We all have a defining moment somewhere in our personal and professional DNA. However, how many of us understand how to capture and articulate it? Our defining moments combine our words, actions and values into something valuable, tangible and compelling. Yet often, they are so subtle and completely natural, that we take them for granted…. [Continue Reading]
Why Our Defining Moment is not all about Our Backstory
Your Defining Moment Yields Clarity
Your defining moment is that singular occurrence which ends up defining who you are as a Person of Worth. Look up the term defining moment. It is “an event that typifies or determines all subsequent related occurrences.” What is yours? The majority of the time, our original defining moment is achieved early in our careers, when… [Continue Reading]
The Value of Wisdom and Learning – Don F. Perkins Defining Moment
Babette and I had a great chat about the difference between education and learning the other day. She asked for a story that has shaped my being; part of what has formed my character. This is one of the most unlikely and powerful ways someone changed who I am: The auto plant was humming along… [Continue Reading]
Become Unstoppable – Dan Waldschmidt’s Defining Moments post
Life comes at you with a vengeance. If it’s not your business on the rocks, it’s a family that’s needs your attention. It’s not just stress or lack of money or the pressure you feel to perform. It’s dozens of little things throughout the day that add up to the challenge. And if you’re not… [Continue Reading]
Defining Moments in Civil Engineering
What project defined you as a professional and as a person? These insights – in response to this question – are offered this week by three members of the CivilEngineeringCentral.com LinkedIn group: “I am an Industrial Engineer and since I graduated, I had worked with medical devices manufacturing corporations. In 2001, I was offered a… [Continue Reading]
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