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My birthday gift to you was more of me! On April 8th I kicked off the Uplevel Your Position 7-Day Career Development Challenge. I hope you were able to join me. You can check out the daily videos below. Uplevel Your Position Career Development Strategies: Fess Up – Admit what you wantLook Up – Focus […]
There was a two-week period between the end of March and a few days before my birthday that I was literally contemplating the trajectory of my entre life LOL. During those two weeks was the first time in over 20 years that I didn’t have a concrete plan with next steps. The good news is […]
The biggest mistake I made in my career was hiding in the background. As an employee, I have always done everything in excellence. Not bragging, just telling my truth. I’m a great employee. My work has always been noticed, but unless you were working with me or close to me, there was a time when […]
What does that mean? Tell me more about that? Where do you think that came from? “Working with Nicki has been truly amazing! She challenged me to think deeper about my career and what I want for my life. She gave me tools to create a portfolio and to help me see all the work […]
Fear will cause you to believe that you must meet every job requirement before applying for a position or a promotion. Absolutely not the case. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you are job hunting and you meet all the job requirements you are already overqualified. You need a new position that will require you to stretch and learn. […]
An Instagram post from Mahdi Woodard (@mahdiwoodard) stopped my scrolling and forced me to re-evaluate my goals! “There’s nothing admirable about writing down and checking off goals you know you can hit. If pursuing your goals doesn’t force you to grow into a new person, congratulations, you have made a to-do list.” – Mahdi Woodard […]
Welcome to April! I am filled with gratitude and counting down to a special birthday! Here is a recap of March 2021 National Social Work Month and Women’s History Month focus! I’m grateful for these awesome women in social work who contributed to my article, ‘Sharing Our Voices: Social Work is Essential’: Nikole Donovan, LMSW […]
Katherine Spinney, MSW, is a Leadership Coach, Social Worker, and Educator, as well as Founder of Katherine Spinney Coaching. Katherine is a natural leader who has been class officer, president of a National Honor Society, commissioner of her fantasy football league, led book clubs and created a retreat at her church. Like many leaders who […]
Portia Rouse, LCSW-C, is the Founder of Minds Over Matter, LLC. Minds over matter means being able to control your mind to address the matters of life through awareness, trainings, and events related to mental health and self-care. Minds Over Matters provides educational services, namely, providing online and in-person workshops, webinars, courses in the field […]