Career Development

Motivation Monday Resources: Homegrown and Farm Dreams

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  Macro, mezzo, and micro social work should all be concerned about: Nutrition and disease prevention Food sovereignty Nature and climate change Unemployment and underemployment Overworking or busyness Disconnection and exclusion Eating to live, access to healthy food, spending time in nature, connecting with the earth, workforce skills development, entrepreneurship, education, hobbies, self-care, collaboration, and […]

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Motivation Monday Resource: Try Something New Video Series

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  You’ve often heard (read) me say, “It’s GO Time”. And it IS go time! When I think about transformation, I simplify the steps/concept in my mind with the phrase “GO, DO, BE”. GO = Make a firm decision to move from where you are to where you want to be. Success begins with a decision. Go is

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Flashback Friday: Making A Living Without A Job

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  One of my favorite entrepreneurship books ‘Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love’ is by Barbara Winter. I attended Barbara’s workshop decades ago and recommended her book for years to almost every budding entrepreneur I encountered. Yes, even social workers who are not interested in running businesses of their own

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Stay Tuned For What’s Next for Nicki Sanders!

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  As I continue to embrace Nicki unapologetically and live in my authenticity, I realize that even when I was a full-time employee it was my entrepreneurial traits that made me a great employee and leader. ‘The world is my classroom. The world is my office. The world is my playground.’ This has been my

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Prevent Boredom During National Anti-Boredom Month

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The National Anti-Boredom Month was created in the 1980s by Alan Caruba to stop people from ‘moping’ around because of boredom after the Independence Day holiday and before the Labor Day holiday. July heat often forces people indoors and students have not returned to school yet so finding fun things to do can be challenging.

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Revisiting Self-Care and the NASW Code of Ethics

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  Revisiting Self-Care and the NASW Code of Ethics I have a new website/blog posting schedule and themes for Quarter 3 of 2023. Flashback Friday – A flashback to an oldie but goodie previously published blog post   Did You Know That NASW Added Self-Care to the Code of Ethics in 2021? As a leader

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You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup: Self-Love, Self-Care, and Self-Preservation 7/27/23

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  You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup: Self-Love, Self-Care, and Self-Preservation for Women in Social Work Virtual Workshop Date: Thursday, July 27, 2023 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Location: Virtual Workshop Registration: $49.00 Register on Eventbrite   It seems that social workers are experiencing higher levels of professional burnout and compassion fatigue after the coronavirus pandemic and

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