My 2023 Word of the Year is Authenticity. Authenticity has been centered in my These 3 Words monthly mantras this year. (Hard to believe that I began this in 2014.) January – Elevate Your Authenticity February – Authenticity Requires Introspection March – Connect With Authenticity April – Authenticity Is Liberation May – Authenticity Requires […]
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I am so super excited that the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is dedicating time and resources to environmental justice and super grateful that someone shared the virtual forum specifically with me. In a previous social media post, I asked to be connected to social workers working in environmental, eco, or green social
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I will forever shout from the rooftops that “social workers do not take a vow of poverty”! I will forever challenge the notion that accepting financial struggles somehow makes a social worker more morally superior. I adamantly refuse to accept the notion that social workers should leave the profession if they want to make
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A major issue with the social work profession is that career exploration is not encouraged and the avenues for career exploration are often unknown. Social work is so much more than child welfare, medical social work, psychotherapy, and school social work. I am my own case study. I have never had a job with
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Motivation Monday Resource: Time of Essence As I continue to honor and embrace my authenticity and explore how I want to continue to show up in the world – personally and professionally – as the brand of Nicki, I am constantly gifted with parallel resources for my journey. This week I want to share
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Pondering, wondering, and considering is not the same as deciding. When I make a decision, I am resolute. When I make a decision, I activate my faith. When I make a decision, God orders the universe to fall in line. What have you decided is possible for you and available to you? Are you
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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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Motivation Monday Resource: The Social Work Rants Podcast Interview with Nicki Sanders I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Bas Morena for The Social Work Rants Podcast. In addition to discussing programs that I helped create in my social work career, we also discussed Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting services, my intention for how
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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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3 Reasons to Hire a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach You feel stuck, stagnant, or confused and want to work with an expert You want an objective professional to help you identify any career blind spots and develop a plan of action You are ambitious and ready to do the work that needs to
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