More than any other time of the year, December seems to fill the world with a sense of miracles and magic. The holiday season is in fact a celebration of miracles. Holiday magic is made up of wonder and amazement, not magician tricks. The world seems more open to giving, loving and believing. When
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When I worked with teens in the mid-2000s, I would ask them what they wanted to experience when they grew up instead of what they wanted to be when they grew up or what they planned to do after high school graduation. I understood that the latter questions were heavy and limiting and also
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To decide is to make up one’s mind on a given topic or issue, come to a decision, make a choice, make up your mind, or reach a conclusion. Successful people are decisive. Let’s clarify here that decisive and impulsive are not the same. Impulsivity is characterized by taking poorly conceived actions without foresight
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What did you learn in social work school about career opportunities? Career advancement strategies? Leadership? How is that working out for you? I’ve encountered so many social workers, including students, who feel stuck in social work. They don’t see a way up or a way out. Why is this so prevalent? It’s prevalent because of
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When I say that you deserve a job that fills your heart, mind, and wallet, I speak from experience. There was a time in my best/worst job when I would regularly say to myself “my heart is full” and mean it with every fiber of my being! There was a time in my best/worst
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