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Savvy Professional Career Wisdom by Caroline Dowd-Higgins
This is Not the Career I Ordered is read by thousands of careerists around the globe. With savvy tools, inspiration, and resources, this timeless book empowers you to enjoy your career, and love your life!
Older, Wiser, and Career Vibrant
I have several executive coaching clients in their late fifth and sixth decade of life who are navigating a career change due to lay-offs, or company mergers and acquisitions beyond their control. Others are career transitioning by choice and excited about designing a new chapter in life and career. My clients expressed worry about ageism […]
Don’t be a Career Loser – Take All Your Time Off
As a recovering workaholic, I strive regularly to integrate life and career to honor my personal relationships and my professional ambition. My life often resembles a roller coaster with ups and downs of activity and never a consistent steady balance – and that’s OK. This reality check has allowed me to navigate the ultra-busy career […]
Keeping Women in Careers When Work/Life Integration Seems Impossible
The statistics are staggering about women who are leaving the workforce. Every year, 25% of women exit a career because they can’t make work and life fit together and this has been exacerbated during the pandemic. Women forfeit up to four times their salary every year they are out of the workforce, which impacts their […]
Power to Her: Women Leaders Are Changing the World
I’m speaking at the Power to Her virtual event at Ivy Tech and inspired by the women I work with and how they are committed to empowering women together. Women are paving the way for a new style of leadership that is confident, authentic, and highly effective. Catalyst reportsthat the share of women in senior […]
Be Your Own Valentine: Love Who You Are
It’s the time of year for cards with red hearts, chocolates, and flowers as Valentine’s Day approaches. It causes anxiety for some who are seeking affection, and bliss for others who are celebrating their love with someone special. The pandemic reality has necessitated isolation for many, making connection difficult. This Valentine’s Day I encourage you […]
10 Health Benefits of Quality Sleep
I’m delighted to showcase this awesome piece about sleep by Terry Cralle that originally appeared here. Check out the amazing resources on this site to help you experience optimal sleep for good health. In many cultures, a lack of sleep is seen as a badge of honor of sorts. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” people […]
Easy Hacks to Beat Zoom Fatigue
Before the pandemic, which necessitated working from home I had never spent so much time on Zoom. Meetings with geographically distant colleagues via Zoom were a great way to connect with anyone, anywhere but it was not the primary way I conducted business. Whether you are using Zoom, Teams, or one of the many online […]
Why You Should Limit Exposure to Digital Devices this Winter
Today people are living device-driven lifestyles—between your work life and personal time, you likely interact with digital screens throughout the majority of your day, whether it be through a smartphone, computer, tablet, or television. Now that electronics are so prominent in everyday routines, most people have begun using them subconsciously. Studies have shown that 66% […]
The Post-Pandemic Me Will Be Even More Successful
Many thanks to Lindsay Washington for this guest blog post. Even though most businesses have been able to adapt to the Covid-19 challenges, some workers feel like they are stuck in a professional rut. Working in a remote environment has been liberating in many ways, but you may also feel the impact of the pandemic […]
How To Reinvent Your Career During COVID-19
A special thanks for this guest blog post from Amy Honor. Unexpected events may create shock and disorganize our daily routines, but as the saying goes, ‘there’s a silver lining to every dark cloud.’ The Coronavirus pandemic disrupted the world and caused a cataclysm in the employment sector. Millions lost their jobs and are either […]
2021 Journaling For Health and Well-Being
I’ve always been a proponent of journaling on a regular basis. More than ever, journaling offers an oasis – providing a respite from the pressures and tumult of these scary and unnerving times. I find I’m journaling more than usual these days and I’m encouraging my clients to put pen to paper to record what […]
The Benefits of Exercise While Working from Home
I’m delighted to share this guest post which originally appeared on the Yanre Fitness blog. Yanre has awesome resources including a newsletter to keep you in the know about all things fitness – subscribe here. Advice from the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) is simple: “Regular physical activity is one of the most important things […]
REFRAMING 2020: Finding Light In the Darkness
When it comes to our plans, life can often have “other ideas.” That scenario has certainly been playing out in 2020 as the whole world has been turned upside down by the Coronavirus Pandemic. So often we have very specific ideas about how our lives are supposed to unfold – feeling like we have control […]
Pace Yourself This Holiday: 5 Tips For Going The Distance
The holiday roll-out in the U.S. has gotten earlier and earlier – to the point where, anymore, Halloween is the official start of the holiday season carrying us straight through to Auld Lang Syne! The pandemic has incentivized people to get merry early as well, since we all need a little extra cheer this year. […]
