Survive and Thrive —Managing Your Career in Tough Times

Finkle offers tips on how to beat that case of the Mondays ... and the rest of the week for that matter.

I work with so many talented and competent professionals who are searching for an exciting new career, or a less adventurous decent job. Even those who are simply trying to manage their current jobs often feel overwhelmed by the demands of the workplace. Patience, a positive attitude, imagination, initiative and some old fashion finger crossing only go so far before the sturdiest and most optimistic personality frays a little at the edges. It’s a tough job market. A job search can be the most dispiriting of pursuits when you have done all the right things with nothing to show for your efforts. A string of disappointments at work can lead to stress and depression. You can’t reform the current state of the economy or mend the fabric of the …