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Never Give Up!
I am going to keep this week’s intro short and sweet. I received this wonderful email from a client recently. Keep in mind that prior to this email it took time to get to this point. There were disappointments along the way but, she persevered. NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!...
I hope you enjoy and get value out of this week’s round-up of curated articles just for you that I know are providing the best of the best in the areas of Job Search, Career Transition/Exploration, Career Advancement/Leadership Development and Work-Life Balance/...
Can You Unplug When You Need To?
Hi! I have been quiet. You may have noticed that although I launched a podcast, there haven’t been any in several months. One of the primary reasons for my air silence was a cross-country relocation from Charleston, SC to the Denver Metro area. During the move, I...
Career Rejuvenation Advice Podcast Episode: #5 Leadership Wellness Basics
Leadership Wellness Basics In this podcast I will be sharing Leadership Wellness basics. We typically praise the person who is the last to leave the office and who works during weekends and holidays. Often, however, that person is the first to fall in the war of...
Taking Regular Unplug Time From Your Career
In a recent blog / newsletter, I talked about what a sabbatical taught me about taking regular time away from my career. Here are some of the many benefits: A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE Perhaps it’s eating different food, hearing different languages, or just changing the...
What My Sabbatical Taught Me About Taking Regular Time Away From My Career
For the second year in a row, I took the month of December as a sabbatical. The first year I had scheduled and structured everything I wanted to do during that time. This time, I decided to allow each day to unfold based on what I was led to do in each moment. I must...
Are you choosing YOU in your career or does it seem like that won’t happen until pigs fly?
Listen to the audio of this blog here or read below: After being miserable for so long in my career, I finally started taking steps that led to a better situation. I began to choose me. Here are 2 examples from when I was in the Corporate part of my career: I was in a...
Putting Wellness First = Optimized Job Search
Putting Wellness First = Optimized Job Search It's important that you maintain your wellness so you can be at your best when looking for your next job. The definition we will use here for Wellness is the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind,...
Are you letting business rule you?
This so speaks to me and I find that many of my clients are grappling with “business”. Here are a couple of things that David Sbarra says that really resonate with me: What is more, I’ve found that the less I work, the better my work actually is in the end, from the...
Are you doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results???
A friend recently shared this poem below with me that I remember seeing before and loved. How easy it is to fall into the trap of doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Yesterday, I went to walk my dogs on their respective leashes and...