by Mark Strong | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
In our last posting, we focused on ways to embrace failure and use it to foster future success. Another piece of the failure-to-success puzzle is recognizing that much of life is outside of your control. When you don’t succeed at what you try to do, it’s...
by Mark Strong | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about declining human interaction as social networking sites continue to proliferate. The latest entrant, Google+, joins an already crowded field of competitors including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Myspace in the social...
by Mark Strong | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
If you’re not a know-it-all but feel like you may be working with one, there are things you can do to address the problem. The first thing you must do is speak up about it. If no one knows there’s an issue, nothing will change. At the same time, with a...
by Mark Strong | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
Remember when it was easy to meet new friends? Our whole early lives, from preschool through college, the educational system made it tough not to make friends. Sharing classes, sports teams, and activities with peers in school and other prearranged settings allowed us...
by Mark Strong | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
Repeat Yourself I personally believe that repetition is a key to success in most areas. As a life coach and career coach in NYC, I can tell you that many of the individuals and professionals who I coach have benefitted from this simple principle in some amazing ways....
by Mark Strong | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
As a gay life coach, I have the privilege of hearing firsthand about issues that my clients are working on. Over the years, recurring themes emerge. One topic that has surfaced repeatedly, and which I have observed myself, is that of judgment in the gay community. As...
