Author: Daisy

Boredom

I haven’t been bored in so long, but I know what it looks like, feels like, and what it can do to a person. Boredom can take us in a… Read more »

How To Fail Successfully: When to give up on our ambitions? Glenn Kurtz learned the answer the hard way

By Chris Colin, Special to SF Gate Monday, June 18, 2007 It’s not that Glenn Kurtz coulda been a contender. He was one, contending more in his little finger than… Read more »

Saying something meaningful in 5 minutes. Not.

Five minutes of conversation on TV feels like the wind at the beach — it rushes past you and you can’t catch it. You just have to experience it. This… Read more »

The New Yorker Conference: Stories from 2012

When I saw the advertisement for the conference I knew I had to be there. I grew up with The New Yorker magazine — in fact, a little known fact… Read more »

multi-media vacation

I’m on a working vacation. Anyone who has their own business — forget it — most of us — know this isn’t the oxymoron it sounds like. My life and… Read more »

2007 update: More information about what we do

I love what I do — helping people get clear about what they want and then figuring out how to get there. Most of us don’t get enough of the… Read more »

Making Work Work

Making Work Work: A Women’s Group for Mothers Transitioning Back to Work and Those Adjusting to Being Back at Work Facilitated by Daisy Swan, MA, CPCC, Career Coach and Sharon… Read more »

Tips

I hear that everyone likes ‘tips’ — I’m not talking about tips in a jar– Tips on how to do anything are supposed to be useful to people. But I’m… Read more »

Success Stories

I am so grateful to work with clients who are willing and interested in changing their lives as they make major or slight career changes. I will be posting success… Read more »

JumpStart Job Search Bootcamp

Ready to get started and figure out what you really want your life to look like? Want to find the work and lifestyle that makes it easy to get out… Read more »