"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."- Proverb, Unknown.
I hate to admit this, but I became dull recently. Several weeks ago I was working around the clock on a re-branding project for my business. Even though I was getting through the technical aspects of setting up my website, my...
What did you write? What is important to you? Here are a few of the things I wrote:
- Travel to New Zealand and Australia with my boyfriend and hold hands on the beach and smell the salt.
- Dance like I've never danced before.
- Travel with my immediate family to some place cool.
- Not worry...
Many times I hear from clients that they feel they are faking it when going to networking events. I get it!
When I first started my business, I felt like an impostor. I still was trying to get my processes and systems in place and I didn't have the confidence that everything was going to work...
For most people, networking events can be extremely intimidating. As a career coach, the most common question I get about networking is, "How do I start a conversation?"
Here are 3 things you can say in order to start a conversation at a networking event:
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- If there is someone you have...
Within everyone is an energy that is prolific and on the flip-side there is an energy that is destructive.
This concept is known to the Chinese as yin and yang or the interplay of opposites such as negative and positive energies. The idea is that when you are able to detect a negative energy, you...
When I graduated with my Master of Social Work, I left the University of Denver with few connections and job prospects. I had three things going against me: I didn’t know what I wanted in a job, I didn’t know my value and work potential, and I didn’t have an established...
Think about a time where you made a decision completely guided by your thoughts. Now... think about a time where you reacted using your gut. Perhaps these decisions served in your favor or not.
So what makes decision making so difficult and why is it we get so stuck in the process? Let's think...
As many of my readers know, I was bullied as a child. What you may not know is that as I transitioned into a teenager, I became a rebel at my public school, carrying an anti-popular attitude, pushing away anyone who could reject me before I could be rejected. I had several verbal and...
What is your favorite part of your job? Do you like to manage others? Fix a specific problem again and again? It's common for career changers to like one aspect of their job and feel like they are not doing enough of it.
The purpose of this article is to help you identify...
As career counselor, I often have clients who are looking to make a career transition but do not want to go back to college or graduate school. My response is, “so don’t!” So the next question is, “Well how do I get the job if I’m not qualified?”
Here’s...
The first question that most potential employers will ask is, “So tell me about yourself.” When I practice this interview question with my clients, they tend to share their employment history or personal story. The flaws in these responses are that most employers don’t want you...
Informational interviews are often underutilized, yet one of the best ways to tap the hidden job market. So what is an informational interview? It’s a one-on-one conversation with someone who has a job you might like, who works within a field you might want to enter, or who is employed...
