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 | 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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