Do You Have A Business Owner Or Executive Client Considering A Transition? Perhaps you have a client who is contemplating exiting their company or selling their business. What about the human side of this equation? Does your client know what they are going to do next? “When an entrepreneur decides to exit their business, they […]
Do You Have a Business Owner or Executive Client Considering a Transition? Perhaps you have a client who is contemplating exiting their company or selling their business. As part of your advisory work, you are likely providing the essential financial counsel needed in this phase of life. What about the human side of this equation? […]
Jim started out living the American story. He grew up in a middle-class home in the suburbs, married his high-school sweetheart, went to business school, and got a job in corporate America. When he started having children, four before he was 34, finances were tight. He was driving a used Dodge Omni, 30 miles each […]
Friedrich Nietzsche’s full quote from 1888, “Out of life’s school of war — What does not kill me makes me stronger.” This quote came to mind as I was listening to Henry tell me his story. Perhaps it will resonate for you as well. Henry grew up in a middle-class home where his parents sacrificed […]
About The You Pivot™ Program Careers like software require updates to keep them fresh. Just as with software, Version 1.0, while it works, is just the beginning. There comes a time when even the current version requires an update when it is time for a pivot. For me, the people who become intentional […]
After conducting these interviews and writing these YOU PIVOT™ stories for nearly a year now, a common theme for the men I’ve interviewed is a choice to follow Dad’s career path. This choice has worked well for some, reference Flunking Retirement: Marsh’s story of following his dad into the military And for others, like Darnell, not so […]
It’s an interesting coincidence that this month’s interview with Sheila followed last month’s with Marsh. They are both from the same generation, Sheila a bit younger at 75, and both followed similar, very intentional, highly accomplished corporate career paths. And yet, as a woman, perhaps because she is a woman, Sheila’s story and her transitions […]
Careers, like software, require updates to keep them fresh. Just as with software, Version 1.0, while it works, is just the beginning. For some, Version 1.0, is well thought out. These are the lucky ones. My husband, for example, knew when he was a child that he wanted to be an engineer. And, he did […]
When I began this interview with Marsh, now 80, the first thing he said is “I flunked retirement twice.” We both agreed the word retirement doesn’t work anymore. Version 3.0 of ourselves, even version 4.0, is not about endings, it’s about beginnings. Discovering the content of the new beginning is both the hard part and […]
The initial results of my Pivot are excellent. I feel I have much greater clarity regarding the next 3-5 years.. more
“As an entrepreneur, I have felt the need to constantly project an image…
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