David Zinger

Career Zingers #16: Authenticity is an Empty Bowl

February 15, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Authenticity is less about what you have and more about what you can hold.

“Authenticity is a practice we choose in each present moment. It is not a plan or a destination to get to.” ~ Henna Inam

I encourage you to think of authenticity as being an empty bowl. Your authentic core is not comprised of what is thrown in the bowl – it is the very bowl itself. You can’t “fake it ’til you make it.” I encourage you to empty your bowl by meditating or determining who you really are without your achievements, possessions, and posturing. It is time to let the core of you shine through in all you do.

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David Zinger is a writer, educator, and speaker on employee engagement and career development.

Career Zingers #15: New Eyes

February 13, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

I Eye

“The journey of discovery begins not with new vistas but with having new eyes with which to behold them.” ~ Proust

Are you able to refresh the I behind your eyes? Many of us are myopic in looking for something new in our careers when the newness may be to look at our career, our self, and our world with new eyes. You can have laser surgery to correct your vision but without a vision of what you are looking for you may fail to see what is right in front of you. I invite you to give your eyes a rest by closing them for 60 seconds after you read this post.When you open your eyes, strive to look at your world in a new way then extend this fresh eyed approach to how your career is unfolding.

Career Zingers #14: Precious Work

February 9, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Do you experience the preciousness of your work?

Abu Dhabi Louvre Art (David Zinger, 2017)

Precious defined: ˈpreSHəs – of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.

Imagine today at work is your first day at work. Imagine today at work is your last day at work.

Each of us, regardless of how long we work, will have a first day and a last day. If you knew it was your first day or last day at work what might you do to make it more precious or memorable? Realize you don’t have to imagine today as either your first or last day. Each day, you and your work change — even if ever so slightly. Therefore, each day is your first day. Also, no day at work will ever be identical to the previous day so it is also your last day. Although our career can span many years it can only be found and fully experienced within each precious day, hour, minute, and moment.

11 Free and Freeing Career Zingers

February 7, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Free Fast Acting Career Zingers to Perk Up Your Career

We must take responsibility for our own career development. No organization, parent, or coach can do it for us.

I am not willing to go through 368 pages to find our the color of parachute or read hundreds of pages of some career book to turbocharge my career.

This is where Career Zingers comes in. This micro e-book offers you 11 nudges to boost or perk up your career.

You can spend time on your career rather than spending time reading about career development. By the way, almost half of the book is pictures!

Add some zing to your career. I invite you to click here or on the cover above to open the book on your own career!

In addition, feel free to pass on this e-book to co-workers, family members, and friends.

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David Zinger is devoted to helping people with their career, work, and wellbeing.

Career Zingers #13: I can fly

January 29, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Preparing for Flight

I was sitting at the gym and she came up to me, looked me in the eye and declared, “I can fly – you know.” Then she took off with two quick steps then leaped into the air for a flight of about 100 milliseconds and an elevation of 3 inches, landing, taking two more steps and taking flight again. The belief and the action of this enthusiastic two-year old girl was inspiring. In your career, when did you stop believing you could fly and when did you stop trying?

“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly.” ― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

David Zinger is a 63 year old career, work, and engagement educator and coach who has never stopped flying.