by Julie Nichols | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is courtesy of guest blogger, Julie Nichols. I have felt for a while now that I’m not in charge of my own destiny, that I’m just a pawn for others to use in my own life. This is not something that I was aware of until recently. Sometimes it’s not until you’re outside of something that you are able to look back inward and see how messed up everything was....
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by Lida Bunting | Jun 26, 2023 | Greyzone advice, On the Job, Uncategorized
This post is courtesy of guest blogger, Lida Bunting. At the beginning of this year I decided that I wanted to refresh my office space. I was giving myself 2 years to do it, but, once the idea got into my head, I couldn’t shake it. The idea of decluttering my office had me overwhelmed, so I called a professional organizer to help out, Rosetta Metz of Lettuce...
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by Jessica Stoja | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is courtesy of guest blogger, Jessica Stoja. A job search isn’t for the faint of hearts…. it’s grueling. There is a lot of non-response, ghosting at various stages in the process, that feeling of sending your materials into a black hole, and an immense amount of rejection on all fronts. This process can beat down your confidence such that you begin...
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by Tami Palmer | Feb 20, 2023 | Job Search Tools, Uncategorized
A job search is often uncomfortable because we’re suddenly put into a sales role, and the product we’re selling is us. For those not naturally inclined to sales, particularly those of an introverted persuasion, this can be sheer torture. I often refer to this analogy in my coaching. Here, I break it down in hopes that the clarity allows for a bit more comfort...
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by Tami Palmer | Jan 16, 2023 | Greyzone advice
I was all in, trying to identify a workable solution for a friend who was, quite literally, fighting for her life. I’ll call her Tracy. Over a few weeks last spring, I had quickly become Tracy’s “person,” providing hours of emotional support and jumping in with logistical help to manage the complexities of her life following a complicated medical diagnosis (where...
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by Tami Palmer | Jan 2, 2023 | Greyzone advice
Too often we believe we’re being assertive and direct, yet the person we’re addressing doesn’t seem to be getting the message. We feel as if we’re shouting, yet they appear to hear only whispers. We drop hints and think we’re being obvious with our needs, but the message isn’t landing. Most importantly, they’re not taking the action we need them to take. When...
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by Renate Staedel-Gray | Oct 24, 2022 | Greyzone advice, On the Job
Several decades ago, Dr. Don Clifton, considered the father of positive psychology, posed the question: “What will happen when we think about what is right with people rather than fixating on what is wrong with them?” From this question, he developed the 177-question survey now known as the CliftonStrengths Assessment (formerly Gallup StrengthsFinder). It’s still a...
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by Tami Palmer | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
At this month’s Zoom happy hour with my networking group, Inner Circle, we were asked to share what we feel is our mission: What is the “why” behind why we do what we do? The concept of finding our “why” was popularized by Simon Sinek in his book and TED Talk “Start With Why.” I highly recommend both the book and the talk, but the essence is that people don’t buy...
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by Tami Palmer | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
This blog started as a brief post on LinkedIn and then I realized I wanted to say a bit more. Let’s talk for a moment about stress and its impact on the body. A toxic work environment isn’t just “stressing you out.” Toxic work environments slowly sabotage your soul and often cause literal physical damage to your health. On the soul level, when we are in an...
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by Tami Palmer | Oct 25, 2021 | Greyzone advice
Writing can sometimes be the best form of medicine. A writer told me that he cured his depression by diving deep into a therapeutic writing practice. I’ve processed big and little life events through writing. Writing is my go-to resource for processing life. Lost after a miscarriage, I was floating in a sea of grief that felt trivial and yet was impacting my...
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