Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Got a goal you want to achieve? Just not disciplined enough? Maybe there's a habit you want to change? I know I have a few. Whether you want to drop a few pounds, become a better planner, or reach your personal Mount Everest, I've got a little somethin' for you today on becoming more disciplined to achieve any goal. There are 5 real keys to this. There are obviously umpteen techniques, but I've stripped down this convoluted, ambiguous, overly-discussed topic into stuff that will make complete sense to you. Of course, this all starts with you truly wanting to make a change. Oh. Spoiler alert. I'm gonna toss out a few quotes from my orange book Out of Reach but in Sight: Using Goals to Achieve Your Impossible. If you want to learn my techniques on being disciplined by developing great habits so you can achieve anything in life, check out today's podcast on how to achieve any goal using discipline! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Ever have difficulty deciding which interview story to tell? You get asked a question and you're left to choose the example you give. Tough one! You start wondering should I choose a recent story? But, the oldie from 20 years ago is truly a goodie. Longer one? Maybe shorter is better. Go strategic? Tactical? Should I try to showcase one big talent? A few good talents? Choose the correct story and all you need to do is tell the story well. (Sure, easy enough for me to say.) Choose incorrectly and, well, game over. Maybe not that bad. Or maybe… Hey, just teasing you a little. But, you know I'm a pleaser not a teaser. That's why today I'm giving you a this-or-that and here's-why podcast on how to decide which stories are best to tell. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Time management is dead. I don't even use a daily to-do list. No lie. Haven't for years. Why? Because daily to-do lists are where the important, but not-urgent tasks go to die. You know the ones…the ones you should be doing, but don't because you always seem to get distracted by the shorties (my endearing term for those "urgent," short-term tasks). Those "urgent," non-important acts are bad, bad, bad. Those little culprits not only prevent you from working the important, long-term stuff, but also seem to drain you of your energy. So, long ago I said, "No more!" to daily to-do lists and time management. I said, "Heck yes!" to energy management. Don't get me wrong. I have lists. Killer lists. Just not daily to-do lists. And, if you've ever seen one of my live shows, you know I have no trouble with my energy. If you want to know how I plan my day so I never run out of energy (and get a ton of stuff done), join me for today's podcast! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Introduce yourself much? In a meeting? At a networking event? How about in a job interview? Yes! Let's do that one today. In an interview. Ever have difficulty with this? How much? How little? Where to start? When to stop? It IS important for you to nail this Goldilocks-style. And, the reason introducing yourself is difficult is because it's SO NOT about how well you know yourself. It's actually about how well you know the person you're introducing yourself to! I'm talkin' 'bout the style of introduction that's the "tweener" between the one-sentence elevator pitch and the full-blown "walk me through your résumé." You have one minute. What would you say? I'm giving you THE FORMULA today! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

As an executive recruiter who helped more than 600 awesome people get new jobs, I developed a way to view compensation so those wonderful, employees-to-be didn't miss a penny comin' or goin' so to speak. What's more, it's not just about pennies or nickels or dimes, but also the qualitative ways to view them. That's because, just like I said to my wife the other day, "Convenience is worth something." Not everything in your life has a price tag, but all things do have a value YOU assign to them. Since everyone's value-meter is different, you need a holistic way to look at what you earn, how to interpret it, and, most importantly, how to value it. Why do you need something like this? Because you'll need to use this information to craft the counteroffer you'll imminently make when the employer gives you your shiny new job offer. So, today, you not only get a podcast called Your Salary Negotiation Financial Checklist, but I'm also gonna give you a free download called Assess Your Current Financial Worth: A Handy Checklist to Capture Your Complete Compensation Package! Enjoy! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

Ever been asked to give a presentation in a job interview? As in, your basic, are you kidding me? It's common. It's especially common for high communication positions such as sales or marketing, but this is something everyone should understand and know how to do well. Today, I'm gonna share with you how to crush it using the 6 C's employers look for when a job candidate gives a presentation! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

There are people in this world who produce stuff. There are also people who produce really valuable stuff. Which are you? Which do you want to be? What if I could make you latter in, say, 20 minutes? Here's the deal. If you want to accelerate through your career and make a real difference, you need to know how to come up with the ideas, projects, and outputs that "move the needle." Wondering where those needle-moving ideas come from? Let me walk you through one of my most cherished daily routines—my excellence planning session. It's simple. Effective. And, will set you apart! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Remember in school when the snazzy collegiate prof handed you a syllabus? (Ha ha) Syllabi were great because you knew what to study, when to study it, and someone who actually knew what they were doing gave you the right order to study the stuff. No matter what era you were born in, whether you're an old fogie like me or a young gun, the "syllabus of professional skills" has been the same for pretty much all time. And, it ain't changin' any eons soon. Problem is, I've never seen one, so I had to invent my own. In the lesson, I share my very nicely organized roadmap of skills building. It'll help you get those skills built in the right order and with compounding effect to the amazement of your soon-to-be envious co-workers, not to mention your forever-grateful customers (whoever they might be)! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Feeling stuck in your career? Maybe you enjoy what you're doing, but you'd like to climb faster? Perhaps you want to make a change, but you're not sure how to get there? Here's why: You've never be taught how to manage your career. It's true. School taught you a trade. On the job training taught you a trade. Have you ever taken a class or a curriculum on how to advance in your career?! If you want to learn the steps you're missing to achieve your career goals and the practices you can implement to accomplish your career aspirations, check out today's episode! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Ever wonder who you'd be if you didn't let others take you off your path? How about that career you always dreamed of, but you seem to often (if not always) get sidetracked? Well, there's a simple reason if your response to those questions is not a whole-hearted, "Andy, I'm totally dialed in." You were not directed. Today, let's not only get you directed, but also teach you where to start, what steps to take, and how to start locked in on your job search to ultimately attain your dream job! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy