As a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach, integrity and transparency are important to me. We talk a lot about procrastination as a form of self-sabotage. Want to know how else my self-sabotage has shown its head over the years? Overthinking, over-researching, and over-planning without taking calculated risks and concrete actions. I’ve given them up! […]
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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Social Worker and Career Coach Jennifer Luna for The New Social Worker Magazine’s Conversations on Social Work Careers. Grateful that I was able to share my ideas and strategies for building a successful, long-term social work career as well as encourage other social workers to embrace
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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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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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Many years ago, as I was caught in the cycle of wanting to leave my job but not sure where I wanted to go, I created a false narrative that held me back for months and months. I was working in a small nonprofit that had become a rapidly growing nonprofit, but I questioned
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My ancestors weren’t free on July 4, 1776. June 19th is our Black Independence Day. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and
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Have your company values been embedded into your organizational culture? Do you have a pipeline of loyal, competent employees ready to advance? Does your organization have strong brand recognition in your community? Our workforce has shifted in countless ways over the last two decades. The changing demographics and expectations of our current workforce have
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