A job search has many moving parts. It makes sense that you might feel overwhelmed. It also makes sense that you’d feel anxious or even scared. Your mind likes to get involved. It hates change and change brings up fear....

I woke up at 4:30 am and could not get back to sleep. Today was the day I was going to renegotiate my contract with a long-time client. I had done my market research. The gap between what the market...

I was just going through some stuff on my desk and found an envelope. Across the front it said. “Laurie’s Top 100 2021”.  It was a list of 100 dreams I have for my life. I have a vague memory...

On the prep call for tomorrow’s Unstoppable Series – Creating Career Success on Your Terms (COME JOIN US) – one of the guests, Kristen, was talking about what prompted her to leave her successful 15-year career in the healthcare field to open up her...

Big Announcement! I am writing a screenplay. This is not an overnight decision. I’ve been germinating on my screenplay idea for years. I’ve talked it over and over with my husband and my kids. I’ve been daydreaming about the beginning,...

For those who know me, you know that I attended the University of Texas. I graduated with a degree in Business with an emphasis on Information Technology. The majority of my courses in my junior and senior years were related...

I always include a photo in my blogs. If you are a regular reader, you probably have seen them. They go along with the topic of the blog and may include a quote. Sometimes I make up the quote and...

You’ve probably heard about the Law of Attraction and the idea that like attracts like. You actually may have received advice around how to attract more of what you want by “adjusting your energy” to match what you want to...

On a recent coaching call I was talking with my client about her hopes, dreams and fears. Yet, what she was saying didn’t feel centered to me.  Something felt off. I wondered aloud, “What is the ugly truth under all...

One simple way to look at debt is that it is giving away more than you have. And I’m not just talking about money. You put yourself into career debt when you give away more time than you really have...