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Quick, common sense Career Advice for those on the go. Excerpts taken from author and speaker Rick Whitted and various guest of the On Your Way To Work podcast.

Rick Whitted | Personal & Professional Mentor


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    Who Am I To You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick speaks on the significance of the mentor/mentee relationship.

    Be Thoughtful

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem Rick’s message is simple, but poignant. Be Thoughtful. Don’t make a short term decision for a long term career.

    Be Relentless. Stay Humble.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem, Rick speaks with IT Specialist Ezekiel Brooks. His message? Be Relentless. Stay Humble.

    Talent is Crucial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem, Rick rick expounds on a simple truth: Talent is Crucial.

    It’s a Pyramid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem, Rick addresses the structural issues of the idea of the corporate ladder.

    Find Passion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem, rick flips the concept of Find your passion on it’s head. His take? Find Passion right where you are.

    The Key to Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, Rick speaks with Janice Celeste on the true key to career success.

    The Ladder is Outdated

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 3:01


    Join rick as he challenges the idea of the corporate ladder in today’s gem.

    How Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick expounds on a simple question: How Long do you have to wait?

    The College Commercial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 3:01


    Join Rick in today’s gem as he highlights the career message that most colleges graduates do not receive.

    You May Get Lucky

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 3:01


    Join Rick in today’s gem as he shares a simple truth: You may get lucky, but short term decision making is an unreliable way to manage a long term career.

    It Will Come Back To You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick shares a simple, yet profound truth: You may not be recognized initially, but in time, the work you do will come back to you.

    Permanent Reminders of Temporary Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick and guest David Paul speak to the concept of Career Tattoos: The Actions, Events, and assumptions that impact you in the workplace.

    The Homefront

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick and Allen highlight that the things that happen on the Homefront can affect us at work.

    Ask Clear Culture Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, Rick’s advice is simple: Before you take the job, ask clear culture questions.

    The Platinum Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick and Allen Rejonis expound upon the golden rule, and its application to the workplace.

    Core Values: Position and Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick answers a listener’s question concerning their primary and secondary core career values: Position and Personal Security.

    The Best You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick has a simple, yet impactful message: People will pay for the best you.

    You Can Be Successful and Not Thrive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, join Rick as he highlights a powerful truth: You can be successful and not thrive.

    Avoiding Driver Collisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, join Rick and Allen Rejonis as they speak to managing conflicting motivations in the workplace.

    Managing Offense

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 3:01


    In Todays’s gem, Rick speaks to managing offense in the workplace.

    Cliques

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick warns us of the dangers of cliques in the workplace.

    Nothing Comes Before the Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick cautions us to remember that despite the personal nature of the workplace, nothing comes before the work.

    How Do You Handle “More”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick asks a simple question: How do you handle “more”?

    Am I Asking?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem Rick’s message is simple: If you’re not asking, don’t expect to be mentored.

    Competitive Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 3:01


    Join Rick in today’s gem as he delves into the impact of competitive nature in the workplace.

    A Multitude of Councilors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 1:34


    In Today’s gem Rick speaks on the importance of having wise council in the workplace.

    Surviving as a Couple

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 3:01


    Join Rick, Sharvis, and Chantiel in today’s gem as they speak to balancing the marriage relationship and work.

    Conflict and Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 3:01


    Join Rick as he speaks with Allen Rejonis on the managing and mitigating conflict in the workplace.

    The Root of Envy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, join Rick as he discusses the drivers and dangers of Envy in the workplace.

    Strategic Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem we listen in to a conversation Rick had with David Paul on building Strategic Relationships.

    Worth at Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick hones in on the unintentional collisions that occur between some of our major value and worth creators: work, love, and family life.

    Be Conscious. Not Comfortable.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick—in a conversation with Guest David Paul—speaks on the danger of becoming too comfortable within the workplace. Despite the amount of time we spend at work, we must remember that it is a professional environment. Not a personal one.

    It’s Professional Not Personal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 3:01


    Join us for today’s Gem as Rick addresses the often tenuous balance between the professional and personal at work.

    Are We Teachable

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem Rick presents a simple but profound truth: Teachability is at the core of success, or failure, in the workplace.

    Character and Credibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem Rick highlights the fact that your character and credibility are closely intertwined, and both are integral to your working reputation.

    Invest in Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 3:01


    The Gem for today is simple, yet profound: Invest in the relationships you have in the workplace

    Love and Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick gives insight into the difficulties of maintaining close, personal relationships in the workplace.

    Do You Leave With Your Dignity Intact

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick poses a thoughtful question: When interacting with your management, do you leave with your dignity intact?

    The Dangers of Being Defensive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick focuses on the dangers of being defensive—or on the offensive—in the workplace.

    The Entitlement Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick’s message is simple: Avoid the Entitlement Response.

    Handling No

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 3:01


    In today’s Gem, Rick speaks on the importance of properly handling a ‘No’ in the workplace.

    Know when to Shut Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick speaks on the long term dangers of gossip in the workplace. His point is simple. If it’s not your business, Shut Up.

    Don’t take it personally

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick highlights the danger of taking offense, or surprise, personally in the workplace. The short version? HALT.

    The Mentor Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 3:01


    In this gem, Rick explains that the number one thing to remember about mentor relationships is: It’s on you”

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    Achieving Mastery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, Rick has but one simple message: The job you have now is best opportunity you will ever have to achieve mastery.

    It’s Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, Rick deals with one of the deadliest career-killers: Pride.

    The Life Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, Rick warns that we tend to use work to answer the most pertinent of life’s questions—Namely, am I moving forward?

    How will you stand out?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem rick poses a salient thought. You stand out in someone’s mind every day, so how will you stand out?

    Play it Backwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 3:01


    In today’s gem, Rick addresses the fact that communication doesn’t come easy and the cause may be deeper than you think.

    What are your thoughts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 3:01


    In Today’s gem, Rick’s highlights a common workplace problem: How do you approach correcting or informing a boss or manager? In short, remember the simple phrase, “So what are your thoughts?”

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