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Social Work Is Still Political

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Social Work Is Still Political

  Friday, January 17, 2025, Social Media post: There is A LOT going on in the world, and thanks to the World Wide Web, we all have a front row seat to it all. It’s pretty easy to become discouraged, disappointed, and depleted. So, here are a few nuggets to nibble on this weekend: 1. […]

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Guest on the Social Work to Wealth Podcast

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 15, 2025 | Comments Off on Guest on the Social Work to Wealth Podcast

  Social Work to Wealth Podcast, The Finance and Career Podcast for Social Workers Empowering you with practical tools for managing money, growing your career, and creating long-term financial success, so you can do more than just get by. On January 6, 2025, the Social Work to Wealth Podcast launched. The hosts, Taylor and Faith deep […]

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Nicki Sanders, MSW, Social Work Thought Leader

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 8, 2025 | Comments Off on Nicki Sanders, MSW, Social Work Thought Leader

  My social work career coaching framework is my social work belief system and it’s also the principles I’ve implemented to build a social work career that I love. Social workers do not take a vow of poverty Professional burnout is not a social work rite of passage Social work skills are high income skills […]

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Welcome to 2025!

By Nicki Sanders | Jan 1, 2025 | Comments Off on Welcome to 2025!

  Happy New Year, I had a very lowkey New Year Eve. Spent time outside in nature, had multiple chats with family, had lengthy new year goals and intensions talks with 2 of my best friends, and switched through a watch night service and television channels as the east coast ushered in the new year. I haven’t decided how I will […]

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A Six-Figure Social Work Salary Is Possible For You

By Nicki Sanders | Dec 18, 2024 | Comments Off on A Six-Figure Social Work Salary Is Possible For You

  As you well know, my mission as a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach is to eliminate the outdated, narrow view of social work. MYTH: You have to leave social work if you want to make money. Social workers do not take a vow of poverty. Your social work skills are highly transferable, high-income skills. It’s […]

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These 3 Words Monthly Mantras 2024 RECAP

By Nicki Sanders | Dec 11, 2024 | Comments Off on These 3 Words Monthly Mantras 2024 RECAP

  My 2024 word of the year is Regeneration. Regeneration is a spiritual renewal or revival; the reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; renewal or restoration of a body, body part, or biological system (such as a forest) after injury or as a normal process; the act of regenerating. In January, […]

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VIDEO: How to Become an Adjunct Professor

By Nicki Sanders | Dec 4, 2024 | Comments Off on VIDEO: How to Become an Adjunct Professor

  I love teaching. A couple of years ago I was teaching a 9am in-person class and we all showed up tired and just not really feeling the class. Since I begin each class with a question of the day, I asked my students what the song was that gets them moving or shifts their […]

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Register For POWER HOUR: Black Friday 2024

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Register For POWER HOUR: Black Friday 2024

  I have a special offer for you if you can identify with any of these statements: Do you want to build a career, not just find a job? Are you struggling to leverage your degree? Do you have multiple ideas swirling around in your head? Are you in a state of transition and want […]

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Are You Worried About History Repeating Itself?

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 20, 2024 | Comments Off on Are You Worried About History Repeating Itself?

  It can seem like the oppressed and powerful have decided that the efforts to resist them are now oppressive. It can seem like America is about to implode…and some people are truly OK with that. They used to say if you don’t know your history, you’re doomed to repeat it.  Are you worried about history […]

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