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Laid off due to covid-19?
What should you do if you are laid off? Don’t panic. First, if you’ve been laid off or have had your hours greatly reduced, you should immediately file for unemployment.
Don’t Stay in your pajamas all week…and 9 more work at home tips
Self-isolation doesn’t have to affect your productivity. Thanks to COVID-19, many people are telecommuting and working from home for the first time. Here’s a few tips to help you make the most of the situation.
Keep networking even when self-isolating
Growing your professional network could be more important to your job search than creating a captivating cover letter or online profile. A vibrant, engaged network can open the door to opportunities and land you in the interview seat of your new job. The ongoing chaos caused by COVID-19 doesn’t change that.
How does the Coronavirus effect your job search?
Thanks to social distancing practices in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19, more and more companies are looking at ways to limit face-to-face contact – both in the workplace and in the hiring process. This means more recruiters and HR managers are moving their job searches online. This means your online presence will be even more important.
Is your graduate one of the 27%?
According to an article in the Washington Post, only 27% of college grads leave school with a job related to their major. That means 73% of graduates are underemployed, if they found a job at all. After spending years grinding through their studies, many come face to...
Loans due? No job? What’s a college grad to do?
You’ve sacrificed and spent a small fortune to see your child walk across a stage, shake hands with a university official and receive their prized degree. Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy watching them take on the world as an adult. Maybe you have plans of your own...
Does Your New Year’s Resolutions Include A Career Shift?
Does your New Year’s resolutions include a career shift? If so, ask yourself these 3 questions… Before you can start looking ahead you need an accurate picture of where you’ve been. It’s time to take stock of the work you’ve accomplished, how you’ve positioned...
Use the long Labor Day weekend to outshine other job searchers
If you want more out of your work life, this weekend is the perfect time to take action. While everyone is bingeing Netflix, or overindulging at neighborhood BBQ’s, you can be on the way to finding a career that improves your financial situation and offers you a chance to use your skills and talents.
Are you one of the 70%?
Over 70% of workers say they don’t feel satisfied with their job or career choice.
BEEP….BEEP….BEEP….BEEP You slap at the alarm hitting the snooze once again.
Over 70% of workers say they don’t feel satisfied with their job or career choice.
It’s time!
Job searching in today’s digital age isn’t the same as it was even 5 years ago. I’m excited to share what I’ve learned so you can find your Successfully Ever After too.
What do you believe?
I fear most people don’t believe big enough. You need that big dream to stretch and grow you. You need failures to learn from. You need hurts to learn how not to treat people along the way.
Imperfection makes us shine
For so many, the feeling they have to put on the perfect face for the world has to be a heavy burden to carry every day. So many career women feel they have to have everything together if they want to succeed, impact, and inspire others. The opposite is really true.
10 Crazy, But Real, Excuses People Actually Used to Miss Work
Think about it, from 6AM until 6PM you are either getting ready for work, headed to work, at work, or headed home from work. How sad is it that you spend over half of your day dreading going to, being at, or doing what earns you a paycheck.
Use Your Fear To Move Forward
After 21 years with a company I loved, I walked away because I knew there was more. I was tired of feeling misunderstood and unappreciated. I was afraid I’d get used to that feeling and settle.
6 ways you can make International Women's Day, everyday
I believe it’s vital for women to pay it forward and be supportive of each other and the work (both professional and personally) each other does. We need to share what we learn along the path and not hold it tight. We need to light the path for those younger women beginning their climb, so their voices and ideas can shine. Remember, we don’t have to be perfect at what we do. We just have to be perfectly us doing it.
Use your fear to move forward
If we turned our fears into a catalyst propelling us forward what would that look or sound like? How can you take your fear and use it as positive fuel? I’ll give you a very personal example. After 21 years with a company I loved, I walked away because I knew there was more. I was tired of feeling misunderstood and unappreciated. I was afraid I’d get used to that feeling and settle.
Imperfections make us shine
Our scars and baggage show the world we have made it this far on the journey. We’ve coped with the sadness, disappointments, and failures and still managed to find moments to celebrate and grow along the way.
So Excited! I need you to vote! My Book, “When In Doubt, Delete It!” Is Nominated for Global Award
Chellie Phillips up against authors worldwide for prestigious 2019 Author Academy Award — ok so that’s so cool to see in writing.
It's Gal-entine's Day!
It’s time to set jealousy and competition aside and celebrate the accomplishments of each of us. We need to share the lessons we’ve learned along the way so others realize their struggles are not in vain. We need to celebrate what makes each of us unique and special.
Marie Kondo's method isn't the only one for adding JOY
Recognizing the things that bring more joy into our life sounds simple, but what I’ve learned over the years is many people have a hard time using that as a gauge to determine whether to keep things in their schedule or not. If you’ll start implementing that thought process more and more in your decision making, I think you’ll find it to be a very eye opening process.
Life Edits Learned from Fixer Upper and Rehab Addict
Over the holidays I took some time off work and indulged in what my husband calls “girl TV.” I love me some HGTV and DIY. I can watch hours and hours of Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gains or Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis. I never get tired of seeing how they turn some of the most run down homes into beautiful homes. It dawned on me while I was watching what they do to those dilapidated and outdated homes how many similarities there are to how my Life Edits work in life.
Launch Day!
The fear of the unknown or failing is real. I think it’s the thing that stops people the most. I think there’s a real fear not only of failure, but of “what if it succeeds” too. What are the expectations people will have of me going forward?
What do you believe?
When you trust your vision and make the effort to bring it to life, it seems things and people show up to help you along the way.
Life Edits Learned from Santa Claus
It struck me, in addition to the real reason for the season, Santa really is a master Life Editor. If we follow his lead, we can keep Christmas alive all year long and be on our our way to a great 2019.
Quit waiting for a magic date
There’s no magic day to make a change. You’ve got to add action to that desire.
Grateful for the yes
I’m especially grateful for saying yes to a dream and being able to share that process with so many people who have such special places in my life. What I’ve realized is where you are right at this moment is a result of what you’ve said yes to throughout your life.
Answering your calling
Is there something you feel deep inside you know you need to do? Is there something every time you think about it makes you a little bit nervous and a lot excited? I know there is. We all have one. It’s your calling.
Alone we can do so little….
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Never has that been more evident than over the last couple of weeks. I’ve had the privilege to work alongside a group of dedicated men and women who have been working tirelessly to restore power in an area hard hit by Hurricane Michael
Think like a man — or not!
While there are still barriers and misconceptions in the workforce, I feel blessed to live in a time where women are only limited by their personal desire to excel. It’s true there are still times we need to push the barrier and make sure our voices are heard, it’s how you do that, that seems to be the question.
Worst nightmare can lead to opportunity
You have to operate with confidence even where you don’t have all the answers. People who look to you to lead need to see confidence and positivity. — Anne Meisner
True leaders aren’t born—they’re made
Nothing can prepare you for war – the smells, the sounds, the taste. If you have core values, you can survive the horrors of war. I did and so did all the others I served with. —Donna Rowe
Don’t cross the line with personal and professional communications
I have a problem when a person, who is a communications professional, forgets that people don’t distinguish between personal pages and work pages. When you are the voice of your company, city, or organization, it is your responsibility to keep those lines very clear.
Slow Death by PowerPoint
Great presenters know it’s about the human connection. Your slides should be visual reinforcement.
Design With Purpose
It’s important to choose the right words to communicate your message. However, utilizing design as a tool can increase that understanding and make it more effective.
Create Copy That Persuades
Stop thinking of your opponent as a monster. You have to think of them as just as decent and kind as you.
Better Editing Makes Better Stories
Seven tips for better edits.
Mental Prep Makes Writing Easier
Don’t start writing until you’ve put in your mental prep time. It will save you time and energy in the long run.
Write Better Faster
We all have those days when an assignment shows up at the last moment, or the boss calls and needs a speech ASAP. Instead of stressing, you can incorporate a few simple tricks that will have you cranking out copy in no time.
From prosecutor to popsicle peddler
Nick Crase, co-founder of King of Pops, urged us to create a culture uniquely yours. Don’t just exist. Know who we are and create a vision that gets you where you want to be.
Breaking bread and starting conversations
“Magic doesn’t happen with a big speaker on stage,” Jenn said. “It happens around tables with people sharing stories and working together.”
Unleashing the Greatness Within
We all have power within us and we just need to know how to release it and put it to use.
Leadership Circle
We must build each other up and not tear each other down. We are really better together than alone.
What's in it for me?
I read the latest newsletter from Ann Wylie this morning. (If you aren't familiar with her, you need to be - check out her site.) In our daily life, messages and information bombard us constantly. As communicators, our goal is to get our message heard, and...
Easy to read copy benefits everyone
Making copy easier to read benefits every level of reader. I don’t mean dumbing it down. I mean writing that increases understanding and the number of people who will actually invest time in reading it.
Make your writing more powerful and credible
10 quick tips you can use to make your words more powerful and your story credible
Competition Isn’t A Dirty Word
Competition isn’t a dirty word. In fact, it’s a great way to grow your skills. Just think of how it feels when you find ways to challenge yourself.
Reflections on Leadership
At the Newseum, sitting in front of the 9-11 display or walking by a piece of the Berlin Wall, you can’t help but realize that leaders don’t run away silently. Leaders have to act. They are usually the first ones who run toward a problem and give voice to those who have lost theirs.
Groundwork laid in foundation
However, our founding father, George Washington, may have said it best, ”If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
It’s great to be known for your shoes – even better to be known for your soul
She can speak English, French, German and Farsi, became Okabashi’s CEO and she’s just 29. Say hello to @Sara Irvani. A millennial who passionately embraces hard work and positivity while taking over the manufacturing world.
Creating shareable content
Shared content can be many things – useful and helpful information, entertainment and inspirational material. It’s different than viral content because it creates a long term relationship.