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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!
Is Your Life Eulogy Worthy, or Resume Worthy?
David Brooks delivered a compelling TED Talk about living for your resume or your eulogy. According to Brooks, “The résumé virtues are the ones you put on your résumé, which are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that get mentioned in the eulogy, which are deeper: who are […]
Keep, Stop, Start Your Way to Clarity, Purpose, and Wellness
As a career and executive coach, I work with many individuals who are stalled or stuck in a stagnant routine of life and career that zaps their energy and enthusiasm. The human body is constantly changing at a cellular level, so the process of transformation runs deep within our very being. I encourage you to […]
Take Time to Focus on Yourself and Reframe COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. Careers, relationships, and personal projects are all on hold while we wait for the world to settle into a new normal. Many people have found their mental health has suffered with the heightened stress. Small businesses worldwide are struggling to stay afloat. With all the tragedy […]
Jump Start Your Career Search After Being Let Go
Being dismissed or furloughed from your job has been more common than not as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic that rocked the worldwide economy. For the unemployed, or underemployed – now is the time to pick yourself up and get back into the saddle in order to find your next job. Showcasing your […]
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 […]
Twelve Tips for Turbulent Times
My friend and side-hustle colleague Kris Taylor wrote this awesome blog, which I am delighted share with you. There is always wisdom to be found in turbulent times. Too often, a fair amount of time must pass for that wisdom to crystallize. The organizational change work I’ve done in organizations over the past 20 years […]
Finding Ways To Keep In Touch with Social Distancing
Like sunshine and water to a garden, we humans thrive on touch. Countless studies have found that touch is a key part of our blossoming and growth, and so it’s been heartening to see the news stories featuring creative workarounds by moms, dads, kids, young and old, and even teachers – all trying to maintain […]
Your New Normal: How Will It Look?
You may have seen them on social media…the memes and articles about how our lives will be forever changed due to Coronavirus. One of those memes, from Brené Brown, recently appeared in my social media feed questioning the whole idea of “normal” and pointing out that “normal” in the current age has had a very […]
COVID-19 Workaholism is Real
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a work-at-home scenario for me that has potential for backsliding into my dangerous workaholic tendencies. The back-to-back Zoom meetings with no transition time and lack of a lunch break are needed when urgency is real, but I am concerned that we are slipping into an unsustainable and unhealthy new work […]
Single Task Your Way to Sanity During Shelter-in-Place
These are stressful times sheltering in place while we are living 24/7 with family members who are trying to work, supervise online education for kids, and stay healthy during a global pandemic. While it may seem ideal to throw a load of laundry in while you are on a conference call and simultaneously checking on […]
Leverage Your Influence During COVID-19 Working at Home
COVID-19 has forced most of the global population into required remote work. Whether you had the option to work at home previously, or if this is your first virtual work rodeo – the new virtual normal may be here to stay. Learning how to first cope and then thrive in a remote work scenario is […]
10 Ways to Stay Sane & Active While Social Distancing
Original Article written by Julie Singh of TripOutside.com. There’s no denying that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has put a stop to almost all outdoor activities. With increased home quarantines and social distancing measures, cancelling outdoor adventures has become the new norm. This may leave you bored, anxious, and searching for ways to stay fit. We feel […]
Maintain a Social, Positive Workplace Amid Coronavirus
This piece first appeared in Compliance Week. Author Jaclyn Jaeger is an editor with Compliance Week and has written on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. I am grateful that she allowed me to share her piece with my global audience. Companies all around the world right […]
Be Financially Savvy – Even During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Whether you’re struggling to manage your money in a time of crisis, or you’ve just received your largest raise to date, any minor change to your finances can be a major lifestyle adjustment. It’s understandable to not make the best spending decisions with your money, especially when enduring such trying, uncertain financial times. No matter […]
