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Define Career Success On Your Own Terms

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Define Career Success On Your Own Terms

Success has been defined in the dictionary as ‘a favorable or desired outcome,’ ‘the accomplishment of an aim or purpose’, ‘the attainment of popularity or profit’ and ‘a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity’. Does your definition of success include popularity, profit, and prosperity? Success can include more than money and […]

Telephone Calls Are On the Endangered Species List!

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Telephone Calls Are On the Endangered Species List!

Do you have a landline in your home or is a cellular phone the only phone at your house? I haven’t seen a public pay phone in years. In the 1980’s, we spent hours on the phone at home talking to friends. If you were lucky you had call waiting and three-way calling. Stationary wall […]

Not Guilty and Happy President’s Day!

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Not Guilty and Happy President’s Day!

This past weekend, the 45th President of the United States of America was once acquitted by Republican Senators in his second impeachment trial – even after clear evidence of treason, a coup, and inciting an insurrection that could have resulted in the murder of his Vice President Mike Pence. On Monday, the country celebrated President’s […]

How Many Career Development Strategies Did You Implement During the Self-Love Challenge?

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 15, 2021 | Comments Off on How Many Career Development Strategies Did You Implement During the Self-Love Challenge?

Our career theme for February is self-love. Self-love incorporates making yourself a priority, treating yourself well, and eliminating people, places, and things that are not good for your overall health. Yesterday, concluded my 14-Day ‘Self-Love Includes Career Advancement Challenge’ on #Instagram. From February 1-14, 2021, I shared daily tips to enhance career preparation and increase […]

Happy Valentine’s Day: My Client Sweet Spot

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 12, 2021 | Comments Off on Happy Valentine’s Day: My Client Sweet Spot

Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day this weekend? I want to take time to show love to my super amazing clients. My clients rock and I am honored to be a part of their career journeys. My clients are intelligent, credentialed, and experienced. My clients are passionate, dedicated, and loyal. My clients value both autonomy and […]

Question of the Day: What Is A Lady?

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Question of the Day: What Is A Lady?

Self-love is accepting yourself, treating yourself with kindness and respect, cultivating your growth and nurturing your well-being. Work is such a large part of our lives and identities that self-love must include work/life balance and career development.  I believe that self-love also includes the words/names we use to describe and define ourselves.   Today I […]

Day 8: End Your Workday On Time

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Day 8: End Your Workday On Time

You should never feel guilty for leaving work on time. An occasional early morning or late evening is to be expected – especially if you are working on a special or large project or if your job gets busy at a certain time of the year. What is unacceptable is making overworking the norm. Overextending […]

What Can You Talk About For 30 Minutes?

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 5, 2021 | Comments Off on What Can You Talk About For 30 Minutes?

I am a member of an entrepreneurship group for women on Facebook that posed the question, “What can you talk about for 30 minutes without preparation”? My response, “career confidence, building a successful career in human services, value of internships, how to be a successful leader/build a high-performing team, gaining visibility in the workplace, developing […]

Welcome to Black History Month 2021

By Nicki Sanders | Feb 3, 2021 | Comments Off on Welcome to Black History Month 2021

Welcome to Black History Month! Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing our central role in US history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every US president has […]