Doug Dvorak’s Blog

Are you a leader or a follower? We may have been asked this question growing up to teach us a lesson, but as adults, we inevitably end up having to relate to people who have become our managers, supervisors, CEOs, and so on. Everyone has experienced poor leadership at some point, but what characteristics define… Read More »

If there’s one thing you should stop doing right now, it’s beating yourself up about your failures (real or imagined). Letting these negative ideas cloud your judgement is more harmful than you may realize as you may be stopping yourself from realizing your full potential.   Every human being experiences failure at some point in… Read More »

Take a moment to reflect on your current situation. Do you feel you have control over your life or are you like a sailboat floating with the wind? Life is like a voyage at sea and our motivation to achieve anything in life can easily drift away. For many of us, it’s easy to just… Read More »

Picture this: It’s the end of a long and tiring workday and the moment you step outside the building to go home, you’re welcomed by a downpour of freezing rain and gusty winds. Perfect!   You can see your nice warm and dry car parked right across the street, but you have no way of… Read More »

Have you ever met a truly nothing-ever-gets-me-down type of person? While their high-spirited nature is refreshing and inspiring, these people can often lead us to question why we aren’t similarly motivated in our own lives.   Spoiler Alert: No-one is naturally that upbeat. These people have worked at developing their positive approach to life. The… Read More »

How well do you manage your time? Do you find yourself working longer and longer on tasks you used to handle with ease? If so, fear not! Improving your time management skills is as easy as these five steps:   Eliminate Distractions   This one sounds like a no-brainer but it’s perhaps even more important… Read More »

What happens when you stop watering a plant? Eventually, of course, the plant expires but before that, it undergoes a series of unfortunate changes. Each leaf loses its luster before falling; the body begins to weaken and shrivel before becoming dry and brittle to the touch.   In truth, neglecting anything usually only leads to… Read More »

Take a moment and think of something you’d be happy doing every day for the rest of your life. Now ask yourself this question: Is that thing also what you’d want others to remember you by after you’re gone?   If the answer to that question is yes, congratulations! You just identified your true passion… Read More »