Months before I submitted my resignation, I arrived at my dream job late and sat in my car on the parking lot for over 2 hours because I couldn’t force myself to get out of the car and go in and start working! After a decade, my dream job was no longer perfect for me.
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Today is the day after the most divisive, disrespectful, and presidential election of my lifetime. I have not seen any news reports and honestly, I’m not ready to. It is a part of my effort to “Protect My Peace”. It was predicted that we may not know the true election results for days or weeks
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How did we get here? I ask myself that question multiple times a week! The state of this country is disheartening and embarrassing. It’s time to shift the pendulum in the opposite direction. The more important question is how to we get out of here? Please VOTE! Many died for me to have the ability
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Wendy Elover is a serial entrepreneur who, even at a young age, had the ability to bring people together for a common cause. Her willingness to step into the leadership role in various groups without a designee placed in charge set the stage for life as a successful leader. Wendy learned the importance of leadership
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Facts: Many businesses are struggling to earn a profit and millions of American have found themselves unemployed as coronavirus Opinions: I’ve heard many say that the coronavirus pandemic is the worst time to change jobs. That employees should be happy that they are still employed and should stay put – even if they are
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What I’ve learned over the years is that many of us make assumptions – regularly. We assume that we know what our professor wants so we don’t take the time to read the directions and tank our research paper grade. We assume that we know how to put together that Ikea furniture so we don’t
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Strategic Career Management is the lifelong process of investing resources into your career to maintain or increase your value in the workplace, undertake work that is personally satisfying, strive for work/life balance, and achieve financial security. “It’s time to design and build your perfect career.” Prioritize Your Career Needs (video) Show Up – Be Seen
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“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” -Beyoncé I know all too well how to adapt to a toxic work environment. I’ve had sleepless nights because I carried the weight of an organization on my shoulders. I experienced compassion fatigue as a result of taking
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You work hard. You meet deadlines. You work well with your coworkers. You train the new employees. You rock the presentations. You bring in new clients. You do the work, and you deserve the credit!! Stop downplaying your brilliance so others aren’t intimidated. Stop praising the team for work they didn’t contribute. Stop belittling the
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“Tact and diplomacy are valuable workplace skills.” – Nicki Sanders Tact – a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense Diplomacy – the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way When did I learn to choose my words carefully? Respect and
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