This will also be the summer I turn 60. Yikes! Just writing those words feels crazy. It sounds so old! Luckily, I don’t feel old, thanks to investing so much in my health and fitness. It also helped to step away from the stress of my old corporate job when I left in 2010 to take control of my destiny.

Stress ages you. I’ve even lost friends and colleagues all too soon, and I blame the stress of that lifestyle for contributing to the issues that took them away so young.

I’ve talked about the cycles of life before, and how I’ve noticed a repeating 10-year cycle in my life of change and reinvention. I guess that partly explains what I’m announcing this week.

⬆️ I discuss everything in more detail in the audio for this episode, so scroll up, hit play, and check it out.

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Taking a coaching break

At almost 60 years of age, and after a decade of coaching, I’m giving myself the gift of stepping away (a bit). I think the time has come.

• My life and my needs have evolved.

• I’ve become a different person.

• The industry has shifted.

• The world has changed.

So, I’m taking a break from accepting new career coaching clients (perhaps forever). Of course, I’m still working with a few clients on retainer, and other engagements are in progress and will need to wind down over the rest of the year.

Also, if we’re friends, or we’ve enjoyed working together before, I may make an exception here or there. But that’s about it.

Instead, I am shifting my focus to my new Exit Blueprint business coaching and Gen X life coaching. I will also offer a few courses, workshops, and retreats throughout the year (I miss working with folks in the real world). So, even though I won’t offer new one-on-one career coaching, I will have courses and workshops:

• The Invincible Goals System (success strategies and planning to achieve your goals)

• The Invincible Job Quest (job searching, interviews, and negotiations)

• The Exit Blueprint (business design, planning, and testing self-employment)

This change will free up my time for all the side quests I’ve put on hold for years (e.g., finishing my book, writing fiction, making music again, painting, etc.). Of course, I’ll still be working out every day, hiking as much as possible, traveling the world, and visiting my children often. Life is too short!

Newsletter and podcast

So, what happens with this newsletter and podcast? That’s a great question.

I’ve written almost 700 articles to share my advice on the job search, interviews, getting promoted, dealing with bosses and coworkers, and generally making yourself so valuable and known that you get to call the shots in your career. My podcast episodes date back over six and a half years. I know many people aren’t even aware of half of what I’ve written and shared in my podcast.

So, I’ll resurface more of my evergreen advice and freshen up details to make sure they are relevant for today’s working world. If something ignites my passion (or anger 🤣) about a recent event or topic, I’m sure I won't be able to resist writing about it. But I don’t think I need to write any more articles about how to interview, using AI for this or that, or how to bypass all the BS that is keeping people from finding better jobs.

I’ve shared the secrets to all of that so many times. I know some people listened and landed great gigs. Others ignored it, kept trying the same old approach, and wondered why it's not working.

Literally yesterday, I saw someone post…

🙄 Sigh… It makes me so weary. Seriously. You just realized that? Even though I’ve been beating that drum for 10 years?!? And I know you’ve seen my articles that I post every week for those 10 years.

Okay…

I guess you can lead a horse to water, but… Yeah, I’m done leading horses to water and watching them not drink—over and over again. Either you get it, or you don’t.

I want to have more fun with the podcast. I want to invite more entertaining guests and have enjoyable conversations with people who have wisdom to share and stories from their amazing careers and lives. I’ll be dipping into my network that I’ve grown for over 30 years and reconnecting with some fun and familiar faces.

So, I guess that’s that!

• 60 years of life (soon).

• 20+ years in my tech career.

• Another 10 years of career coaching.

It's time for a new adventure!

I’m excited about focusing on business coaching and life coaching. I’m really, really tired of American corporations and the games they play. I had to live it during my own career. After that, I had to hear horror stories and try to help people navigate their careers. So, now I’d rather help good people live more amazing lives through self-employment, early semi-retirement, and chasing more adventures before time runs out.

Thank you for being a reader and a listener! I will still be writing articles and recording podcast episodes. That won’t change. And I still have the community for the few people who enjoy the support and encouragement of like-minded peers.

A big thanks to those of you who became clients! And for those of you I never got a chance to work with, sorry. I guess it won’t happen now.

But maybe I’ll see you in one of my courses, workshops, or retreats. Or, you may be one of those few brave souls who decide to take the same leap I did, escape the 9-5 world, and create your own path. If so, check out my Exit Blueprint business coaching.

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Freedom is about living the life you want and making decisions based on your beliefs, values, and goals. You are in charge of your career and life. You are not controlled by someone else.

• It’s impossible to feel empowered if you do not have the freedom to make decisions.

• Time freedom means you decide how you will spend your days.

• Work freedom means you decide how your career will progress.

• Personal freedom means you decide how you live your life, where you live and work, who you spend the most time with, and how you make decisions that impact your life.

• My sense of freedom blossomed when I gained control over my time, life, health, happiness, and fulfillment.

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How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

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Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress

6. Becoming Invincible (June)

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

Schedule a complimentary call with me if you have questions about the guide or if you want to discuss the specifics of your career situation.

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As a coach, I frequently talk with people who want to quit their jobs. They’re frustrated, angry, and stressed about their projects at work and relationships with coworkers and management.

They feel anxious about their job performance and fear they might receive a bad review or be placed on a layoff list. The thought of continuing to work for their employer every day for several more years is depressing.

I hear statements like:

• “They don’t appreciate me.”

• “I don’t feel respected at work.”

• “My boss isn’t investing in me.”

• “I never receive any training.”

• “I don’t feel like I’m growing in my job.”

• “I want to walk away now, even though I don’t have another job lined up.”

• “I’ve lost faith in my abilities.”

• “I’m beginning to doubt myself.”

• “I’ve lost my mojo.”

These feelings are more common than you might think. Our work has a significant impact on our sense of wellbeing.

I’ve shared this data before from research by Clarine M. Jacobs, Ph.D., published in Ineffective-Leader-Induced Occupational Stress:

• ~75% of employees said their leader is their most significant source of stress.

• ~70% of employees said their work is a substantial source of stress.

• ~80% of employees experienced stress-related physical symptoms (e.g., fatigue, irritability, anger, lack of motivation, headaches).

It can take several months or even years to recover from a toxic work environment or a terrible boss who tears you down and destroys your confidence. I’ve experienced that myself. I didn’t feel like my normal self for almost six months after I quit a job that had an incredibly negative, backstabbing culture.

I thought I could push through the stress and anxiety that I was feeling in that job. But I paid a steep price for not dealing with it (e.g., my health suffered considerably). However, I eventually took steps to get it under control, and I changed my life for the better forever.

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Years ago, I shared some strategies and techniques to relieve stress. I’ve found that actively managing my stress levels also dramatically improves my creativity and productivity. Maybe some of these can help you too!

However, these strategies still feel more like a painkiller than an actual solution. They treat the symptoms more than they stop the stress and anxiety from happening in the first place.

I’ve thought more about this problem, worked with clients struggling with stress and anxiety, and managed my own issues and struggles with depression. I still use all the techniques I shared to manage my symptoms. But I’ve found that it’s better to head them off at the pass sooner.

One of the most effective and lasting strategies is to take complete control of what you believe is your life’s mission versus simply adopting your employer’s mission and giving your heart and soul to a company that doesn’t really care about you. Owning your sense of purpose gives you more control over your physical, mental, and emotional health.

I made that mistake earlier in my career. I drank my employer’s “Kool-Aid” and threw myself into that job 100%. My sense of identity was tied to my job title and the company’s mission.

You are vulnerable if you let someone else (e.g., an employer) hold the keys to your wellbeing and sense of purpose. Tying your identity to your employer, its mission, and a specific job title is always risky.

• When a project fails, you feel like a failure.

• When your boss gets upset with you, you feel stressed and anxious.

• When your world-changing product gets canceled, you get depressed.

• What happens if your employer makes a strategic pivot away from the mission you committed to for years?

• What happens if your company gets acquired and the new leadership changes everything (e.g., your title, role, projects, etc.)?

• What happens if you get demoted or lose your job?

Don’t fall into that trap as I did.

Yes, you should absolutely have a job or run a business that feels meaningful. But your sense of purpose needs to rise above that. It should endure beyond the boundaries of any specific job or company.

When you have a sense of purpose, and your efforts have meaning, you can keep going and push through almost anything. But they need to be under your control.

I work one-on-one with my coaching clients and give them “homework exercises” to explore and create their personal vision and mission. We discuss how this can become their purpose in life instead of solely focusing on what an employer wants them to do for their job.

I know that when I created my purpose; I felt more in control, and that reduced my anxiety. I look forward to every day because I will work on my mission. Having a meaningful sense of purpose takes the edge off my seasonal depression too, which became a little less seasonal and a little more persistent in past years.

For most of my life, I didn’t feel like I had a purpose. Over a decade ago, I probably had some shallow, corporate, materialistic answer to the question, “What is your purpose in life?”

But now? Now, I finally feel like what I’m doing matters.

When I launched Invincible Career and started working with people who were frustrated with their jobs, feeling sad about their careers, and wondering about their future, it made me realize I was finally doing something that actually helps people! I could see the change in their confidence, happiness, and hope for the future. I’d never experienced that before in my corporate jobs.

So, this is how I answer that question today:

I want to give you a sneak peek at some of the homework I give my clients. We work on this very exercise of exploring and defining their purpose, vision, and mission to align their career path with what matters most to them.

A calling versus a passion

Not long ago, it became quite popular to tell people to follow their passions. I’m not a fan of this recommendation because I think it misleads people. They believe they can identify a passion and then make a living from it. Easy, right?

My problem with this is:

1. Something might be a passion (e.g., playing guitar), but that doesn’t mean that you are actually good at that thing.

2. You may have a passion for something (e.g., birdwatching), but it doesn’t solve a problem or meet a need for anyone else. Therefore, no one will pay you to pursue this passion.

3. Finally, when someone turns a passion into a way to make a living (either as an employee or an entrepreneur), they often lose their passion for that very thing. For example, there are many stories of people who loved singing for fun but lost their passion for it once it became a job to pay the bills.

I would rather have my clients think about their “calling.” A calling isn’t necessarily a passion, although you can feel passionate about pursuing a calling (many people do). It also isn’t necessarily fun to pursue a calling, but you feel drawn to it and driven to make it happen. Some might call that an obsession. I prefer to think of it as finding meaning and fulfillment in life.

I see a calling as something that taps into your core talents, strengths, knowledge, and experience in a way that changes the world or improves the lives of others in a meaningful way. It is valuable enough to these people that you can, indeed, turn it into a way to make a living for yourself. Your unique way of bringing this to the world gives you purpose every day.

What do you feel compelled to do?

What would you say is your calling?

Your vision and mission

I’ve used a vision and mission framework to propose new corporate projects and formalize business ideas. But I also find it useful for my clients to help capture their thoughts around their calling and purpose.

It helps to think about yourself and the world we live in, since a purpose has more meaning when it improves the world and helps others. The following questions can help.

1. What does the world need? What problems need to be solved? What are the big opportunities?

2. What are you great at doing? Think about your natural talents and the skills you’ve acquired. What are your unfair advantages (e.g., you’re brilliant, naturally persuasive, people seem to like you, etc.)?

3. What do you love doing? Most importantly, what do you love doing that you’re also great at doing?

4. What can you get paid to do? Unless you’re financially independent, you’ll want to align your purpose with some way to make a living.

Here is an example of how someone might turn the answers to these questions into more meaningful work:

In this example, Sarah said that her calling is to help educate disadvantaged children. She could expand on this to create a more detailed vision and mission statement for her business.

What is a vision statement? It’s an aspirational view of the future that would inspire yourself and others. As you think about your vision, what would your life ideally look like at the end of the next 15-20 years? How would you like to change the world? What impact do you want to have on others?

What is a mission statement? Your mission is a realistic endeavor you believe will enable your vision to come true. Your personal mission statement will be what you want to commit to for your vision to become a reality.

For example, Sarah might create the following statements for her business:

• Vision: Every child is prepared for the future of work.

• Mission: We provide disadvantaged children with affordable and accessible educational opportunities to learn the latest technologies to prepare them for their future careers.

Exploring your purpose

You are absolutely unique. No other person on this planet has experienced the same life as you.

No one else has the exact combination of who you are, what you know, and what you are capable of accomplishing. Someone’s exact purpose is just as unique as they are.

For some people, their purpose is deeply tied to a creative act. They can’t imagine life without making “the thing” that gives them purpose every day. This could be writing stories, creating designs, making music, creating art, writing code, etc.

These creators feel compelled to bring their work to life. Even if they weren’t getting paid to create it, they would do this.

For others, their purpose is deeply tied to people. They can’t imagine life without helping certain types of people every day.

Some teachers obviously feel this way about children. Some medical professionals feel this way about patients. So, this type of purpose is less tied to a specific act of creation and more about helping the people they care about the most.

Sometimes, these two types of purpose overlap when a creator uses what they create to help a specific kind of person (e.g., a children’s author who wants to entertain and educate young people).

Now, consider yourself. Do you feel compelled to create something, and you can’t stop doing it no matter what?

Or, do you feel drawn to helping specific types of people, and you believe that your purpose in this world is to make their lives better? You may even be one of the few whose sense of purpose lies at the intersection of both.

What are your thoughts on your purpose?

Once you have your own vision and mission statements, you’ll probably find it easier to define your purpose in life. Your purpose will be to follow your mission to make your vision of the world come true.

Your purpose is larger and more significant than any single project. It’s more meaningful than the work most employers ask us to do. It belongs to you and gives your life meaning beyond jobs that come and go.

Defining and following a purpose—your life’s mission—gives you more control over managing your physical, mental, and emotional health, too. Focusing your energy on making your vision come true takes the edge off any stress or anxiety you might feel in a job, which suddenly seems a little less important in the grand scheme of life.

Of course, when you pursue an Invincible Career, the ultimate goal is to rebuild your career around your own vision, mission, and purpose. Getting there might take years. But when it happens, you can then dedicate all of your time to something that you find personally fulfilling and meaningful.

What is your purpose?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on your purpose. What do you feel is your mission in life? What vision do you want to make come true? How do you want to change the world?

Feel free to share with me in the comments if you’d like. Or, reach out to me. I’m always here to listen.

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Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you’re fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
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When you take control of your life, you empower yourself to navigate challenges with more resilience and hope. Control, autonomy, and agency are vital components of our wellbeing, motivation, and fulfillment.

• When you feel in control of your life and career, you will experience a sense of agency, which will build your autonomy.

• Autonomy is your ability to make your own choices and decisions.

• Agency is your capacity to act on your decisions.

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I created the companion guide to provide additional structure for the weekly emails I will share with you this year. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, use the button below to access and save it.

It’s in Google Slides format, so you can save a copy of the presentation to your own Google Drive in your preferred folder. This will allow you to edit the placeholder text to enter your answers to the questions in the guide.

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How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

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Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress

6. Becoming Invincible (June)

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

Schedule a complimentary call with me if you have questions about the guide or if you want to discuss the specifics of your career situation.

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Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

📕 Check out The Invincible Daily Journals!

We are in an employer’s market. There have been 224,621 employees laid off this year. So, hundreds—sometimes thousands—of people are competing for the same open position that you are. For example, I recently saw that 15,000 people applied for one position at Coinbase!

The only way to get noticed and have a chance is to connect with people on the inside who can be your champions.

• They will introduce you to the hiring managers.

• They will help you secure an initial interview.

• They will help you succeed because their reputation is now on the line.

My resume was actually pretty damn strong back in the day. I worked at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and a bunch of startups. I climbed from entry-level intern to an executive role.

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However, my network is what helped me find and land new jobs every single time. Not once did I apply cold. Not once did I send my resume and expect it would do the heavy lifting for me.

Connecting, reconnecting, refreshing, and strengthening relationships within my personal and professional network got me into IBM, Apple, eBay, and Yahoo.

Sure, create a decent resume. Learn what matters and what they want to see. You’ll need it later to have on file, and the interview teams will want to refer to it.

But don’t fall for the advice that a “magic resume” will open doors for you on its own. Not gonna happen.

Schedule a free call with me if you’d like to discuss what will really help you land a great new job.

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Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

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People often define “power” as being able to make others act or believe in a certain way. I prefer to focus on personal power, which means you are empowered to believe, behave, and act in ways that are aligned with who you really are and what you want in life.

You should not be subservient to others or controlled by anyone else (e.g., a boss, coworker, friend, loved one, stranger).

• Personal power helps you influence the outcome of events at work and in your life.

• Self-confidence, competence, and a dash of courage help develop it.

• People often surrender their power out of worry and fear.

• They worry about disappointing people in their lives.

• They fear upsetting people in authority at work.

• A lack of options feeds this fear and worry.

• A lack of control leads to unhappiness.

• Healthy power enables a better life.

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I created the companion guide to provide additional structure for the weekly emails I will share with you this year. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, use the button below to access and save it.

It’s in Google Slides format, so you can save a copy of the presentation to your own Google Drive in your preferred folder. This will allow you to edit the placeholder text to enter your answers to the questions in the guide.

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How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

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Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress

6. Becoming Invincible (June)

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

Schedule a complimentary call with me if you have questions about the guide or if you want to discuss the specifics of your career situation.

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Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

📕 Check out The Invincible Daily Journals!

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➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

Would you like to help support my newsletter and podcast, but don’t want to commit to a monthly fee? Check out my ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee. I’m self-employed, and coaching and writing are how I provide for my family. Thanks for your help!

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When you’re invincible, it means you have removed single points of failure from every aspect of your overall ecosystem of work and life. No single event or individual can disrupt your life for very long. Empowered people get to work and live their lives on their terms.

Becoming empowered requires building unshakeable confidence by…

• Developing your competence in multiple areas.

• Leveraging your full potential to achieve what you want most in your life.

• Ensuring you always have other options so you never feel trapped and vulnerable.

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The Invincible Career Guide for 2026

I created the companion guide to provide additional structure for the weekly emails I will share with you this year. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, use the button below to access and save it.

It’s in Google Slides format, so you can save a copy of the presentation to your own Google Drive in your preferred folder. This will allow you to edit the placeholder text to enter your answers to the questions in the guide.

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How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

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Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress

6. Becoming Invincible (June)

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

Schedule a complimentary call with me if you have questions about the guide or if you want to discuss the specifics of your career situation.

Book a Free Call

Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

📕 Check out The Invincible Daily Journals!

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One topic you requested is how AI can play a role in keeping your job and pushing back against ageism in the industry. So, let’s talk about it!

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Who can help hold you accountable for making progress? It could be individuals or groups you check in with regularly. For example:

• A peer who is on the same journey with you (i.e., shares the same goal).

• A friend who can check in with you regularly (may not have the same goals).

• An accountability buddy selected from online acquaintances.

• A real-world community built around the goal you’re pursuing.

• An online community that provides support and accountability.

• A coach who schedules accountability appointments with you.

Get the Update

The Invincible Career Guide for 2026

I created the companion guide to provide additional structure for the weekly emails I will share with you this year. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, use the button below to access and save it.

It’s in Google Slides format, so you can save a copy of the presentation to your own Google Drive in your preferred folder. This will allow you to edit the placeholder text to enter your answers to the questions in the guide.

Get the Guide

How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

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Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress (May)

6. Becoming Invincible

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

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Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
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Unfortunately, that’s pretty common. In this episode, I talk about the need for you to take time away from the office to focus on your career development, leadership development, and/or personal development.

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Episode summary

• Start Investing in Yourself: Who is focusing on making you happy and helping you future-proof your career? If your boss isn’t, we will.

• Virtual Burnout is Real: We’re all tired of sitting behind the Zoom screen. That’s why I’m moving beyond online workshops to bring more training and experiences back into the real world.

• 3 In-Person Events I’m Planning:

  • The Invincible Job Quest: A 1-2-day workshop in the real world for navigating your job search, practicing interview techniques, negotiating salaries, and more.

    • Provide your input on the format and agenda

  • The Exit Blueprint: A 2-day deep-dive for experienced professionals to plan a future strategic transition into semi-retirement through self-employment (without draining your precious nest egg).

    • Learn more about planning your escape business

    • Provide input and sign up to be notified

  • The Leadership Retreat: A weekend escape to rewrite your leadership operating manual, navigate leadership challenges in the age of AI, define your legacy, and plan what comes next for you.

    • Learn more about these retreats

    • Provide your input on the agenda

• Note: Leaders Need Off-campus Retreats: Corporate training sessions frequently fail because you can’t be completely honest and vulnerable in front of your boss or peers (who are often your competitors). My upcoming retreats offer a confidential, safe space with peers from other companies where you can be yourself and truly solve your toughest leadership challenges without fear of political fallout.

• Join Us in a Beautiful, Fun Setting: To get started, we are looking at locations around Lake Tahoe and the Bay Area in California. We want places where we can enjoy nature, disconnect from the demands of the office, reconnect with your purpose, and redefine your future.

Not sure which event is right for you? Have questions about any of this? Schedule a free call with me to chat more about it!

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Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

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If you don’t protect your time, someone will take it from you. You need a strategy to ensure you focus on what you want, when you want. This week’s update helps you apply the following strategies to defend your precious time.

• Day Theming

• Time Blocking

• Calendar Strategy

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The Invincible Career Guide for 2026

I created the companion guide to provide additional structure for the weekly emails I will share with you this year. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, use the button below to access and save it.

It’s in Google Slides format, so you can save a copy of the presentation to your own Google Drive in your preferred folder. This will allow you to edit the placeholder text to enter your answers to the questions in the guide.

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How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

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Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress (May)

6. Becoming Invincible

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

Schedule a complimentary call with me if you have questions about the guide or if you want to discuss the specifics of your career situation.

Book a Free Call

Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

📕 Check out The Invincible Daily Journals!

Read more

I’ve found it challenging to pursue a new goal unless changes are made in how one operates each day. Creating the right habits will improve your odds of success.

• What new habits do you need to establish?

• What old habits do you want to eliminate?

• What do you want to schedule weekly to ensure it receives attention?

• What needs to be done each month?

Get the Update

The Invincible Career Guide for 2026

I created the companion guide to provide additional structure for the weekly emails I will share with you this year. If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, use the button below to access and save it.

It’s in Google Slides format, so you can save a copy of the presentation to your own Google Drive in your preferred folder. This will allow you to edit the placeholder text to enter your answers to the questions in the guide.

Get the Guide

How to use the guide

Every month this year will have a specific theme.

• Each week will have a set of homework questions related to that month’s theme.

• I will share a new presentation document with that week’s questions via the newsletter email and in my private community (you’re welcome to join us for free!).

• Then download the new presentation, copy and paste the new slides into your editable copy of the guide, and use it to answer the questions.

New slides will come each month. Stay tuned for more emails about those.

Subscribe now

Themes this year

1. Your Goals

2. The Blockers

3. Your Toolbox

4. Strategy & Plan

5. Making Progress (May)

6. Becoming Invincible

7. Your Network

8. Targeting

9. Broadcasting

10. Systems

11. Resources

12. Evaluation

Schedule a complimentary call with me if you have questions about the guide or if you want to discuss the specifics of your career situation.

Book a Free Call

Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.
➡️ Ready to create an exciting future? Book a free call today to learn how!

📕 Check out The Invincible Daily Journals!

Read more

1. When to have them (days, times).

2. The topics you would like to see covered in those meetings.

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