In March 2020, our world changed forever. We are 18 months into a global health pandemic. We’ve experienced spikes and decreases, mandates, and protests. Graduations for the class of 2021. Schools, bars, movie theaters, and fitness centers have reopened, but many with Covid-19 restrictions are still in place. Spotify playlists. Student loans! I […]
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I’ve said many times that “You are a brand, and your career is your business”. What I mean is: (1) build your professional reputation like the brand that it is – the brand of you, and (2) treat your career with intentionality and focus like a business. I am a writer and a systems
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Do Latinas really lose more than $1,000,000 in a lifetime?! Latinas’ Equal Pay Day, the day that Latinas must work just to make as much as their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts made in the previous year was yesterday, October 21st. A Latina would need to work until she is nearly 90 years old (eight
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Set Boundaries: Make Yourself Your Priority Remember that we agreed to dedicate the month of October to discovering and eliminating our limiting beliefs! Today we are focusing on our self-perception which can often lead to silencing ourselves, people-pleasing, and loose boundaries. Healthy boundaries are important in both our personal and professional lives. Healthy boundaries
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My 100-acre dream includes a Foster Youth Resource Center where Pack A Purse™ Drive and Pack A Backpack™ Drive donations can be collected and distributed year-round. In addition to connecting youth and young adults who are at risk of aging out of foster care or have aged out of foster care with community resources,
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I used Zoom at least monthly for coaching before the coronavirus pandemic. Since the pandemic I have been saying that I am “Zoomed Out” – which includes Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. Video conferences wear me out. Quite often I don’t even turn on my camera. Enough already! Before my vacation last month, I
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For the entire month of October, I am working to actively uncover and eliminate limiting beliefs that are weighing me down as I pursue my next level in my career. Today I am discussing two of the limited views of my chosen career field – social work. Social workers don’t need to be paid
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The world is a loud, noisy place. Noise is not only distracting, but noise is also deceiving. Noise will cause you to look outward for insight and answers. Noise will cause you to believe that things must happen a certain way and by a certain time. Noise makes it easy to overlook or avoid
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Limiting beliefs are subconscious thoughts that determine how we see ourselves, the world, and what is possible for us. Limiting beliefs can affect our health, well-being, and success by putting boundaries around what we consider appropriate behavior, who we connect to, and what opportunities we pursue. Limiting beliefs can make you feel less than,
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We live in a highly technological world! How did you make it through the big social media outage of 2021? Everyone from retired grandparents to middle school students to solopreneurs to Fortune 500 companies were impacted by these major social media sites going down today. Was it hackers, a whistleblower, the military, the CIA, Mark
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