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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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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I have functioned on a September to June school year schedule for over 2 decades in my career. In June, I usually ask myself what’s my new thing or what’s my next thing. I also try to have mini-excursions and try new things throughout the year. If we’re not growing we’re dying. Personal development
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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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There are some things that seem uniquely American. The “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” fantasy is one of them. The American Dream we’ve been sold is predicated on the idea of individuality – hard work, self-sufficiency, and self-made success. Britannica defines the American Dream as the ideal that the United States is a
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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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I am committed to efficiency and effectiveness. Since time is not a renewal resource, over the last couple of months I dedicated precious time to evaluate and streamline my business processes and procedures. For those of you on my email list you’ve experienced my new format that allows me to give more to my
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I am a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach committed to eliminating the old narrow view of social work. My goal is that you, as a social worker, are empowered to believe that you can do anything that you want to do with your social work degree. I offer strategies and resources to help social
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Do you have a social work niche or specialize in working with a specific population? The notion that every social worker should work in child welfare to gain experience and really understand social work is flawed. Staff turnover and social worker burnout are prevalent due to issues like high caseloads, vicarious trauma, and lack
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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. The 3 pillars in my strategic career management framework are clarity, credibility, and congruency. Pillar 1 Clarity: What
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