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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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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Let’s do a little self-reflection as the month of May comes to a close. May is National Mental Health Month and National Walking Month. These two are intertwined for me. I love being outside in nature and walking in quiet among grass and trees. Nicki in Nature (#nickiinnature) doesn’t mean cliff jumping or white water
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If you have a master’s degree, specialized credentials, years of work experience, and are great at what you do but you feel trapped in a dead-end job, the problem is usually deeper than what appears on the surface. If you have the job search strategies and know what to do but are having a
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Social Work Career Coach for High-Performing Women in Social Work Leadership It’s who I am. It’s what I do. 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
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Everything that I do is centered around social work! Social Work – that’s it, that’s the common denominator, that’s the foundation. I use my social work education, skills, training, and professional experience to excel as an entrepreneur – a leadership consultant, career coach, and adjunct professor. They’re all under the same social work umbrella.
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The Uplevel Your Position Program Career Development Program has been redesigned so social work students and recent grads (within 2 years) can chart a clear path to the career of their dreams. The Uplevel Your Position Program can help avoid pitfalls as you begin your job search, create materials that stand out from the competition, and establish
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I kicked off National Social Work Month and Women’s History Month with a Mind and Manna YouTube channel interview with Sunya Williams Folayan on March 1, 2023. The topic was Choosing You At This Stage of Life. I had a great time returning to the Millennial Social Work Conference, March 3-4, 2023, in Atlanta,
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I am on a mission to eliminate the old, narrow view of social work and promote the expansive diversity, opportunity, and career fields available to those with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work. I’m also the professor who assigns group projects. We all love group projects right LOL? The completion of this blog post
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A year ago today, March 10, 2022, I made a decision to go from idea/dream/wish to goal. Then I wrote the goal, verbalized the goal, and took action on the goal. Facebook reminded me of the social media post today: “As I was driving on Tuesday I had a strong desire to take more
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