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My Business My Way – Your Career Your Way
There are very few of us who can create and build a thriving business completely on our own. I admire those who can. I don’t know about you, but I have a small list of go-to women (okay, plus one man) whose expertise and encouragement enables me to grow and prosper in...
Why I Choose Lumina Spark as My Go-To Personality Test
Personality profiling and assessments are a common and useful tool for coaches. But, there are so, so many. When I first started my coaching practice, I was overwhelmed at the sheer volume of tools available to coaches to help them help their clients understand...
How Well Do You REALLY Know Yourself?
The truth can hurt sometimes and we often find out our hard truths indirectly. Maybe you’re left out of a gathering of friends. Or a job you thought you were perfect for, didn’t pan out. Of course, one-off situations like this are not cause for alarm but paying...
How I Ended the Race
For years I thought that competitiveness was non-negotiable - a survival skill, a tool of war, a race for first and the only path to success. Growing up in an all girl family with three very smart and accomplished sisters, being competitive was the only way to stand...
Picky is Actually Strategic when it comes to social media
How many of us find ourselves being picky about who we date or spend a weekend with? I bet most of us. So why is it we aren’t picky about who we connect with via email and social media – especially when it comes to business? I recently posted a tweet about Twitter...
Why you should be afraid of the noise
I remember taking a big sigh and letting out a lot of unwanted air when I stopped working for a large organization. Slipping into my home office every morning with my hot latte felt like heaven – no chitter chatter, no one else’s lunch bag ruffling and best of all,...
Wait! Before You Jump Jobs
Have you ever found yourself desperate to find and move to a new position or career? Or you’ve been let go (outplaced) and need to find your next corporate home? The pressure is on. You start applying for everything under the sun. You’re sure the “right fit” is just...
Your Silver Rule – Responsibility
We all know the golden rule, right? But do you know the Silver Rule? I’ve written about responsibility before. How critical it is for each of us to take responsibility for our own career. Makes sense, right? But what about responsibility for your self? I’m not talking...
What Do these 2 Phrases have in Common?
Bedazzled by Shiny Baubles? Disheartened by Not Getting the Real Work Done? Before I give you the answer, I want to tell you about my penchant for all things new. I worked for a large organization and was lucky enough to lead some pretty innovative files. That should...
How to Get Rid of (Change?) That Nasty Thing
So you have a big thing going on right now. It’s not the best thing to have but it’s there. In fact it isn’t even close to being a good thing. You keep swatting it away but somehow it just keeps coming back like craft paper to glue. Just the other day it really got in...
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