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2020 is not just a New Year. It’s a NEW DECADE! What better time to change things up. Grab 10 minutes of quiet and respond to these questions by letting your subconscious take the lead. Make lists. Free journal. There...
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Itโ€™s hard to argueย with the factย that the more confident you feel going into an interview the higher yourย chance of success. Practicing self-discipline is a form of action that builds self-confidence. You may be self-disciplined in some areas but not so...
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I often have people on a job search lament the holidays because they believe that companies are not going to move forward on anything until after the first of the year. Then they decide to put their job search in...
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The holidays can be filled with chaos in many ways. Projects wrapping up at work. Plans for projects kicking off in 2020 have begun. Open positions still needing to be filled which means your teamโ€™s time is stretched thin…fingers crossed...
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This month my book club is reading Born A Crime by Trevor Noah.ย A must-read (or even better get the audio and listen to him read his book)! On the surface, you would never think that Trevor and I were alike....
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My husband has no interest in playing Cribbage with me. (I know right?). I have no interest in going to the latest Muse concert with him (even if it is in a cemetery). Thank goodness we are both passionate about...
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As we get ready to launch Take Charge, our digital job search readiness program, I realized that one of the things that we do in the program that I believe isย unique and magicalย is that we teach you that the best...
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It just came out of my mouth. I did not consider what I was saying. I was the final decision maker and so pushing back on a decision was not out of line. Still, I felt horrible. It was not...
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I probably could write a month of blogs from all I learn at theย InspiHER Tech Meetups. This Meetup was no different.   When one woman, we will call her Anne, told a story of why she didnโ€™t get a job...
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Iโ€™ve always had a weird resistance come up when someone says, โ€œMistakes are good. You can learn from themโ€. Not that I do not embrace learning. I am an avid reader and Googler. I have a strong curiosity and desire...
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