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THIS IS A REPLAY OF A PREVIOUS LABOR DAY BLOG. Great Advice Twice! We recently had our windows replaced and we were removing memorabilia off of a shelf in my son’s room. One of the things I found was an old bookmark he...
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In 1973, Mark Granovetter, Princeton and Harvard grad, American sociologist and professor at Stanford University, published a landmark study on the spread of information in social networks. Q: What is one of the strongest ways to learn about a job opening or to...
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This morning as I was doing my walk there was a large group of young children with soccer balls and several coaches gathered on a soccer field getting ready to do soccer drills. The soccer coach said,  “today we’re going...
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I am working with a client on a job search who says she wants a leadership role. She has worked very hard to get where she is today and does not want to lose what she has gained. Totally agree!...
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You may have been asked, or heard someone asked, “If you could talk to your younger self, what advice would you give them?”. This is a fun exercise that helps remind us that what we thought was the worst possible...
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I have a friend who owned a lakehouse with her sibling for years. One day, the sibling decided they wanted to sell the property. They needed their portion of the money immediately. My friend could not afford to give her...
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I was on a call with a coaching client last week. At the end of the call, I wished her a happy 4th and asked how she was planning to celebrate. And she said, “Well, I do not think I...
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