In this episode, we revisit the popular topic of networking. Tom Hodson has a big, diverse network, but is cynical about the verb “to network.” Bev Jones notes research suggesting that creating a broad network of relationships is vital not just to your career, but to your health and happiness, as well. Tom ask questions about Bev’s recent articles on network-building for the leading career platform Job-Hunt.org. And the two of them approach agreement about the importance of getting out there and connecting with other people.

Journalist, editor and master story-teller Peter Copeland is still passionate about the career that took him around the world. In this episode, he talks about his latest book, Finding the News: Adventures of a Young Reporter. Peter describes how as a cub reporter -- through trial and error, and sometimes in war zones -- he struggled to be fast, accurate and fair. He shares the story of his happy marriage. And he offers tips for young multimedia journalists.

“The Voice of Job Seekers,” is the platform of compassionate career and jobs expert Mark Anthony Dyson. He’s a prolific writer, speaker and podcaster, and his website is a rich source of information for anyone exploring the job market. In this episode Mark offers practical advice, like how to write a modern resume, expand your networking and develop a LinkedIn profile. He shares more insights on https://thevoiceofjobseekers.com

In 2008, stay-at-home Mom Rachel Stewart reentered the job market as the unqualified bookkeeper and office manager for a tiny company, Titan Restoration. She helped to grow the company, and now she’s the EVP, and Titan is an innovative industry leader. Rachel describes how she did it in her book, “Unqualified Success – Bridging the Gap Between Where You Are Now and Where You Want To Be To Achieve Massive Success.” In this episode she describes how you, too, can close the gap between your life today and the life you dream about.

In his new book, “What Happened to Moderation?” Dr. Stephen Brewer says that Americans are drawn to extreme health care choices, just as they gravitate toward political extremes and non-stop work patterns. In today’s episode, Dr. Brewer, medical director at the Canyon Ranch Wellness Resorts, advises us to back away from trendy, over-the-top diet and exercise routines. It’s time, he says, to look at common-sense approaches to improving our health and treating routine illnesses. Exercise is vital to fitness, and fitness is a key to career performance, but that doesn’t mean you need to run marathons.

If you’re thinking about starting a business -- either now or off in a distant future – listen here. Dynamic career and personal finance expert Kerry Hannon is talking her most recent book, “Never Too Old To Get Rich – The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life.” Kerry talks about how creating a business is not just a young person’s game, and how a huge wave of successful ventures are being launched by people in their 40’s, 50’s and beyond. And she offers tips about how you can go about laying the groundwork for your own business.

When Bob Shaff walks through a room of strangers, you can observe that he’s a master networker. Bob interacts with person after person, asking gentle questions and helping each to relax and engage with the crowd. It’s clear that he knows how to connect. But in today’s show Bob says that he didn’t start out that way. As a young engineer he was shy and isolated. Today Bob shares tips about how you can become a connector, and why it is well worth the effort. The site for Bob’s company, Customers For Life Consulting, is https://cflconsulting.com.

Some advocates for equal career opportunity assumed that, if a diverse mix of people is hired, eventually everyone would work well together. Consultant and executive coach Rob Jones says it’s not been that simple. Today’s organizations include people from a broad variety of cultural backgrounds, but not everyone is heard. Jones shares ideas about how to move past limited ideas about diversity and seek organizational cultures that can deliver equity, collaboration and the full benefits of a work force where not all people think alike. Find Rob at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdjones/ and see the diversity summit he mentions at https://www.newdiversitysummit.com .

Everybody encounters bad days at work. And sometimes a career stumble can feel like the end of the world. In this episode, guest host Tom Hodson talks with our own Bev Jones, author of the career success book, “Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO.” They explore strategies for moving on after a catastrophe, like finding ways to discuss it, looking at the big picture, and learning from successful people who survive epic flops.

Right after Harvard Business School, DJ DiDonna launched a startup. And then for 7 busy years he traveled the world, supporting small businesses in emerging markets. DJ’s company was successful, but he felt burned out. So he took a break from work, doing things unrelated to his job, like taking a walking pilgrimage in Japan. DJ’s time off was life changing, and he became intrigued by the transformative power of sabbaticals. Now he’s immersed in the Sabbatical Project, researching how long breaks can change lives and improve our work culture