http://www.workcoachcafe.com A little advice. Some stories. A place to be heard. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 WorkCoachCafehttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/15/could-a-bad-job-interview-or-lost-job-be-lucky/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/15/could-a-bad-job-interview-or-lost-job-be-lucky/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:28:50 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=692 I just read an article about a man who was lucky enough to win the lottery – and then had horrible things happen to him. There seem to be lots of stories like this. (Personally I think they feed into the bigger archetypal and socially useful picture of unhappy rich people; but that’s a [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/15/could-a-bad-job-interview-or-lost-job-be-lucky/feed/ 3 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/09/will-these-10-deadly-phrases-really-destroy-your-resume/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/09/will-these-10-deadly-phrases-really-destroy-your-resume/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:22:38 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=665 There’s an article setting the blogosphere ablaze (well at least warmly abuzz) about resume phrases you should never, ever, positively no way use.  Here are those dastardly word combos that, according to Liz Ryan, are “ones to seek out and destroy in your resume as soon as possible”: Results-oriented professional Cross-functional teams More than [x] years of [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/09/will-these-10-deadly-phrases-really-destroy-your-resume/feed/ 15 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/06/the-power-of-not-visualizing-success/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/06/the-power-of-not-visualizing-success/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:21:13 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=624 WHAT? How can not thinking positive be a boon to your career??? You must think I’ve gone off the deep end. Well I haven’t. Trust me…we’ll be ok by the time we get to the end of this. Let’s start with the story of an executive who was so caught up in his vision [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/07/06/the-power-of-not-visualizing-success/feed/ 2 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/29/why-punch-him-in-the-nose-is-not-a-good-job-interview-answer/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/29/why-punch-him-in-the-nose-is-not-a-good-job-interview-answer/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:23:42 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=630 I still smile just thinking about this. I was watching Top Chef Masters on Bravo the other day, and one of the contestants, a passionate and outspoken chef from France, reminded me of a man I once interviewed for a major university. Let’s call him Jacques. Jacques seemed highly qualified for the manager position, at [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/29/why-punch-him-in-the-nose-is-not-a-good-job-interview-answer/feed/ 6 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/24/can-you-really-love-your-job-if-you-hate-yourself/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/24/can-you-really-love-your-job-if-you-hate-yourself/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:24:33 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=589 I was just watching one of my favorite Woody Allen films, Broadway Danny Rose.  It’s one of his lesser known films I think, but for me he hits it out of the ballpark. At one point in my career, I wanted to be an agent, just like Allen’s character Danny Rose. The trouble was, I [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/24/can-you-really-love-your-job-if-you-hate-yourself/feed/ 3 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/17/are-you-too-stupid-to-know-youre-being-stupid/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/17/are-you-too-stupid-to-know-youre-being-stupid/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:26:16 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=583 I was amused by a study explaining why stupid people continue to think they're smart. Stupid people, it claims, cannot see how stupid they are. http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/17/are-you-too-stupid-to-know-youre-being-stupid/feed/ 4 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/15/does-your-social-life-revolve-around-your-job/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/15/does-your-social-life-revolve-around-your-job/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:36:31 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=526 I wasn’t at all prepared for the social effects of losing my job. It never occurred to me most of my social life was related to my job. http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/15/does-your-social-life-revolve-around-your-job/feed/ 5 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/08/zen-at-work-some-thoughts-about-mindfulness/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/08/zen-at-work-some-thoughts-about-mindfulness/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:14:49 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=556 We all get carried away by emotions at times. Some of us many many times. But you can even learn to practice mindfulness in those moments http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/08/zen-at-work-some-thoughts-about-mindfulness/feed/ 2 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/03/good-to-have-a-friend-in-hr-tell-it-to-you-straight/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/03/good-to-have-a-friend-in-hr-tell-it-to-you-straight/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:26:22 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=449 I was shocked at how poor my job hunting skills had become after 20 years. Now I know how divorced people feel when they try to date again. http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/03/good-to-have-a-friend-in-hr-tell-it-to-you-straight/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/02/being-out-of-work-is-just-plain-scary/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/02/being-out-of-work-is-just-plain-scary/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:21:13 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=446 Out of work. Money running low. Months without a job in sight. A very scary time. He'd always gotten work so easily. But not this time. http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2009/06/02/being-out-of-work-is-just-plain-scary/feed/ 2