Raymond D SimsAre Cover Letters Still Important for Job Applications?My career coaching clients frequently ask me, “Do I need to write a custom cover letter for every application?” and “Do recruiters and…Aug 19Aug 19
Raymond D SimsAI Proof of Concept Suggests Career Targets Based on Personal AssessmentsIn my earlier writing, I described nineteen strategies for discovering career targets. Here, I introduce another approach, using…Aug 41Aug 41
Raymond D SimsFind the Work You Love: Nineteen Strategies for Discovering Your Career Target — Mountain Stream…Are you struggling to define your ideal job or career? Here are nineteen strategies for discovering your target.Apr 29Apr 29
Raymond D SimsBuilding Your Life’s Plan: Vision Decomposition Versus WayfindingIf you have been following along with the seven-stage life design process, at this point you have:Mar 12Mar 12
Raymond D SimsCommitting to a Weekly Review in 2024In my previous article, I shared my revised for 2024 daily note template. In this brief article, I share my 2024 weekly review process…Feb 16Feb 16
Raymond D SimsMy 2024 Daily Note and Productivity Routines MakeoverWith the new year, I overhauled my daily note template to support new habits I’m adopting and to become more visual. This article…Feb 52Feb 52
Raymond D SimsLife Design Process — Purpose, Mission, and Vision ExercisesThis article is part-2 of Stage Four in the seven-stage Life Design process. Stage Four crafts personal purpose and/or why, mission, and…Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 2023
Raymond D SimsLife Design Process — Purpose, Mission, and Vision QuestionsStage Four in the seven-stage Life Design process shifts from understanding our current state to envisioning our future state. This is…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Raymond D SimsDeciphering Life Design: A Glossary of Key TermsPurpose, Mission, Vision, and much more.Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Raymond D SimsLife Design Process — Stage 3 — Work AssessmentThis is the third of three articles covering the assessment stage of a seven-stage life design process. Here we assess how our work does…Sep 24, 2023Sep 24, 2023