Pop quiz: What do these five words have in common? Vaccine They Integrity Gaslighting Authenticity Answer: These are all previously named as a Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster. Authenticity, defined as “not false or imitation” and “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character”...

Last week we talked about the difference between playing a Finite Game when it comes to your career, and an Infinite One. READ IT HERE This week we break it down even further and consider the 5 key aspects of having...

I am reading both Simon Sinek’s The Infinite Game and Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James P. Carse at the same time. Why you ask? Because the whole point of the Career Alchemy Academy (JOIN HERE!) is that we approach...

Isn’t work fun? I write a bit tongue-in-cheek 🤪 . Don’t you just love working with different types of people who often remind us of our siblings, best friends, kids, parents, or former bosses … and not in a good...

Recently overheard: “I just don’t feel confident that I have what it takes to get the job I want. I feel invisible.” Wanting to build confidence and defeat imposter syndrome is a common theme I hear from my clients. Like me, I know...

I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard people say: The holidays are coming, so I’m going to ease up on my job search. Companies hire less during the summer. I’m taking it easy for now. The economy is sluggish. I’ll start looking...

One of the most common things I hear when someone is considering starting a job search, or wanting to raise their visibility in their career and build their personal brand is: “But Laurie, I hate networking!” It doesn’t matter if...

I was recently listening to my new podcast obsession, The Huberman Lab. Andrew Huberman’s guest was Dr. Layne Norton. Dr. Norton has his Ph.D in Nutrition and, according to the show, is considered one of the world’s top experts in nutrition...

Michael Phelps does thought work! And his results speak for themselves. Recently, I was watching a video of Michael, and he was talking about how he worked with his limiting thoughts. He said that whenever he walks through a doorway, he...

In a recent conversation with my coaching client, an IT Business Vice President at a large financial services company, she shared her dream of starting her own real estate investment company. Despite her high-level position and a plan to stay...