Boy, Did I Learn Some Things!

Your responses to the question I posed last week were so helpful. And…I have my work cut out for me, heading into a new year. That work is developing the material from my radio days to share with audiences eager to focus on career transitions, hiding from success, and seizing opportunities. Of course, my work…

When Botox Goes Bad

You may have felt the pressure yourself … to leave those early jobs off your resume (they were so long ago). Or to color your gray hair. Or even to “have a little work done” in the interest of looking younger than you are. For years, people in highly visible positions—TV anchors, for example, and…

Which Door Do You Open?

Sometimes you know it’s time for the next right thing. Other times, somebody lets you know. Either way, most of us have had or will have the experience of moving on to a new position or even a new career. My friend Lisa Kaplin wrote about women at home raising kids and the hurdle they…

Musical Chairs in the World of Work – Don’t Be the One Left Standing

If you’re not already part of the gig economy, chances are even you will be before much longer. Yes, within the next couple years, half of us will be working in short-term jobs. The global HR company Randstad calls us “agile workers”– people who work in a temporary, contract , consultant or freelance capacity. The…

Ready for Plan B?

Career Plan B? I’m on Career Plan D already … and what I notice is … fragments of A, B, and C all play a role in this current version of Catherine Johns. What does that mean for you? It’s useful to think about the overlap between what you do now, what you’ll do next,…