’ve both been rather selfish with doing what we want instead of really thinking about one another. She wants to be a doctor, and I have no idea where my life is taking me. Right now I work in a fast paced environment working with Social Media, Websites and doing Technical Support for the Home Improvement Biz. However, I know that my heart’s not in it and I’m doing it really for the week to week paycheck. That’s why I recently picked up a job at Pike High School as an assistant swim coach. ...