Living Free and Solo: We Have Just One Life, Dance On!

When I selected the blog topic “National Single Working Women’s Day” for August, I thought it would be an easy...
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Living Free and Solo: We Have Just One Life, Dance On!

Thriving at an HBCU (Historically Black College & University): Zoë Shares Her Spelman Journey

Spelman College became my home in a short amount of time, it happened during the first few months of my...
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Thriving at an HBCU (Historically Black College & University): Zoë Shares Her Spelman Journey

Finding Hope and Strength During Seasons of Grief: Heather’s Story

It’s National Grief Awareness Day. I’m all too familiar with the feelings of grief. Are you? If we’re truthful, each...
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Finding Hope and Strength During Seasons of Grief: Heather’s Story

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

Gaslighting. It’s what happens when one controlling and abusive person attempts to overcome his or her low self-esteem by making...
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Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

My Journey of Self-Discovery: Unraveling the Paradigm of the “Rules of a Happy Life”

My journey toward self-discovery started about 6 years ago, when I didn’t even know what “self-discovery” was, or that there...
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My Journey of Self-Discovery: Unraveling the Paradigm of the “Rules of a Happy Life”
Managing Your Career: What’s Next?

Managing Your Career: What’s Next?

Right now, it’s easy to feel a bit limited. We’ve been in lockdown to some varying degree since March. Many have faced job loss. Others have faced increasing pressures to do more with less and juggle to keep things going at work and at home. It’s easy to give into...

Do I Need to Write a Cover Letter?

Do I Need to Write a Cover Letter?

Yes! While the statistical and anecdotal evidence varies, a cover letter will help you stand out. Just this year ResumeLab surveyed 200 hiring decision-makers to get their feedback on cover letters. According to their survey, 83% of respondents claimed that a great...

Job Searching in Uncertain Times

Job Searching in Uncertain Times

Whether you had already been engaged in an active job search or you’ve just lost your job, I know it’s a terribly stressful time to be unemployed. The basic advice I gave in my related post, Career Planning During the COVID-19 Crisis, holds true: all the same job...

Finding the Right Fit

Finding the Right Fit

Interviewing can be as nerve-wracking as dating. And just like dating you are trying to figure out if you are compatible. A good match is based on authenticity. It’s based on what you are really like. Not your idealized version of yourself. Not clever marketing on...

How to be Happier at Work: Part Two

How to be Happier at Work: Part Two

Many years ago, when I studied abroad in Spain, my fellow students and I noticed that people generally seemed more relaxed and social, more joyful. Our Spanish friends and teachers explained that unlike Americans they worked to live, not lived to work.  Being fully...

How to be Happier at Work: Part One

How to be Happier at Work: Part One

No matter how great the fit, there are periods where everything just feels flat at work. Sometimes when we start to stagnate, we think it’s time to look for a new job, but often we just need to get reinvigorated.  Here are 3 easy ways to be happier at work: 1....

My Favorite Coaching Success Story

My Favorite Coaching Success Story

The coaching experience I hold near and dear to my heart happened with a mother who came to one of my workshops. It’s a little different from a 1:1 coaching session, as this was a group experience, but that is similar to how my Virtual Program sessions will run, so...

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