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Job and careers are important. Obviously, that’s one of the reasons that I do what I do! Employment can influence status, belonging, health, and quality of life. As a result, many of us attach our identities to our job titles or salaries. Cut the toxic attachment! You are more than your job title. Your […]
The first full week of May is designated as National Teacher Appreciation Week which allows us the opportunity to celebrate teachers for all the wonderful work they do on the clock and off the clock. Teachers are superheroes who don’t get the credit and support they deserve. I’ve had the most amazing teachers. AMAZING teachers!! I want to […]
Near the end of 2020, I decided that I would livestream on the Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting Facebook page weekly on Tuesdays. My schedule wasn’t very predictable, but I didn’t let that stop me. I decided that at some point in the 24-hour period of Tuesday I would post a video or go live about […]
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. My Strategic Career Management framework encompasses three pillars – clarity, credibility, and congruency. What is your greatest career challenge […]
Happy Self-Care Sunday! Manicures and massages are great ways to treat ourselves and seem to have become a standard part of our collective self-care plan. I am on the path of making self-care a lifestyle instead of thinking of it as a set of activities. Music is an essential part of my life and lifestyle. […]
Happy Saturday!Happy First Day of May 2021. New Month, New Opportunities. May 1st is Mother Goose Day.May 2nd is Sibling Appreciation Day.May 8th is Mother’s Day.May 3-7, 2021 is Teacher Appreciation Week May 9-15 is National Women’s Health WeekMay 30th is Memorial Day. May is National Foster Care Month.May is National Mental Health Month.May is […]
May is National Foster Care Month. Coronavirus is still an active health threat. For the second year in a row, I will not be coordinating large groups of volunteers and collecting donations in the same way as years past, but there are still ways that we can support teen males in foster care. There […]
In my article, “Are You Making These Same Mistakes?”, I revealed that the three biggest mistakes I made in my career were: Hiding in the background Accepting low wages Becoming emotionally attached to my job The mistake I made in my career that fed into my business was doing work and not asking for testimonials […]
The Dos And Don’ts Of Managing Up By April Greene, Idealist As the phrase “managing up” has risen in popularity in recent years, it’s taken on a slew of definitions. Here’s a primer on the basics, along with some dos and don’ts. What is managing up?In a nutshell, most career experts agree that managing up […]