Ascend Career and Life Strategies Blog
More Turn To Side Hustles To Bridge Pay Gap, Turn Passion Into Profit (Video)
A CBS4 interview with Ascend Career and Life Strategies President, Don Strankowski, talks about why more full-time workers are turning to side hustles and some of the best side hustles to consider for 2021.
The Great Resignation of 2021 (Video)
Don Strankowski talks with CBS4 in Denver about the Great Resignation of 2021. Why workers are leaving their jobs en masse and how to make a post-Covid career shift in one of the hottest job markets in recent history.
The Big Push (Video)
Don Strankowski offers some key tips and advice for job seekers and talks about the next four weeks (mid-October to mid-November) of 2020 as being The Big Push before the job market greatly slows.
Inspiration From a Box of Oatmeal (Video)
As I shopped for oatmeal at Whole Foods, a catchy 80’s tune comes on that takes me back 30 years. Turns out, despite the success of this 80’s one hit wonder duo, the path to getting this song to still be relevant 30 years later wasn’t an easy one. Facing much...
Staying Focused During Uncertain Times (Video)
As our country faces unprecedented challenges and news of a skidding economy, rising coronavirus counts, and social unrest dominate the headlines, it's getting harder and harder to maintain an attitude of positive expectancy. But the keys to success and positivity lie...
Why NOW is a great time to look for a new job or change careers
I read on a major news site today that there’s a football stadium-sized asteroid hurtling towards earth. Upon seeing the headline, I actually rolled my eyes as in, “Good grief, what the %$#@ next…”. It seems the past 3 months have brought us a level of unrest the...
Managing the quarantine as a solo act? So am I. Here are 6 tips for not just surviving, but THRIVING during these challenging times
I’m quite the aficionado of good psychological thrillers or well-done horror flicks. So the other night I watched I Am Legend with Will Smith. Wow, I’m surprised I didn’t check this one out sooner. It’s a fantastic movie based on the 1954 novel of the same name. The...
Challenging Times? Yes. The Zombie Apocalypse? Absolutely NOT.
As I glance at my phone, I see the time which states my call has been in progress now for 2:17. That’s two hours and seventeen minutes. I have a call into my mortgage company to see what kind of offers they have for me, one of the tens (maybe hundreds) of millions of...
The 5 Best New Year’s Resolutions for Job Seekers
At the beginning of every new year, most people celebrate by making resolutions for the upcoming year. People generally practice their resolutions during the month of January, but are lucky if they get beyond that. There is a common reason why people fail: they don’t...
Reduce Your Job Search Time by 50% in 2018!
You know the drill. We go to school, get the degree, and somehow land that first gig. But one thing colleges and universities don’t teach is how to actually find a job. You would think after investing fifty, eighty, or maybe even one hundred thousand dollars or more...