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• Is Luck a Reality That Should Be Acknowledged?

  On his blog, Seth Godin responded to a reader who believes luck and randomness is just as critical to success as hard work and effort. Seth says: “Without a doubt, luck is involved. I don't think anyone would tell you otherwise. The choice one needs to Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership & Initiative, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Is Your Mom Following You to Work?

  Anita Bruzzese has an interesting post on mothers’ influence on career success . Anita cites the work of a psychologist, Stephan Poulter, who has written a new book, The Mother Factor: How Your Mother's Emotional Legacy Impacts Your Life. The book’s thesis Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Personal Development, Work

• Beware of Subtle Self-Sabotage at Work

  We’ve spent some time on this blog discussing the warning signs that you may be in firing range at work, or that you’re unhappy in your current job situation. This week, CNN.com has an interesting piece on ways we might unknowingly sabotage our own efforts Read More... Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Troubleshooting

• Is Showing Sympathy Outdated?

  A few months ago, I wrote about the possibility that chivalry was dead in the modern world . Recently, though, I’ve wondered if some types of consideration might be dead too. Here’s where this is coming from. In early November, my mother and my husband’s Read More... Posted Friday, December 21, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills

• Lemons, Lemonade and a Radio Show

  A few days ago, I was scheduled to be on a local NPR radio show with one of my biggest and longstanding influencers, Bruce Tulgan . For those of you who might not know, Bruce is internationally recognized as a leading expert on young people in the workplace Read More... Posted Monday, October 08, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Mentoring, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• Want to Live the Good Life? Stop Getting in Your Own Way

  Adrian Savage , an author and a retired business executive, is an older gentleman with some perspective. He wrote an excellent post on Lifehack about giving yourself the best shot at a good life. He offers some wonderful lessons for those of us in our Read More... Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Productivity

• The Grass Is Always Greener?

  One unfortunate aspect of human nature is that we tend to look at other people and say: “he’s more successful, luckier, smarter, better looking, more popular, and has more money than me.” Ambitious, driven people are particularly prone to this mindset. Read More... Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 5 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The Secret To Being Happy

  My friends at the Me2 Revolution at Edelman turned me onto this cool blog about happiness . The author, Gretchen Rubin , who is a former lawyer and Supreme Court clerk turned bestselling author, writes about her experiences test-driving every principle, Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Work

• Banish These Words From Your Vocabulary

  Over at Occupational Adventure , Curt Rosengren has a terrific post about a few troublesome words that are too often a part of our vocabulary – namely “need to,” “have to,” and “must.” According to Curt, people stress themselves out unnecessarily by looking Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 26, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence

• Tale of the Two-Faced Interviewee

  I still remember the day six months ago when a good friend of mine called me up to tell me about this new junior-level employee she wanted to hire. I had never heard my friend, the director of the tourism division at a global advertising agency, sound Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Office Politics, Professionalism, Work

• Keep a Lid on the Drama

  Corporate America pisses us off occasionally – or even more than occasionally. Nevertheless, it’s in your best interest to refrain from showing exactly how pissed off you are at work. Even if you have a legitimate cause, anger never reflects well on you. Read More... Posted Friday, May 19, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills Attachment(s): http://www.lssofny.org/Counseling/Anger_Management_for_Men/anger.jpg