Debbie’s Articles
What if You Could Make Career Decisions Without Losing Who You Are?
So how do you make great career decisions? Not just great decisions, but the right decisions for you? It involves some introspection and a few strategies that I’m going to share with you here. The first strategy is having clarity on your career goals. Is there a...
Mentoring Clarity to Move You Forward in Your Career
"A Mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside of yourself." - Oprah Winfrey. January is Mentoring Month, and I wanted to share this quote and some tips to help illuminate some of the reasons you might want to consider mentoring as a tool to build your...
What Went Right and How to Keep Moving Forward in Your Career in 2020
Are you moving forward in your career? How often do you find yourself, ruminating on what you didn’t achieve? Of not getting to where you want to go in your career fast enough? How about all that went wrong? Does any of that keep you moving forward in your career?...
Why you need male allies
Men think and communicate differently than women. There is an African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go with others.” What happens, though, is that when we look for people to support us professionally, many times,...
What to do to avoid the 5 biggest mistakes that leave you feeling stuck in your career
Feeling stuck in career is feels horrible. It can also be an unmotivated, anxious, and depressing place to be. How does it happen, and, what can you do instead? Here are the top 5 biggest mistakes and what to do about it.
Stick With It To Avoid Getting Stuck
Have you ever heard the quote, “All good things come to those who wait?” Are you, right now, wanting to roll your eyes because you’ve heard it from your mother or perhaps some other adult as you were growing up? I know, I rolled my eyes too. What I’ve come to find...
Make it about the “We” and not the “Me” for career success
When you make your career all about you, whether it’s in a positive light or a negative one, you reduce your potential to grow. Many leadership consultants will tell you that being a leader is about the “we” and not the “me” philosophy. Career success is no...
Tough Career Moments Are Defining But Don’t Be Defined
Don’t allow decisions that are out of your control to negatively impact your career. Here are positive ways to deal with things you can’t control. In your professional life, there will be events or circumstances that arise, it seems, for the sole purpose of setting...
Your “Crabby” Mentality is Holding You (and Other Women) Back. Here’s What To Do About It
One time a man was walking along the beach and saw another man fishing in the surf with a bait bucket beside him. As he drew closer, he saw that the bait bucket had no lid and had live crabs inside. “Why don’t you cover your bait bucket so the crabs won’t escape?”...
Why you need to run your own race and not anyone else’s!
Want to go from frustrated to FOCUSED in your business or career? Maybe even beyond that to fulfilled? Run your own race. Have you ever tried to juggle? I mean actually pick up three or more objects and juggle? I am amazed at the people who can do it and make it...
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