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Leadership Is An Inside Job

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Leadership Is An Inside Job

  My business focus: High-performing Women of Color in social work leadership My personal belief: We are born leaders My personal philosophy on leadership: Leadership is a privilege Leadership is about impact and influence, not a title Leadership is earned, not taken Leadership is about transformation, not transactions Great leaders create more great leaders Career […]

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I Will Sing of the Goodness of God

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 13, 2022 | Comments Off on I Will Sing of the Goodness of God

  When I tell you that my friends and I were sent angels of protection during my entire Costa Rica birthday vacation! I had a great time but there were some moments…it was definitely an adventure. From needing to refuel our plane, to driving to a dark treehouse in the dark, to the front driver’s […]

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What I Remembered, Revisited and Reinstated While in Costa Rica

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Comments Off on What I Remembered, Revisited and Reinstated While in Costa Rica

  I have joyfully entered the last year of my 40’s! I spent my birthday week in Costa Rica. Treehouse in Jaco. Beach in Puntarenas. Mountain house in La Fortuna. Here’s What I Remembered, Revisited and Reinstated While in Costa Rica I Remembered: How much I love traveling. Nine years ago, I decided that I […]

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Happy 49th Birthday to Me

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Happy 49th Birthday to Me

    Happy Birthday to Me!  I love my life and the ones in it! Saying YES to the abundance God has for me. I am pretty amazing…no more dimming my light. Honoring chapter 49 and the last year of my forties! Here’s to 49 more years of loving my life – creating a life […]

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Time to Build Your Career Around Your Life

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Time to Build Your Career Around Your Life

  When we were kids, we were told that we couldn’t have everything that we want. As an adult, I have decided that I absolutely get to have everything that I want. Guess what? You can too! The first pillar in my Strategic Career Management framework is clarity. Clarity is essential because you can’t get […]

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It’s My Winning Season

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 4, 2022 | Comments Off on It’s My Winning Season

It’s Aries Season! It’s My Birthday Week! When I was a little girl I would make a birthday list and I absolutely expected to get the gifts from my list. When I blew out my candles and made a birthday wish I expected it to come true. As I got older, I started focusing on practicality […]

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2022 Pack A Backpack™ Drive for Teen Boys in Foster Care

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 1, 2022 | Comments Off on 2022 Pack A Backpack™ Drive for Teen Boys in Foster Care

  April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the start of our annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive. We all have different levels of comfort and health related to the coronavirus pandemic, so I am making the decision not to accept or deliver used backpack or duffel bag donations for our Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive. […]

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Social Workers Should Be Paid Well

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 30, 2022 | Comments Off on Social Workers Should Be Paid Well

  What I learned from Sesame Street is that repetition works. I also learned that brief, clear messages work. I am here to remind you that you deserve to do work that feeds your heart, mind, and wallet Social Workers Should Be Paid Well You paid for your degree, now you deserve to be paid […]

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What Do I Want To Change About Social Work?

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 28, 2022 | Comments Off on What Do I Want To Change About Social Work?

  Yesterday I had the honor of serving as a main speaker for the Minds Over Matter LLC Social Work Month Festival. My topic was “Ready for Social Work”. It was a great event and I’ve listed the Instagram handles of the participants below so that you can follow and support them all. One of […]

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