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What to do to avoid the 5 biggest mistakes that leave you feeling stuck in your career
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...
YOU Need A Mentor; Here’s How To Get One
Why is it that we think we have to have everything figured out? How come we have to have all of the answers when we don’t expect anyone else to? Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone to bounce ideas off of; someone who champions you and can make suggestions and...
Ask For What You Want and Here’s Why It Matters.
Little kids are downright geniuses! Do you want to know why? They are brilliant at making the ask for what they want in big, booming voices! So much so that we have to tell them to use their "inside voice." However, somewhere after our stint as a toddler, some of...
When your “Negative Nellie” comes out here’s what to do about it.
Have you ever heard the phrase that our own worst enemy lives between our own two ears? Yes. It’s negative self-talk, and it’s a huge issue that holds us back from achieving our potential in career or business. This self-criticism is destructive, and the problem is...
3 Reasons why you don’t want Clarity
Clarity is a pretty ambiguous word, isn't it? It means something different to everyone. Clarity allows you to focus on certainty, it gives you confidence and makes you more efficient at making decisions. It gives you a detailed roadmap as to how you will achieve...
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