Empowering Publications
Dr. Randall Hansen's non-academic publications -- his books, e-books, and articles -- focus mainly on four main subjects --
centered around his core mission of empowering people to live better lives: succeeding in career, job-search, and work; living a happy life;
acheiving study-skills and academic success; and finding health and wellness.
(You can find a few more marketing-specific and SEO articles published on this site by going to the Productions section.)
Happy Life Articles | LinkedIn Analyses | Career-Related Articles | Academic Success Articles
Wellness-Related Articles | Forestry and Farm Articles | Vocabulary Enrichment Articles
Dr. Randall Hansen's Empowering Books
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Dr. Randall Hansen's Empowering E-Books
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Dr. Randall Hansen's Empowering Videos
Dr. Randall Hansen's (EmpoweringAdvice.com) Empowering Happy Life Articles
- Five Ways to Heal Your Life!
- Five Healing Benefits of Cannabis
- Five Things to Consider Before Jumping into Healing Through Plant Medicines
- Try a Little Kindness: Five Tips for Spreading Love and Joy
- Plant Medicine, Psychedelic Documentaries Worth Your Time
- We Are All Part of the Tree of Life
- How to Prepare for Your First Psychedelic Experience
- Don't Make My Ayahuasca Mistake
- How and Why Eggs Should be a Key Part of Your Diet
- Reasons to Consider Using a Trip Sitter for Your Psychedelic Experience
- Consider a Power Nap for Better Health
- Plant Medicine and Psychedelics Books
- Frequently Asked Questions About Psychedelic Medicines: 1-10
- Frequently Asked Questions About Psychedelic Medicines: 11-20
- Hold the BEEF! For Your Health, Eat Only Sustainable, Pastured Beef
- The Shadow Side of Ourselves -- and Psychedelics
- Plant Medicine, Psychedelic Podcasts Worth Your Time
- Integration: It's What Must Be Done After Psychedelics
- Tips for Navigating a Challenging ("Bad Trip") Journey
- Gratitude: A New Year Requires a New Perspective
- Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul
- Why Are We So Angry? You Have the Power to Change... Heal
- Embracing Healing Change: Keys to a Happy Life
- Why We All Need Healing -- and How Psychedelics Can Help
- Healing Your Heart Starts With What You Eat
- Not Sure About Psychedelics? Try Microdosing
- Why Should I Consider Psychedelics?
- Why Mindfulness is Such a Healing Practice
- What Are These Psychedelic Medicines?
- Are We Healing Through Conventional Medicine? No.
- What Are Psychedelics? A Primer for the Curious
- Body Image Wellness: Five Strategies For Liking Your Body
- What Should I Expect With a Psychedelic Journey?
- Empowering Reading: Coming Full Circle Book Review
- The Healing Benefits of Laughter
- Do You Really Need Those Pills? Find True Healing
- What is Empathy -- and How Can You Be More Empathic?
- Understanding the History, Power, and Limitations of Psychedelics
- Want to Heal? Detox Your Home... and Yourself
- Are the Chemicals in Your Home Killing You?
- To Truly Heal, We Must Reconnect With Our Inner Child
- Discover the Methods for True, Wholeistic, Healing
- Have an Idea for a Book? Check Out These Tips for Authors
- Have the Expertise? Become a Consultant
- Five Keys to Making Successful Presentations
- Why Toastmasters? Five Reasons to Join a Toastmasters Club
- Five Essential Career Branding Elements/Tools
- 10 Tips For Succeeding in Online College Courses
- How to Use LinkedIn Effectively -- and Efficiently -- for Your Professional Gain
- The Art of Asking for a Favor: 5 Tips for Success
- Five Tips for Spreading Positivity
- 5 Steps, 5 Minutes: Change Your Life for the Better
- For Career Success, Five Key Personal Branding Tips
- Five Reasons Why You Need a Personal Mission Statement
- Ten Strategic Things You Can Do to Change Your Bad Mood
- Practice Positivity: Five Tips for How to Be More Positive
- Five Things We Can Do to Help Veterans in Our Community
- Five Ways to Maximize Your Personal Productivity
- Five Reasons You Should be Journaling to Enhance Your Life
- Five Steps for Achieving What You Want in Life
- Five Tips for Attaining a Happy Life
- Five Truths That Will Transform Your Life
- Five Ways to Restore Grace and Meaning to Your Life
- Job-Hunting? Review These Five Red Flags About Questionable Employers
- Ten Things Successful People Do NOT Do!
- Want to Lead a Happier, Healthier Life? Get out in Nature!
Dr. Randall Hansen's LinkedIn Analyses
Dr. Randall Hansen's (Quintessential Careers) Empowering Career, College, Job, and Workplace Articles
Some of Dr. Hansen's empowering articles...
- Achieve the Job Offer You Deserve by Avoiding These 10 Salary Negotiation Mistakes
- Branding Your Resume
- Career and Job-Search Planning Guide: From A to Z
- Career Research Checklist
- Checklist for College Students to Help Avoid/Reduce Quarterlife Issues
- Choosing a College Major: How to Chart Your Ideal Path
- Choosing a College that's Right for You
- Closing the Sale and Overcoming Objections in the Job Interview
- Cold Calling: A Time-Tested Method of Job-Hunting
- College-Bound High School Senior Planning Calendar
- College Grad Job-Hunting Readiness Quiz: A Quintessential Careers Quiz
- College Professor Pet Peeves and Positive Student Behaviors
- College Scholarships Do's and Don'ts
- Considering Graduate School? Answer These Five Questions Before You Decide
- Cover Letter Formula for Job-Search Success
- Creating a Career Vision for Your Life: Envisioning Your Ideal Career
- Criteria for Choosing a Graduate Program
- Dealing With a Bad Boss: Strategies for Coping
- Dealing With a Non-Complete Clauses and Agreements
- Developing a Strategic Vision for Your Career Plan
- Developing Your Job/Career/Life Survival Plan: Preparing for the Possibility of Losing Your Job in Weak Economic Times
- 15 Myths and Misconceptions About Job-Hunting
- The 15-Point College Grad Job-Hunting Study Guide
- Fighting the Overqualified Label: 10 Tactics for a Successful Job-Search
- Finding Your Career Passion
- Five Career Resolutions You Need to Make -- and Keep
- Following Up All Job Leads: Don't Wait by the Phone (or Computer)
- For Job-Hunting Success, Develop a Comprehensive Job-Search Plan
- Franchising Pros and Cons: Is Franchising Right for You?
- Fundamentals of a Good Resume
- Getting Fired: An Opportunity for Change and Growth
- Getting the Raise You Deserve
- Graduate School Timetable for College Seniors
- A Guide for Teens: How to Find a Summer Job
- Handy (and Strategic) Tips for Dealing With Office Politics
- Helpful Job-Searching Hints for Teen Job-Seekers
- High-School Junior-Year Timetable
- High School Seniors: Preparing for Your Next Step After High School
- Holiday Office Party Do's and Don'ts
- How to Build and Expand Your Career Network: 10 Proven Techniques
- How to Find Your Ideal Internship
- How to Get Started on Your Resume: A Five-Step Primer for College Students and Recent College Grads
- The Importance of the High School Junior Year
- Internship Do's and Don'ts
- Interviewing Do's and Don'ts
- Interviewing Prep: Job Interview Checklist
- Job Burnout Quiz: How Close Are You To Burning Out?
- Job-Hunting Do's and Don'ts
- Job-Hunting in a Weak Job Market: 5 Strategies for Staying Upbeat (and Improving Your Chances of Success)
- Job-Hunting's Parallels With Dating: Steps on How to Find Your Next Successful Employer Relationship
- Job Ideas for Teens 15 and Younger: Beyond Babysitting
- Job Offer Sound Too Good? 10 Tips on How to Avoid Job Scams and Schemes
- Job Offer Too Low? Use These Key Salary Negotiation Techniques to Write a Counter Proposal Letter
- Job Options for (Younger and Older) Teens
- Job Resignation Do's and Don'ts
- Job Satisfaction Quiz: How satisfies Are You with Your Job?
- Job-Search Advice for College Seniors and Recent College Grads: Job-Hunting in Times of Uncertainty
- Job Search Checklist
- The Job-Search Domino Effect: Key Phases of Your Job Search
- Job-Seeker Tips for Making Good First Impressions
- A Job-Seeker's Guide to Successfully Completing Job Applications
- Just Do It! Six Reasons to Ride a Bike or Walk to Work
- Make Your College Application shine: Six Strategies for Success
- Making a Lateral Career Move: The Pros and Cons
- Making and Keeping Your New Year's Career Resolutions
- Making the Most of Your Internship(s)
- Making a Successful Transition from College to Career: Time for a Reality Check
- Managing Job Stress: 10 Strategies for Coping and Thriving
- Mastering the Art of Teams and Team-Building: 10 Tips for Top-Quality Teamwork
- Mastering the On-Site Interview: A Guide to Company Visits
- Mastering Your MBA Application
- Moving Up the Ladder: 10 Strategies for Getting Yourself Promoted
- Networking Your Way to a New Job
- Next Step After High School? Some Alternatives to College
- Non-Traditional Career Paths for Men and Women
- One-Week Job-Search: How to Lay The Foundation for a New Job in Just Seven Days
- Perception vs. Reality: 10 Truths About The Generation Y Workforce
- Planning Your MBA? Lay the Groundwork Now for Your MBA Internship
- Portfolio Careers: Creating a Career of Multiple Part- Time Jobs
- Preparing a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- The Pros and Cons of Taking a Survival Job. What Should You Do?
- Questions to Ask at Career and Job Fairs
- References: The Keys to Choosing and Using the Best Job References in Your Job Search
- Responding to Requests for Salary Requirements or Salary Histories: Strategies and Suggestions
- Resume Critique Worksheet
- Resume Found: Keys to Successful Search Engine Registration
- Resume Strategy Quiz
- Resume Writing Quiz: Career Changers
- Resume Writing Quiz: Entry-Level Job Seeker/New Graduate
- Resume Writing Quiz: Experienced Job-Seekers
- Salary Negotiation, Compensation, and Job Offer Quiz
- Salary Negotiations Do's and Don'ts
- Seven Strategies to Recession-Proof Your Career: Build Your Future Regardless of Health of the Economy
- Situational Interviews and Stress Interviews: What to Make of Them and How to Succeed in Them
- Six-Step Process to Conducting a Year-End Review of Your Career
- So You've Graduated College... What's Next for You? Eight Critical Issues Facing New Grads
- Step-by-Step Guide to Researching Companies
- Strategies for Staying Upbeat During a Long Job-Search
- Surviving the Office Holiday Party: How NOT to Lose Your Job or be the Topic of Conversation Around the Office
- Tapping Into the Hidden Job Market: Uncovering Unpublicized Job Leads
- A Taxonomy of Common Types of Co-Workers
- Teen Resume Writing Worksheet
- 10 Career Change Mistakes to Avoid
- 10 Deadly Sins of Job-Hunting: Top Ways to Bomb Your Job Search -- and How to Avoid Them
- The Ten Keys to Success at Job and Career Fairs
- 10 Portfolio Career Tips
- 10 Reality Checks of Job-Hunting: Overcoming Common Job-Search Mistakes
- 10 Rules of a Good Job-Search
- 10-Step Career Tune-Up
- The 10-Step Plan to Career Change
- 10 Sticky Job Interview Situations and How to Handle Them
- 10 Things Colleges Seek From High School Applicants
- 10 Things for High School Students Remember
- 10 Things (Activities) You Can Do Today for Your Job Search
- 10 Tips for Getting Good (or Better) Grades
- 10 Tips for Getting Your Work/Life in Balance
- 10 Tips for Successful Career Planning
- 10 Tips for Writing a Job-Search Interview Thank-You Letter
- 10 Ways to Develop Job Leads
- Time to Change Jobs... or Careers? A Quintessential Careers Quiz
- Turning Your Hobby into a Full-Time Business? Answer These Questions First
- Types of Job Interviews
- Uncovering a Company's Corporate Culture is a Critical Task for Job-Seekers
- Using a SWOT Analysis in Your Career Planning
- Using Key Marketing Tools to Position Yourself on the Job Market
- What Do Employers Really Want? Top Skills and Values Employers Seek from Job-Seekers
- When Job-Hunting: Dress for Success
- The Word is Out: Becoming a Free Agent is a Hot Career Path
- Workaholics Quiz: Do You Focus on Work Too Much?
- Working Beyond Retirement: For Money, Identity, and Purpose
- Workplace Relationships Quiz: What Kind of Co-Worker Are You? A Quintessential Careers Quiz
- Your First Days Working at a New Job: 20 Tips to Help Make a Great Impression
- Your First Year at College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond
- Your Senior Year in College: 15 Activities That are Pivotal to Your Job-Search Success
Dr. Randall Hansen's (MyCollegeSuccessStory.com) Empowering Academic Success, Study Skills Articles
- 5 Tips for Finishing the Semester Strongly
- Effective Note-Taking: Critical Note-Taking Do's and Don'ts
- Improve Your Writing With These 25 Words That are Sure to Impress Your Readers (and Your Professors)
- The Power of Outlining When Writing College Papers
- Quintessential Study Skills Pledge
- Study Skills Assessment
- 10 Negative Behaviors That Can Affect Your Grade
- 10 Tips for Academically Thriving in College
- 10 Tips for Better Test Preparation
- 10 Tips for Excellent Note-Taking
- 10 Tips for Finding Life Balance in College
- 10 Tips for Getting Good (or Better) Grades
- 10 Tips for Improving Your Grades and Achieving Academic Success
- 10 Tips for Proper Classroom Etiquette
- 10 Tips for Working in Student Teams
- Top College Stressors That Affect Academic Performance
- The Top 15 Writing Flaws That Can Lead to Lower Grades
- Top 10 Key Words Used in Essay Exam Questions
- When It's Time to Meet With Your Professor: 10 Do's and Don'ts for Office Visits
Dr. Randall Hansen's (EmpoweringRetreat.com) Empowering Health and Wellness Articles
- Biking for Health, Fun, and Environment: A Primer
- Do's and Don'ts of Healthy Dieting: Eat, Exercise, and Lose Weight
- Fend Off Cancer (and Other Diseases) With Four Changes to Your Life
- Going Green: 10 Simple Tips to Help Save the Earth -- and Save Some Money at the Same Time
- Healthy Herbs With Amazing Powers That Should be in Your Meals -- and in Your Garden
- Holiday Health Tips: Staying Sane, Keeping Well
- How to Enjoy Your Work and Improve Your Health: Tips for Improving Job Satisfaction
- How's Your Brain Fitness? 10 Exercise Tips for a Healthy and Fit Brain
- If Not Sugar, Than What? Sweeteners That are Healthier Than Sugar -- and Which Will Save Your Life
- Life Fitness Planning: Becoming Fit and Healthy in All Aspects of Your Life
- Live Happier: Keys to Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions
- Live Longer. Eat Healthier Daily. Best Foods for You, A-Z
- The Nine Steps of Wellness: Live a Better Life
- Now is the Time to Help Yourself by Helping Others: 10 Ways to Serve Your Community
- The 100-Mile a Month Walking Challenge: Take the First Step to a Healthy Life
- Purge Your Pantry to Pursue Health and Wellness
- Take These Supplements for Better Health and Wellness
- 10 Critical Bike Safety Tips: How to Be Safe on the Road
- 10 Critical Walking Tips: Begin Walking Safely for Heart, Health, Life
- 10 Easy Tips for Healthier Eating
- 10 Quick Diet Tips and Ideas for Healthy Eating
- 10 Quick Exercise Tips for Enhancing Overall Health
- 10 Quick Sleep Tips for Helping Stay Healthy
- 10 Quick Tips for Simplifying -- and Improving -- Your Life
- 10 Tips for Coping With Life's Stressors
- 10 Tips to Grow and Deepen Your Spirituality
- Tips for Better Mental Health -- Live a Healthier Life
- Tips for a Successful Career -- Loving Your Work and Life
- Top 10 New Year's Resolutions: Any of These Popular Life-Changing Goals Yours
- 20 Quick Eating Tips for a Better, Healthier Diet
- W.A.L.K. (Technique) For Life: A Guide to Better Health
Dr. Randall Hansen's (HansenWoodlandFarm.com) Empowering Forestry and Farming Articles
- Building Trails Through the Forest: How, Why
- Forestry, Forest Practices, Silviculture Glossary for Beginning Foresters.
- How to Make a Greenhouse Planting Bench... for Under $25... in Just One Day!
- How to Make a Small Chicken Coop from Shipping Skids/Pallets... And a Few More Materials -- for Under $200... in Just One Weekend!
- Quick Tips and Checklist for Raising Chickens from Day-Old Chicks
Dr. Randall Hansen's (EnhanceMyVocabulary.com) Empowering Vocabulary and Word Enrichment Articles