Create a Career You Love: Newsletter Running List 2023

See below for a running list of articles with links posted by Dr. Benjamin Ritter.

11 Transformative Questions to Unlock Your Career Path and Purpose: There comes a moment in everyone's life when the road ahead seems uncertain. Perhaps a challenging event, like a tough performance review, a company layoff, or a personal loss, has shaken your career compass and caused you to start doubting your current circumstances.

Self-leadership: The Key to Unlocking Career Success for Senior Professionals: As a senior leader. you've likely achieved a great deal in your career, however despite your many successes you may feel like you've hit a wall.

Why Living for Yourself isn't Selfish: Everything you do is for yourself (that's a big one - take it in for a moment - disagree initially if you need to - but keep reading)

Seven Simple Actions to Identify Your Current Professional Brand: You have a brand. It impacts how people think about you. What they talk about when you aren't in a room and the opportunities that you receive throughout your career.

Want to Change? It's Time You Got Fed Up: Think about the last time you acted on something that was bothering you. You knew something was wrong, so you decided to fix it. At that time, your "I'm Fed Up" bucket was full, it felt heavy, so you emptied it.

When You're Angry At The World: I was angry. Frustrated. Annoyed. Discouraged. By the lack of humanity, care, compassion, and love I've been seeing in the world. I felt heavy, hopeless, and dark.

3 Facts That Will Break The Illusion of Comparison: Alright, listen up. I'm about to lay down some facts that might ruffle a few feathers, but bear with me. In this world of hyperconnectivity and constant scrolling, there's one thing we all seem to do unconsciously - compare ourselves to others.

Become the Hero of Your Own Career Story: Imagine one day while you're out walking a stranger approaches you...This mystery person pulls out a bag of cash, $1M to be exact, and says that it's all yours, but there's one condition. From that day forward you have to be the hero of your story.

Feeling Exhausted? Take a Break and Read Me: When you are feeling exhausted, And the burden of everything you are carrying seems to be too much, Take a moment and ask yourself the following questions...Seriously. Put down what you are working on.

You Wouldn't Have Guessed This About Your Co-Workers: When you're feeling a bit anxious about emails...When you're in a meeting wondering what to say...When you're not sure if your boss is disappointed in you...When you're wondering if you might lose your job...Everyone is feeling the same way.

Why It's Never Too Late: I have the joy of working with clients that have a spark of hope. They don't know how, but there's an inkling of the belief that tomorrow can be (has to be) better than today. I always take a moment to tell clients when we start working together that they've taken the hardest step, believing that it isn't too late.

How to Turn "I Can't" Into "I Can": I can't do that because...I can't apply for that job because they want 10 years of experience and I only have 6. I can't reach out to the CEO cause I'm only a director. I can't take time off because they will think I don't care.

The Cost of Hating Your Job: Lately, I've been having a lot of conversations that follow along these lines: "Why do we even work? I hate working. You seem to like your job, how did that happen?" Despite how chipper I might seem with work, I wasn't always this way.

The #1 Skill You Need to Have As An Executive Leader: The greatest skill that can change your success as a leader...It's a bit of a click bait headline isn't it? But in all my years of researching successful leaders and organizations, coaching clients, working in and for organizations, and as an entrepreneur, I've discovered and learned that there are very specific skills that lead to fulfillment, development, and progress.

The 3 Main Reasons You Procrastinate And What To Do About It!: Have you ever found yourself staring at a blank screen, wondering how you're going to complete that important task you've been putting off? Or kicking yourself as you work late into the night for not completing a project sooner?

The Best Way to Make a Decision When You're Stuck: When you're stuck on a decision...Give yourself a deadline, lay your options out on the table, and choose one that seems best. Seems a bit simple? But once you've researched, polled your friends, and analyzed the pros and cons, you've done all you can.

Win Your Next Argument: Have you ever been in an argument and just knew you were right? There's no chance that you were wrong, but the other person wouldn't budge. What did you do, how did you react?

When Everything Seems to Be Coming to an End: Massive layoffs. Job insecurity. Market instability. Seems a bit catastrophic. Apocalyptic.

If You Could Change One Thing About Your Career: I just got asked; "If you could change one thing about your career path what would it be..."

The Story of a Layoff: You wake up for another day of work. It's not your dream career but you like the people you work with, the work is sometimes challenging, you’re paid fairly, and you feel that you’re good at what you do.

Your Winning Career Lottery Ticket: Have you ever uttered these words..."I need to make more money before I..." I've been there. My clients have been there.