by Diana Galer | Dec 20, 2017 | Career Development, Featured, Leadership, Personal Growth
At this time of year, we are exhorted to look at the year that just passes and take stock of our achievements and shortcomings. Does this ritual help us? Taking time to review is good, however, doing it only once a year means we are unable make adjustments as we go....
by Diana Galer | Sep 11, 2017 | Career Development, Featured, Leadership, Personal Growth
Is it possible to be too confident? Perhaps if that confidence comes from lack of understanding, knowledge or willful ignorance. In that case, it’s not overconfidence but rather hubris, where ego and pride are the main components. I believe that confidence is...
by Diana Galer | Jul 31, 2017 | Career Development, Featured, Leadership, Personal Growth, Video
What’s the secret sauce that means the difference between wanting to do something, and actually achieving it? Confidence is the catalyst that gets one from having a nice idea or a desire and actually acting on it. See my first v-log to hear more about ways to...
by Diana Galer | Jul 31, 2017 | Career Development, Featured, Leadership, Personal Growth
Every once in a while, you come across an article that truly resonates. Each phrase and sentence expresses something you have felt or knew but could not put into your own words. You may read it and think, “but this is so obvious”, or realize that though you knew what...
by Diana Galer | Jun 27, 2017 | Career Development, Featured, Leadership, Personal Growth
This picture shows my mother volunteering her time and energy. The return on such activities is tremendous at any age. Volunteering gave her purpose and kept her engaged. My dad volunteered into his 70s, working as an interpreter for Amnesty International. A few...
by Diana Galer | Oct 12, 2015 | Career Development
At a recent workshop on Mentoring, I stressed to the audience composed of mentors and mentees that one of the key roles for mentors was to be role models. I can imagine that this landed on some of the mentors like a lead balloon. No, they could never be “off”; they...
