Embarking on a new career path can be both exciting and extremely scary. While the idea of pursuing a different professional direction often brings hope for growth and fulfillment, it is frequently overshadowed by a multitude of misconceptions. Many individuals hesitate to make the leap due to these myths, and uncertainties that cloud their judgment. Also, changing career can be your decision, but it can also come unexpectedly, triggered by external factors. A layoff. Health

“The problem is that I cannot feel motivated…” “Generally speaking, what would make you feel motivated?” “When my manager tells me what to do (husband/wife/parent/child/friend/etc.), then I know I really have to do that…” “Is that what really motivates you?” “Well, it’s a pressure that makes me do what I am supposed to do….” The discussion above is an except from a coaching conversation. I think everyone on this planet knows the pressure when we are expected to do things – th

At a recent session at the ESPC conference, I took the stage to discuss something incredibly fundamental: wellbeing. Taking inspiration from my professional journey as a consultant and coach at Search Explained, coupled with my personal experiences, I navigated through the importance of nurturing our well-being. In my consulting work, my approach has always incorporated the human perspective. Beyond the professional layer always lies an essential human connection – the enrich

In our busy lives, we often overlook the small things that bring us joy – a good book, a leisurely coffee, a peaceful stroll. But when was the last time you realized that you need time for yourself? Recently, I found moments of solitude and adventure, realizing that life shouldn’t be divided. It’s about balance. It’s about integrity. Take time to relax, recharge, and savor life’s simple pleasures. So, ask yourself: When was the last time you realized that YOU need YOU? #metim

KMWorld (Knowledge Management World) and ESDDC (Enterprise Search and Discovery) are two conferences co-hosted the same week, same location in Washington DC every year. Without any doubt, this is the most important professional event of every year: all the thought leaders are there, and it is always a great opportunity to see fellow colleagues, partners, clients, have outstanding and deep discussions, make new connections… This year is not an exception… KMWorld and ESDDC are

As a mother of three who runs her own business and travels a lot and still keeps sanity I get the question quite often: “How do you do that?” To be honest, sometimes I don’t know :) When I analyze how we live, our family schedule, the way me do exception management (there’s always something unexpected happening in a family of five!) I always conclude the number one “secret formula” is time management. My task lists I have two primary task type: work and personal. I know there

When I was a child, I was always amazed to see the airplanes flying on the sky. I dreamed about a life when I can afford flying over the clouds and see the world. Nobody I knew that time had ever taken a plane, so I didn’t know how it feels and what it looks like in the inside, and couldn’t discuss my dream with anyone. But I didn’t give up. I kept dreaming. Fast forward more than three decades, I am thinking about this dream today. As I have this title “Travel Craziness” wri

As you might know from my previous post, I was over 20 when I started to learn English. Before that, I had to study Russian (yeah, I was born during the years of communism in Hungary), German as well as French in the school — but you can guess I don’t really speak any of them (maybe German a little bit). When I went to my first job interview during my early university years, I got a one-page English text to test how much I can understand it. I tried to read it at least, then

I have to admit it’s not easy to focus here while I’m writing these words. Although I’m sitting in my home office, there are too many distractions. My youngest boy is sleeping in the room next to me, and there’s a good chance he wakes up in only a few minutes. My eldest son is watching the Olympic games next to me, and one of his judo friends is fighting now. Therefore my son is more than excited. I guess he’s got an almost as big adrenaline rush as if he were the one on the

I’m sitting in my home office, watching the melting snow outside and thinking about playgrounds. No, there’s no playground on our backyard (yet), but I’ve seen a blog post recently that started me having a kind of nostalgia… The story is that my very first “real” job was in the ArchiCAD team at Graphisoft. As soon as I joined in 1999, I’ve got to be a member of the GDL Team (Geometrical Description Language), and my first task was to learn this language in depth, obviously. I

More than two years ago my life has changed dramatically: I “crossed the ocean” — started working for BA Insight as a Senior Search Solutions Consultant. It’s been one of the best periods of my professional life: I learned and experienced a lot, worked with outstanding colleagues on very nice projects. Could not be more thankful to Jeff Fried and Guy Mounier for allowing me to be part of their team; to Inna, Tucker, Chris, and many others, for being such great colleagues! It