Comments for Resiliency First http://www.resiliencyfirst.com New advice on career and life resiliency Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:09:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Being Knocked Down Means Getting Up Again Stronger by resilien http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2009/08/19/being-knocked-down-means-getting-up-again-stronger/comment-page-1/#comment-748 resilien Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:09:42 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=226#comment-748 Thanks so much, Jamie. If you can, I'd suggest reaching for that career instead of settling like so many of us have done in the past. Look forward to staying connected! Thanks so much, Jamie. If you can, I’d suggest reaching for that career instead of settling like so many of us have done in the past. Look forward to staying connected!

]]> Comment on Being Knocked Down Means Getting Up Again Stronger by Jamie http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2009/08/19/being-knocked-down-means-getting-up-again-stronger/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Jamie Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:57:58 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=226#comment-619 I've just read your blog post. I found it very uplifting. Everyone is telling me that I should just go out and get a job any job now that I've been laid-off. But what you said "That’s why I think understanding and believing in your personal brand is absolutely a key to your future success...write down your future". I've been torn between just taking any job or looking for a career for success. Thank you :) I’ve just read your blog post. I found it very uplifting. Everyone is telling me that I should just go out and get a job any job now that I’ve been laid-off. But what you said “That’s why I think understanding and believing in your personal brand is absolutely a key to your future success…write down your future”. I’ve been torn between just taking any job or looking for a career for success.
Thank you :)

]]> Comment on Gulf Oil Crisis Shows A Testament of Resilience for Humans And Others by Kay Lorraine http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2010/06/28/gulf-oil-crisis-shows-a-testament-of-resilience-for-humans-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Kay Lorraine Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:43:38 +0000 http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/?p=417#comment-389 You are right -- the past 18 months have been a very humbling experience for lots of us. I used to tell people that I would leave my job as Executive Director of the Hawaii Women's Business Center wearing a toe tag. Oops! I've been out of work for 9 months now. My unemployment benefits ended last week. My self-pay COBRA insurance ended on May 28th. I, too, thought I would control my own fate. Now I would be happy to just be able to control ANYTHING!!! My heart breaks for the folks affected by the oil disaster. A little hope and a lot of prayer seem to be in order. Warmest aloha, Kay Lorraine Honolulu, Hawaii You are right — the past 18 months have been a very humbling experience for lots of us. I used to tell people that I would leave my job as Executive Director of the Hawaii Women’s Business Center wearing a toe tag. Oops! I’ve been out of work for 9 months now. My unemployment benefits ended last week. My self-pay COBRA insurance ended on May 28th. I, too, thought I would control my own fate. Now I would be happy to just be able to control ANYTHING!!!

My heart breaks for the folks affected by the oil disaster. A little hope and a lot of prayer seem to be in order.

Warmest aloha,
Kay Lorraine
Honolulu, Hawaii

]]> Comment on Life is More Than Just Dealing With Stress and Anxiety – A Whole Lot More by Beth Freschi http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2010/05/17/life-is-more-than-just-dealing-with-stress-and-anxiety-%e2%80%93-a-whole-lot-more/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Beth Freschi Tue, 18 May 2010 21:47:33 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=401#comment-156 I am so glad you like the CDs and are exploring the benefits of relaxation! Thanks Steve, that is so kind of you. :) I am so glad you like the CDs and are exploring the benefits of relaxation! Thanks Steve, that is so kind of you. :)

]]> Comment on Life is More Than Just Dealing With Stress and Anxiety – A Whole Lot More by Steve http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2010/05/17/life-is-more-than-just-dealing-with-stress-and-anxiety-%e2%80%93-a-whole-lot-more/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Steve Mon, 17 May 2010 16:13:19 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=401#comment-155 You were my inspiration in looking more towards the benefits of relaxation, Beth. I love the CDs and will be recommending them once my new site gets up and running in the next month or so. You were my inspiration in looking more towards the benefits of relaxation, Beth. I love the CDs and will be recommending them once my new site gets up and running in the next month or so.

]]> Comment on Life is More Than Just Dealing With Stress and Anxiety – A Whole Lot More by Beth Freschi http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2010/05/17/life-is-more-than-just-dealing-with-stress-and-anxiety-%e2%80%93-a-whole-lot-more/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Beth Freschi Mon, 17 May 2010 15:20:26 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=401#comment-154 Ah relaxation, a subject near and dear to me. I hope you enjoy my guided relaxation CDs I gave you. :) Ah relaxation, a subject near and dear to me. I hope you enjoy my guided relaxation CDs I gave you. :)

]]> Comment on Going Outside the Norm to Find Your True Passions in Life – Brand Series Part 3 by Personal Branding Articles June 5 – June 7 2009 http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2009/06/05/going-outside-the-norm-to-find-your-true-passions-in-life-brand-series-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Personal Branding Articles June 5 – June 7 2009 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:33:50 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=168#comment-14 [...] Going Outside the Norm to Find Your True Passions in Life – Brand Series Part 3 [Resiliency First] [...] [...] Going Outside the Norm to Find Your True Passions in Life – Brand Series Part 3 [Resiliency First] [...]

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]]> Comment on All of Us Are Experts Without Really Knowing It by Tom Maher http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2009/07/17/all-of-us-are-experts-without-really-knowing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Tom Maher Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:52:28 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=196#comment-19 Hey, Steve! I gotta tell you, I LOVE THIS POST! This should be mandatory reading for everyone in America these days! It actually reminds me of an incident that happened to me a few months back. I believe, as you do, that I am an expert. I was talking to a woman and she was very upset that I would dare to call myself an expert in anything. I assured her that I was, that I had lead a rich and interesting life and that I was hands down an expert. She seemed to think this was very unethical and misleading to claim myself an expert. She assured me that SHE didn't consider HERSELF an expert in ANYTHING! I didn't want to wast the energy to disagree with her any more, even though I KNEW she was wrong and that she WAS an expert. A couple of months later, I am at a networking event and there are a panel of experts at the front of the room. During the question and answer portion of the meeting, someone gets up and asks the panel a question that was a little out of their field of expertise. THE SAME WOMAN I had that conversation with, then stands up and fields the question for the person because she had some specialized knowledge in that area. At that time, in that moment, in that group, she was the HANDS DOWN expert in regards to that subject matter. The sad thing is, she probably didn't even recognize that in herself or give herself the credit for being an expert. I also didn't want to tell her that "I told her so", even though I knew I had. For her, it may have seemed like every day or just common knowledge. To her, IT WAS and that's what made her the expert! She had that unique insight and knowledge that no one else has. And everyone DOES have that about SOMETHING! It is really sad and unfortunate that people don't recognize the incredible expertise that lies within them. Maybe in time, that will change. Thanks, again, for another great post, Steve! Tom Maher The Possibilities Coach www.epcoachtom.com Hey, Steve!

I gotta tell you, I LOVE THIS POST! This should be mandatory reading for everyone in America these days! It actually reminds me of an incident that happened to me a few months back. I believe, as you do, that I am an expert. I was talking to a woman and she was very upset that I would dare to call myself an expert in anything. I assured her that I was, that I had lead a rich and interesting life and that I was hands down an expert. She seemed to think this was very unethical and misleading to claim myself an expert. She assured me that SHE didn’t consider HERSELF an expert in ANYTHING! I didn’t want to wast the energy to disagree with her any more, even though I KNEW she was wrong and that she WAS an expert.

A couple of months later, I am at a networking event and there are a panel of experts at the front of the room. During the question and answer portion of the meeting, someone gets up and asks the panel a question that was a little out of their field of expertise. THE SAME WOMAN I had that conversation with, then stands up and fields the question for the person because she had some specialized knowledge in that area. At that time, in that moment, in that group, she was the HANDS DOWN expert in regards to that subject matter. The sad thing is, she probably didn’t even recognize that in herself or give herself the credit for being an expert. I also didn’t want to tell her that “I told her so”, even though I knew I had. For her, it may have seemed like every day or just common knowledge. To her, IT WAS and that’s what made her the expert! She had that unique insight and knowledge that no one else has. And everyone DOES have that about SOMETHING!

It is really sad and unfortunate that people don’t recognize the incredible expertise that lies within them. Maybe in time, that will change. Thanks, again, for another great post, Steve!

Tom Maher
The Possibilities Coach
http://www.epcoachtom.com

]]> Comment on All of Us Are Experts Without Really Knowing It by Digital Biographer™ » Posts about Personal Branding as of July 18, 2009 http://www.resiliencyfirst.com/2009/07/17/all-of-us-are-experts-without-really-knowing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Digital Biographer™ » Posts about Personal Branding as of July 18, 2009 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:16:57 +0000 http://resiliencyfirst.com/?p=196#comment-18 [...] as one speaker pointed out, if you try to ignore it you are only doing your clients a disservice. All of Us Are Experts Without Really Knowing It - resiliencyfirst.com 07/17/2009 Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Have Nothing Over You. In American [...] [...] as one speaker pointed out, if you try to ignore it you are only doing your clients a disservice. All of Us Are Experts Without Really Knowing It – resiliencyfirst.com 07/17/2009 Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Have Nothing Over You. In American [...]

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