Words and phrases have certain meanings and connotations, but their definitions can change over time. English is a living, constantly evolving language, and the meanings of certain words and phrases at specific times can have a tremendous impact on how people live their lives.

When you were younger, it was probably easier for you to handle major life and career changes. Youth comes with a number of advantages, and one of them is an enhanced ability to bounce back from adversity with energy and enthusiasm.

If you pay attention to the culture at large, it's easy to resign yourself to the notion that you're living in a young person's world. Youthful faces and voices seem to dominate the airwaves and the Internet, which might make you wonder where you and your generation fit in.

We live in a world where more and more people seem to be staying home instead of going to the office for work.

I often talk about how consulting is a great alternative to a career in the traditional, corporate world. In my most recent blog post, I wrote about the deterioration of the social contract that corporate workers were once able to depend on.

There's no doubt about it – the world can be a scary place, sometimes. All you have to do is turn on the news to feel frightened about your future or the safety of your family. These days, it can be incredibly easy to just throw in the towel and let fear have the final say regarding how you live your life, but that's no way to live.

In my last post, “Do You Really Need Consultant Training to be a Consultant?” I talked about how a large number of people are turned away from potential consulting careers because they're convinced that special training, certifications a

A lot of people consider careers in consulting, but they eventually decide that the process of joining the consulting field is too daunting. Unfortunately, their decisions are often based on misinformation or incorrect assumptions about consulting as a career. For example, many people think that they have to engage in countless hours of intense consultant training or receive special certifications just to get a foot in the door.

Are you familiar with the concept of position power? Even if you don't know the definition of the term, there's no doubt that you've experienced its impact. When you were in school, you probably contributed and did your homework not because you were influenced by somebody, but because someone with a particular position – the teacher – had power over you. In the corporate world, you probably had to perform certain tasks that were not particular inspiring.