Specificity is an essential key to success. When you have a clearly defined goal, it is much easier to target, track, and actualize. Where do you REALLY want to work? How do you want to earn a living and make a contribution? Have you taken the time to decide for yourself what the job of your …
Does This Describe You? A woman of color employed in a professional role? A college-educated woman seeking a career and not just a job? Are you feeling overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated? Are you smart, skilled, and credentialed with a solid work history? Are you great at what you do and often called on for assistance? …
Are You A Procrastinator? Procrastination is the act of unnecessarily postponing decisions or actions. This resistance to doing something we believe should be done is often a fear of failure or a fear of rejection. Procrastination leads to higher levels of frustration, guilt, stress, and anxiety which can impact the physical body and make one …
“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can” – Arthur Ashe Mindset is a critical component in how you live your life, not just how you work at your job or design your career. Your mindset – frame of mind; collection of thoughts and beliefs that shape your thinking – determines …
STOP Wondering | Wishing | Waiting START Planning | Activating | Resolving STOP Overthinking | Overlooking | Overanalyzing START Activating | Leveraging | Deciding Are You In The Top 10? You CAN Accelerate Your Career, But Only If You Take Action! ACCELERATE – to fast track; gain speed; increase velocity Top 10 Reasons to REGISTER …
As a Career Strategist and Coach, it is my responsibility to help you level up. I will meet you where you are but be truthful in what it will take for you to get to your next level. Clients come to me at different life and career stages. Some clients are more prepared, or more …
Authenticity: Saying and doing the things that I truly believe! Although most people who meet me think I am shy or quiet, I have always advocated for myself…and for almost everyone else LOL. I mastered code-switching decades ago – an essential life skill for Black people. Diplomacy is a transferable skill that has served me …
Women have been taught from birth to be quiet and humble. I am old enough to remember when children were to be “seen and not heard” and little girls really were praised for behaving like they were made with “sugar and spice and everything nice”. Strength and power are minimized as we are taught to …
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Who do you know that has had the perfect career? No one I know has had the perfect career. Did you think you would have a Bachelor’s degree but 22 and take on your first management role at 28 after earning your Master’s degree and working your way up in your company for two years? …
My clients tend to be workaholics. They often come in early, stay late, eat lunch at their desks or forget to eat lunch at all. They often lose or come close to losing their vacation time. And before they go on vacation they ensure that everything is covered and in order. They are the ones …