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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!
The Best Valentine’s Day Gift is to Love Yourself
It’s the time of year for cards with red hearts, chocolates, and flowers as Valentine’s Day is celebrated in February. It causes anxiety for some who are seeking affection, and bliss for others who are celebrating their love with someone special. This Valentine’s Day I encourage you to see it through a different lens. Celebrate […]
Perform Your Due Diligence Before Accepting a New Role
It’s the first quarter of a new calendar year and the marketplace is robust with job opportunities. Several of my clients are deep into the interview process and contemplating new roles. It’s essential for the candidates to be empowered in the process. It’s your interview too and you must perform your due diligence to determine […]
Avoid Workaholism and Get More Sleep
This guest post was contributed by William Loper, a freelance writer who loves to spend time researching new and exciting topics. On the weekend he enjoys a glass of wine and a non-fiction book. In today’s day and age, both young and mature people feel the need to work harder in order to feel they contribute […]
Job By Design: Forging Your Own Path
If you’re looking for more challenge in your job, and there doesn’t seem to be a promotion in the offing, you may be asking yourself, ‘What’s next?’ That’s how my coaching client (I’ll call her Dawn) was feeling when we first met. Dawn was a manager at a non-profit and felt like she’d gone as […]
The Importance of Being Validating
Have you ever gotten a message that says, “please validate your email address”? Yes, of course you have. You own a computer. Have you ever responded, out loud, “great job, email address!”? I have. We live in a world that is all about fixing things. We live in a world where people walk around wearing […]
Work Sabbatical: Taking a Break From the Job
Have you ever wanted to hit the “pause” button at work – getting away for longer than your allotted vacation time allows? University professors have traditionally taken sabbaticals to recharge and refresh, and now more and more American workers are doing the same. Many employers, including MeetUp, McDonalds, Pantagonia and Morningstar, to name a few, […]
Healthy Work Life: Take Care of Yours
The donuts are there to greet you in the break room…the Diet Coke is the “perfect fix” for getting through the afternoon…it’s so much easier to “push through” rather than get up from the desk to stretch… and so it goes, often day after day. We spend the majority of our lives at work, and, […]
Stay Financially Secure When it’s Time to Further Your Education
Many people get a certain way along in their career and then discover that to achieve all of the key lifestyle and financial goals they have in mind for the future, they must obtain additional credentials and go back to school. Across most industries, to become financially secure it is necessary to have that essential […]
Question Your Conclusions: Give “Yes!” A Chance
How often in life do we determine that the answer will be ‘No’ before we’ve even asked the question? You’ve got an idea for a project, but immediately say, “My boss will nevergo for it.” You see a job posting that interests you, but, right off the bat, say, “They always want someone with a masters […]
Making the Most of Summer: Getting Organized Ahead of Schedule
In between the summertime gardening, outdoor concerts, and trips out of town – consider getting ducks in a row for when cooler winds blow. Fall and winter may be the last things on your mind right now, but I’ve learned from experience that preparing ahead for their arrival can make life a lot easier. Here […]
Making the Most of Summer: Fill Your World With Art
Summer is a great time to take in anything arts-related, especially since so many events are held outdoors and are more easily accessible. Here are some easy ways to enjoy the arts before summer’s end: Concerts Whether it’s taking in a concert in your hometown square, at the state fair, Ravinia, or Yankee Stadium – […]
4 Steps to Manage Your Online Reputation When Job Searching
This guest post was contributed by Michelle who works from home. She has handled and developed winning marketing strategies for start-ups, non-profits, and corporations. Currently, she’s working for Guaranteed Removals, a reputation management firm based in Canada which offer a variety of services to remove harmful online content permanently. The job search can be a difficult […]
The Eclipse Effect: The Power of Letting Go
Last August, I was mesmerized, along with the rest of the country, by “The Great American Eclipse.” This summer, our planet is experiencing an intense eclipse season once again with three eclipses within the course of a one-month span – an historic event since this will happen only six times over a five-century period (spanning from the […]
Be a High Achiever Instead of a Workaholic
As a recovering workaholic, I have finally come to terms with the reality that workaholism is unhealthy and unsustainable. The tragic reality of workaholism is that is also leads to unhappiness and burnout in life and career. I believe that suffering is optional and now I’m focusing on being a high achiever instead of a […]
