Michael McCutcheon, PhD

Career Coach & Psychologist

Dr. Michael McCutcheon is a career coach, psychologist, and award-winning public speaker who specializes in procrastination elimination, goal achievement, and increasing life satisfaction. With a background as a counseling psychologist, he guides clients toward becoming more aware of their desires and anxieties to break old patterns, create new habits, and achieve life-changing results. He also helps clients improve organization skills, embark on a new career, get promoted, get admitted into graduate schools, and transition from school to the working world. He is a published author and lecturer in graduate psychology courses at New York University (NYU), a position he has twice won the Teaching Award (2014 & 2019). His work has appeared in the press as a lifestyle and career expert for The Washington Post/The Associated Press, The New York Post, Scholastic, Lifehacker, and The Coca-Cola Company. He has served as a contributing writer for Out Magazine and featured panelist on National Public Radio (NPR).

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How to

Write a Request Letter

There will come a time when you might need to request something, be it from the company you are working for or a personal need that you have. Taking the time to construct a well-written letter outlining what it is you ne...

How to

Write an Application for Promotion

Knowing how to write a clear, concise, and convincing application for a promotion will greatly enhance your chances of getting promoted to the next level of seniority in your company. Writing an application for a promoti...

How to Make Your Business Phone Calls Effective

A complete guide to accomplishing your business goals over the phone Making business phone calls can feel a little nerve-wracking, especially given how much communication now happens digitally. Nothing can quite replace ...

How to

Tell Someone They Didn't Get the Job

It’s never an easy task to tell a qualified candidate that you decided to hire a different person for a position. If they were interviewed, it’s best to tell them the news over the phone. If the individual didn’t i...

How to

Become a Broker

Brokers are licensed professionals who connect clients to suppliers so that the client can get a product or service that they want. For example, real estate brokers buy, sell, and rent properties and are licensed to own ...

How to

Ask for a Promotion

If you've been doing a good job for an extended period of time, then you may be ready to ask for a promotion. But if you want to ask for a promotion successfully, then you have to do your homework, plan a meeting, and kn...

How to

Present a Proposal

Presenting a business proposal requires more than simply reading a transcript of the proposal text. Gaining the confidence of your audience requires tact, research, and a whole lot of preparation. If done correctly, yo...