Multigeneration Workforce

The Impact of Time on Energy

October 31, 2017 By Marta Goertzen

Time has an impact on the energy we bring to our careers.

This article is an excerpt from our BizTV video, which can be viewed online simply click this link.

I have a secret. I am not as young as I used to be. I can’t believe I am saying that out loud but it is true.

Time has an impact on energy. It does not have an impact on viability or contribution. I still have a lot to say but sometimes I can see that younger folks seem to have bottomless energy. Sometimes I feel a step behind. Ever feel that way?

Here are some tips I find useful to build energy so I can stay in the game:

Get plenty of sleep, enough so that you can bounce out of bed. Sleep has an impact on energy and enthusiasm.
Eat clean and green and drink plenty of water.
Get more regular exercise especially strength training.
Find a new skin care regime that restores luster to your skin to glow from the inside out.
Stay up to date on everything from the latest tv and music to the latest trends in your profession. Don’t stay stuck in the past in anything.
Be open to new experiences by saying “Yes!” more frequently.
Add new friends and revisit old friends. Relationships matter.
Get out of the house and start thinking about someone else. You will feel better.

Try a few of these tips to stay competitive and relevant, with the energy you need to continue to do great things!

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Don’t let Age Define Your Value at Work

November 22, 2016 By Marta Goertzen

How old do you feel inside?

Don’t think about birthdays. Or your aches and pains. Or your insecurities. Think about that person inside you, the one other people cannot see. How old is that version of you?

Right now I am about 28. On the inside.

I remember so clearly my first real job out of college. I was 22, cute as a button with long hair down to the middle of my back. I wondered how soon everyone around me would figure out I was a fraud, unqualified to sit in that chair. I felt about 14 inside. Maybe 15. No matter that I was already married, a college graduate and earning a real paycheck. Inside I felt like a kid pretending to be an adult.

My inner child grows a little older every year but not nearly as fast as I do.

We all have an inner child who represents the person we once were or the person we want to be. We see the real inner child released at social gatherings when old folks crowd the dance floor like the dancing fools they were when they were young. Young people gather around the dance floor shaking their heads at their elders. At those moments, time is relative.

The point is the similarities, not the differences.

The energy. The enthusiasm. The sharing.

We are all just faking it in a way. Our inner child moves forward hopefully with enthusiasm and wonder to apply what we’ve learned and internalized along our journey to the new challenges and opportunities we did not plan for and are probably not prepared for.

What are you doing to learn something new to keep your inner child stimulated? Are you learning new technology? Are you curious about life around you? What have you learned that can propel your career forward?

Wisdom teaches us that continuous learning is the way to keep our inner child stimulated so we continue to engage with the world around us.

We all have an inner child looking out at a world passing at breakneck speed. If we treat each other as individuals, colleagues, and peers then we increase the chances we will get to know and value what each of us bring to the table.

What can you do today to listen better to someone with a different perspective on time? Let’s continue this conversation in social media today!

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Resisting the High-Tech Work World

November 1, 2016 By Marta Goertzen

Perhaps you know my cranky Uncle Frank.

He hates technology, constantly railing against social media. He can’t operate a smart phone. Don’t get him started about texting. He still has an AOL email address!

In actuality, Uncle Frank can be any age. But technology is here to stay. We all must have a working knowledge of technology to be relevant in the workforce today.

No LinkedIn profile? Then you must be old and uncomfortable with technology. An AOL email address? You must be ancient since everyone who is anyone has a Gmail account. Put a (C) after one phone number and a (H) after another phone number on your resume? Who does that anymore? Only old folks have landlines.

Stereotypes? Yes. Unfair? Maybe. But why get labeled?

We must learn to text so we can communicate with folks who communicate via text. That means we must learn to handle a smart phone without the aid of a twelve year old. We must be active in at least one social media venue. Pick one that younger people enjoy and you can stay relevant to them. If you are in business, it is very hard to find a job without a decent LinkedIn profile. Employers look at your social media footprint before hiring to assure themselves that you will fit in with their workforce. They draw conclusions about you based on your social media foot print.

If you want to fit in to the modern workplace you have to be up to date on technology. Stop resisting. Ask a younger person for advice. Get a smart phone and learn to use it. Practice texting until it becomes comfortable. Select a social media platform that sounds interesting and learn to use it to communicate with younger people. At work, participate in social media used by younger co-workers and get involved. Share ideas and information via social media to boost your credibility.

What are you doing to demonstrate you are relevant in a high-tech work world?

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Measuring Time in a Multi-Generation Workforce

October 28, 2016 By Marta Goertzen

Life’s Journey Magazine: The Dream Job – Happy Life Series

Our recent article in Life’s Journey Magazine the Dream Job – Happy Life series is “Measuring Time in a Multi-Generation Workforce“.

How old do you feel inside? Don’t think about birth- days, or your aches and pains, or your insecurities. Think about that person inside you; the one other people cannot see. How old is that version of you?

Right now I am about 28, on the inside.

I remember so clearly my first real job out of college. I was 22, cute as a button with long hair that ran to the middle of my back. I wondered how soon everyone around me would figure out I was a fraud, unqualified to sit in that chair. I felt about 14 inside, maybe 15, no matter that I was already married, a college graduate, and earning a real paycheck. Inside I felt like a kid pretending to be an adult.

My inner child grows a little older every year but not nearly as fast as I do.

Read the rest of the article here.

If you would like more tips on a successful job search, check out a replay video of our recent job search training – it is free and has tons of job search tips in it.