Elevation is continuous and each quarter of this year we have challenged ourselves in different areas. First, we focused on our self-love and self-care because we have to become our own first priority. Then we shifted gears to focus on our career development. Next, we dedicated significant time to elevating our mindsets so that […]
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Today is the final day of the Uplevel Your Self-Talk Q4 Career Development Challenge. Doors will open for the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program on Thursday, November 18th, and close on Black Friday, Friday, November 26th. Here is a recap of the Uplevel Your Self-Talk Challenge strategies: Day 1: Become More Aware Day
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During the month of October 2021, we committed to identifying and limiting our limiting beliefs. We have determined what we want, now we must not only believe that it is available to us but believe that we deserve it. Affirm that you are brilliant, valuable, and deserving! I entered quarter 4 with the intention
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In March 2020, our world changed forever. We are 18 months into a global health pandemic. We’ve experienced spikes and decreases, mandates, and protests. Graduations for the class of 2021. Schools, bars, movie theaters, and fitness centers have reopened, but many with Covid-19 restrictions are still in place. Spotify playlists. Student loans! I
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Do Latinas really lose more than $1,000,000 in a lifetime?! Latinas’ Equal Pay Day, the day that Latinas must work just to make as much as their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts made in the previous year was yesterday, October 21st. A Latina would need to work until she is nearly 90 years old (eight
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The world is a loud, noisy place. Noise is not only distracting, but noise is also deceiving. Noise will cause you to look outward for insight and answers. Noise will cause you to believe that things must happen a certain way and by a certain time. Noise makes it easy to overlook or avoid
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Limiting beliefs are subconscious thoughts that determine how we see ourselves, the world, and what is possible for us. Limiting beliefs can affect our health, well-being, and success by putting boundaries around what we consider appropriate behavior, who we connect to, and what opportunities we pursue. Limiting beliefs can make you feel less than,
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“There’s life back in your face.” That’s what my friend and colleague said to me at our first lunch after leaving my job. I wish I could tell you that I didn’t hear the same version of that sentence with everyone I reconnected with. “OMG you look so happy.” “I can see you made
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A better question is what have you allowed to prevent you from upleveling your position? I serve high-performing women of color in human services leadership because they are me. I’m a firstborn, a thinker, and a student who excelled academically with ease and a first-generation college graduate with an advanced degree. I am the
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Boss – a person who exercises control or authority; a person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization. Picture a 5-year-old stomping her feet and yelling “you’re not the boss of me”. That’s my internal reaction when someone asks me about my boss. I never use the word boss. I cringe a
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