Posts by Mary London Goshert
8 Lessons For First Job Success
So you got your first job… Now what? Just show up and do your work, right? Get there on time and stay out of the way. Everything else will fall into place. So wrong. Do this and not only will you crash and burn, you’ll be searching for your second job in no time. So…
Read MoreLocation, Location, Location!
Location, location, location. Any word you can repeat three times without fear of ridicule by your peers is clearly important. But I hope this title hasn’t misled you. I’m not in real estate. I’ve never purchased a house on lakefront property beside the next big thing in local development in the perfect spot for future…
Read MorePut Me In Coach – Leadership & Responsibility
I grew up with two older brothers who were involved in sports from an early age: baseball, football, basketball, soccer, wrestling; you name it…I was the obedient little sister sitting in the stands during cold football games and in smelly gyms. However, my dad (through all his great intentions) just couldn’t get me to love…
Read MoreThe Super Power Within All Of Us
Working for Roam is a reward because we get to serve a membership comprised of super heroes: men and women full of purpose and passion. They’re creating value, taking risk, influencing society, and building communities. Our members are a collective picture of what the world needs; it needs inspiration! At Roam, we are chasing our…
Read MoreWhat Do You Do When There’s Too Much To Do?
Do you feel like there’s too much to do? I do. Since creating The Rocket Company six years ago, I wake up every day feeling like I’ll never get everything done. And just to compound the problem, every new blog or article tells you about some emerging product or theory that you just have to…
Read MoreRoam Recommends – Collaboration Playlist
FOCUS – COLLABORATE – LEARN – SOCIALIZE These are the 4 states of being at ROAM. No matter what you’re doing here, it probably falls into one of these 4 categories. Last month, we shared our FOCUS playlist to increase your productivity. This month, we give you COLLABORATE. We’ve compiled some of our favorite artist…
Read MoreCEO’s – Build Your Personal Brand to Boost Your Business
Are you the leader of your business? Whether you’re a one person organization or the CEO of a business with 25 employees, your personal brand matters. In the mobile Internet age, your personal branding is capable of reaching your team, your strategic partners, news organizations, and your clients as well. Building and nurturing your personal…
Read MoreWhat To Do When You Hate Networking
I recently sent out a survey asking young professionals what the greatest obstacles were to advancing in their career. The number one obstacle, which occurred in 89% of the survey responses, was how to network. One trend that I’ve noticed among the clients that I coach is a distaste of networking for fear of coming…
Read MoreRoam Recommends – Music for Productivity
Did you know, the soundtrack of your workday can change the quality of your work? In 1993, a study was conducted to find the differing effects of music as opposed to silence or relaxation instructions, designed to lower blood pressure. Researchers found that after listening to Mozart for 10 minutes, subjects scored 8-9 points higher…
Read More5 Reasons You (Yes, Even You) Need a Mentor
I spent far longer than I would like to admit brainstorming the best approach to this post. Where do I start? An anecdote? A metaphor? A crazy story? I tried a couple of those and they turned out great, but like Goldilocks I was still searching for just the right start. When dealing with leadership…
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