by Robin Fisher Roffer
Quality and customer service are no longer differentiators. Innovation is what creates a sustainable competitive advantage. I’m feeling like the word “marketing” should be retired. I know this may sound like blasphemy to most of you, but what I see driving success in...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
Some of us peak in high school and some of us find career fulfillment at 70. Have you hit your peak? At the beginning of December, my 13-year-old daughter told me that she wanted to switch to a private prep school after Winter Break. The alternative school she was...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
Make a resolution to be the one that others can count on. The week before Christmas I had a big workday planned in Los Angeles with clients at Sony Pictures Television and FOX. Rather than fly in the night before and miss dinner with my daughter, I decided to take the...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
With fewer opportunities for advancement, 60% of Americans are considering going back to school. Should you? Last week during my monthly touch-up, my hairstylist announced that he was going back to school. George was excited about transferring his talent for making...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
If you’re stuck in neutral and you need a new job, then get out of your own way and give back. I know it seems counter-intuitive, but if you’re feeling paralyzed by uncertainty and doubt, my best advice is to resist isolating and get out into your community. Helping...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
3 steps to having a mission-driven career and the courage to attract greater recognition and more satisfaction None of us have a crystal ball that can predict all the chaos that can happen in any given day. In fact, trying to foresee or control the future is...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
Research proves that 65% of all communication is visual. What are your clothes saying about your personal brand? I’m off to New York this week to land a major piece of business, meet with my agent to deliver my latest book and give a speech to career professionals....
by Robin Fisher Roffer
Stop putting off what you really want to do and give yourself some block time. When I tell people that I write a weekly blog, have several training programs completed, a series of keynote speeches ready to give, and four books under my belt, they inevitably say,...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
Winners know that making mistakes is part of the game. So why do we keep beating ourselves up? Watching Team USA’s Fab Five Gymnasts try to ace their routines on a world stage has made me stop and think about my own pursuit of perfection. In the Olympics, losing...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
Trying to foresee or control the future is pointless. Here’s how to deal with the here and now. One balmy summer night, I was hanging out at home watching a movie with Roxy, my teenage daughter. As I rose from the sofa to pop some popcorn, I knocked over a glass of...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
If you’re not getting calls returned, your salary increased or a seat at the table on cool projects, check yourself. So many people I know who once had major success in high profile positions now feel like they can’t get even get a phone call returned. One former...
by Robin Fisher Roffer
If everything you’re seeking is seeking you, then you better get clear on what you really want. I’ve been hearing from many of my followers that they feel stuck. They’ve achieved a great deal in their careers, but don’t know where the road they are on is taking them....
