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A Powerful Way for Women in Tech to Reduce Performance Review Anxiety

A Powerful Way for Women in Tech to Reduce Performance Review Anxiety

  How to create connection, reduce defensiveness, and build stronger relationships when receiving feedback. Have I got something cool to...
Quiz: What is Your People-Pleasing Persona at Work

Quiz: What is Your People-Pleasing Persona at Work

Recently I shared a story about how I was confronted with the fact that I still am a people-pleaser โ€ฆ...
What if you are just 1 clean staircase away from your career dream?

What if you are just 1 clean staircase away from your career dream?

Imagine that you and I are working together in a coaching relationship. One of the things I like to think...
Stop People Pleasing

Stop People Pleasing

In the category of TMI I am going to fess up to something that started out as being a bit...
4 Ways to Bring Feminine Authenticity into the Work Zeitgeist

4 Ways to Bring Feminine Authenticity into the Work Zeitgeist

Pop quiz:ย What do these five words have in common? Vaccine They Integrity Gaslighting Authenticity Answer:ย These are all previously named as...
Your Career is an Infinite Game, Part 2

Your Career is an Infinite Game, Part 2

Last week we talked about the difference between playing a Finite Game when it comes to your career, and an...
Your Career is an Infinite Game, Part 1

Your Career is an Infinite Game, Part 1

I am reading both Simon Sinek’sย The Infinite Gameย andย Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibilityย by James...
How Distancing Is Actually a Career Relationship Builder for Women in Tech

How Distancing Is Actually a Career Relationship Builder for Women in Tech

Isnโ€™t work fun? I write a bit tongue-in-cheek ๐Ÿคช . Donโ€™t you just love working with different types of people...
How To Create Belief in You, Your Tech Career, and the Tech Market

How To Create Belief in You, Your Tech Career, and the Tech Market

Recently overheard:ย โ€œI just donโ€™t feel confident that I have what it takes to get the job I want. I feel...
Tech Job Search Taking Longer Than Expected? Hereโ€™s Why You Should Keep Your Foot On The Gas

Tech Job Search Taking Longer Than Expected? Hereโ€™s Why You Should Keep Your Foot On The Gas

I cannot tell you how many times Iโ€™ve heard people say: The holidays are coming, so Iโ€™m going toย ease upย on...
Why Networking Feels Exhausting โ€” And How to Change That

Why Networking Feels Exhausting โ€” And How to Change That

One of the most common things I hear when someone is considering starting a job search, or wanting to raise...
How to Use the Placebo Effect to Unleash Your Career Superpowers

How to Use the Placebo Effect to Unleash Your Career Superpowers

I was recently listening to my new podcast obsession,ย The Huberman Lab. Andrew Hubermanโ€™s guest was Dr. Layne Norton. Dr. Norton...
A Simple Practice To Boost Your Career Self-Confidence

A Simple Practice To Boost Your Career Self-Confidence

Michael Phelps does thought work! And his results speak for themselves. Recently, I was watching aย video of Michael, and he...
How to Ramp Up Your Career Dream While Still In Your Corporate Job

How to Ramp Up Your Career Dream While Still In Your Corporate Job

In a recent conversation with my coaching client, an IT Business Vice President at a large financial services company, she...
The Secret to Unlocking Career and Job Search Success: Follow this 3-Step Career Retro Processโ„ข And Transform Your Career

The Secret to Unlocking Career and Job Search Success: Follow this 3-Step Career Retro Processโ„ข And Transform Your Career

If you were to take a peek at my calendar, youโ€™d notice a recurring event at 5:30 PM titled โ€œEvaluate...
How To Use Quantum Physics to Create More Fun, Energy, Freedom, and Prosperity In Your Career

How To Use Quantum Physics to Create More Fun, Energy, Freedom, and Prosperity In Your Career

Are you ready to set aside all you have been taught about working hard, paying your dues, and climbing the...
The 3 Types of Career Validation Everyone Needs

The 3 Types of Career Validation Everyone Needs

I was listening to a podcast recently and the woman was talking about how she had been getting bad press...
How to Spot the Difference Between Your Current Career and Your Ideal Career

How to Spot the Difference Between Your Current Career and Your Ideal Career

My stepdad has been sending me, my mom, and my daughter a link to a game site. Every morning we...
Are You Feeling Frozen in Your Job Search? Hereโ€™s Why!

Are You Feeling Frozen in Your Job Search? Hereโ€™s Why!

In a recent coaching session, the client was talking about having no enthusiasm and feeling frozen about her job search....
Lean Into Einsteinโ€™s Genius to Have the Career You Want

Lean Into Einsteinโ€™s Genius to Have the Career You Want

If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I am firmly in the camp that our thoughts...
What Women in Tech Said Their Biggest Career Challenges Are

What Women in Tech Said Their Biggest Career Challenges Are

Ready to say NO to feeling burnt out, over-scheduled, and out of time. Then say YES to exploring coaching. Schedule...
What To Do When Your Primitive Brain Decides to Hijack Your Career Dream?

What To Do When Your Primitive Brain Decides to Hijack Your Career Dream?

I am currently coaching a woman who is looking to take on her first Chief role. She has 2 exciting...
The Time Kristen Wiig Received Career Guidance from her Expanded Self

The Time Kristen Wiig Received Career Guidance from her Expanded Self

I recently got some bad news. Something I had been counting on fell apart. When I found out, the energy...
Career Pivot Stalled?

Career Pivot Stalled?

Career Pivot Stalled? My client was procrastinating on her career pivot. A pivot, a career dream, that she really wanted...
5 Steps to Follow When Your Job Offer Goes South

5 Steps to Follow When Your Job Offer Goes South

5 Steps to Follow When Your Job Offer Goes South My client was feeling good. She’s been on a job...
1 Way To Confirm You Are On The Right Career Path

1 Way To Confirm You Are On The Right Career Path

1 Way To Confirm You Are On The Right Career Path Have you ever questioned whether you were on the...
4 Steps To Unthinking Limiting Career Thoughts

4 Steps To Unthinking Limiting Career Thoughts

4 Steps To Unthinking Limiting Career Thoughts When you are born you have awareness and consciousness of your surroundings. You...
Are You Ready to Make 50% MORE in Your Career?

Are You Ready to Make 50% MORE in Your Career?

Are You Ready to Make 50% MORE in Your Career? You will need to think and feel differently! Question: What...
Myth Buster About Career Motivation

Myth Buster About Career Motivation

Myth Buster About Career Motivation Every Thursday morning you will find me in the pool at my local health club...

5 Spirit-Centered Steps to Letting Go of Money Worries

5 Spirit-Centered Steps to Letting Go of Money Worries I recently read a letter to love that Elizabeth Gilbert, author...
Donโ€™t Let Your Dry Cleaner Keep You From Your Career Dream

Donโ€™t Let Your Dry Cleaner Keep You From Your Career Dream

Donโ€™t Let Your Dry Cleaner Keep You From Your Career Dream I am working with a coaching client who has...
Career Obstacles Are The WAY to your Career Dream

Career Obstacles Are The WAY to your Career Dream

How Career Obstacles Are The WAY to Your Career Dream How often have you said to yourself that your dream...
Career Advice You Should NEVER Take

Career Advice You Should NEVER Take

Career Advice You Should NEVER Take I was coaching a client recently when she said, “My big mistake was lowering...
4 Tips for Removing Career Dream Delay Tactics

4 Tips for Removing Career Dream Delay Tactics

4 Tips for Removing Career Dream Delay Tactics Get ready for some truth bombs. ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ When you tell yourself you...
Why Is Committing to Career Change So Hard?

Why Is Committing to Career Change So Hard?

Why Is Committing to Career Change So Hard? I love Starbucks. I love my neighborhood store in particular. I love...

The One and Only Way to Change Past Career Regrets

The One and Only Way to Change Past Career Regrets I was working with a coaching client and after the...
Empty Nester? Time for a Career Reset?

Empty Nester? Time for a Career Reset?

Empty Nester? Time for a Career Reset? I remember one typical, same old, same old day walking out of my...
3 Steps to Having Career Decisions That Flow

3 Steps to Having Career Decisions That Flow

3 Steps to Having Career Decisions That Flow You may already know this, but the Chicago river runs in the...
How to Get Noticed in Your Career

How to Get Noticed in Your Career

How to Get Noticed in Your Career Can I be frank? I help a lot of women with their careers...

Career Advice From Emma Stone

I was listening to a recent interview on NPR with Emma Stone. She was talking about getting her big break...

Your Career Journey is Your Destination

During my meditation the other morning an airplane โ€œflew across my mindโ€ and I knew in an instant the message...

How My Relationship Breakup Cured My Imposter Syndrome

This is a blog about a relationship break up. Not directly about career or job search yet totally about career...

Your New Career Beginning

This poem reminds me of me. It reminds me of you. Our journeys to careers and lives we love. Where...

Best Career Advice I Ever Got Was Actually How I Got Sober

I am coming up on my sobriety anniversary on the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday. This year that would be...
3 Different New Year's Career Questions to Ask Yourself

3 Different New Year’s Career Questions to Ask Yourself

Happy 2024! 2024 feels different to me already. More open. More expansive. And our approach to goal setting needs to...

A Simple 3-Step Process to Cure Career Decision Fatigue 4-Ever!

A Simple 3-Step Process to Cure Decision Fatigue 4-Ever! I just got done staring at my computer screen for almost...
Are You Willing to be UNCOMFORTABLE or INCONVENIENCED to Have Your Career Dream?

Are You Willing to be UNCOMFORTABLE or INCONVENIENCED to Have Your Career Dream?

Are You Willing to be UNCOMFORTABLE or INCONVENIENCED to Have Your Career Dream? Iโ€™ve been putting off rejoining the health...
How to Stop Confusing the Universe and Get What You Really Want

How to Stop Confusing the Universe and Get What You Really Want

My coaching clientโ€™s job wasnโ€™t in jeopardy, but after the second round of layoffs something sparked inside of her. She...
How to Combat Career Ageism

How to Combat Career Ageism

You canโ€™t avoid ageism. Like racism, sexism, weight-ism, ableism โ€ฆ ageism is real. Sadly, we live in a society that...
Are You Suffering from Career Dissonance?

Are You Suffering from Career Dissonance?

Have you ever decided you wanted to lose weight? You set up your weight loss plan. You buy all the...
Do You Want Help Reaching Your Career Dream?

Do You Want Help Reaching Your Career Dream?

In case you have not heard๐Ÿ˜Š: ย I help Women in Tech (and tech-adjacent) careers remove the obstacles that hinder them...
โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ”บ A Love Triangle: You, Money and Your Career โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ”บ

โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ”บ A Love Triangle: You, Money and Your Career โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ”บ

Money is such a tricky subject. We have all kinds of stories that we have learned about money that have...
Iโ€™m curious, whatโ€™s your career dream?

Iโ€™m curious, whatโ€™s your career dream?

If you knew what was getting in your way and could remove those obstacles and make your WILDEST career dream...
I'm Experiencing Career Lethargy

I’m Experiencing Career Lethargy

I’ve been feeling a bit lethargic ๐Ÿ˜žlately. I am in the midst of a career transformation from top-notch recruiter who...
๐Ÿ’ฒHow a Woman in Tech Made 10k in 5 Minutes๐Ÿ’ฒ

๐Ÿ’ฒHow a Woman in Tech Made 10k in 5 Minutes๐Ÿ’ฒ

The day had arrived! The offer was in. My coaching client had negotiated an offer she was excited to accept....
Solve Your 9-5 Career Unhappiness

Solve Your 9-5 Career Unhappiness

After the last session of my Career Reset program (next one starts October 17th), I asked the women to fill...
Wave Your Resignation Letter โœ‰ Like Your Freedom Flag ๐Ÿ

Wave Your Resignation Letter โœ‰ Like Your Freedom Flag ๐Ÿ

Change is never easy. Quitting your secure job to pursue a career you love? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Yikes! Your brain resists it....
Women inTech! You are Hereby Granted Permission to Quit Corporate

Women inTech! You are Hereby Granted Permission to Quit Corporate

Sometimes we just need a permission slip. Someone to say, โ€œThat thought you are having about wanting to quit your...
How Using Creativity Helped a Women in Tech to Stop Caring at Work and Get the Career She Really Wanted

How Using Creativity Helped a Women in Tech to Stop Caring at Work and Get the Career She Really Wanted

We are getting ready to do another round of Using Creativity to Solve Your Career Dilemma this Thursday, Sept 7th...
3 Ways Women in Tech ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Can Find the Money ๐Ÿ’ฒ to Quit Corporate๐Ÿ‘‹

3 Ways Women in Tech ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Can Find the Money ๐Ÿ’ฒ to Quit Corporate๐Ÿ‘‹

When I coach women in corporate who are thinking about finally taking their dream of becoming their own boss off...
Hey Woman in Tech! You CAN Become Your Own Boss (BYOB) ๐Ÿ‘‘

Hey Woman in Tech! You CAN Become Your Own Boss (BYOB) ๐Ÿ‘‘

You may think that because you have always worked in corporate America you donโ€™t have the entrepreneurial skills to be...
Choose Career Door Number 3: Become Your Own Boss

Choose Career Door Number 3: Become Your Own Boss

Before I became an entrepreneur, I worked in corporate for 3 different companies. When I was laid off from my...
The catalyst that changed my career trajectory forever!

The catalyst that changed my career trajectory forever!

I remember walking into the small office that I shared with 4 other software sales reps โ€“ all guys. They...
What to Do When Your Brain ๐Ÿง  Says โ€œGo After Your Career Dream Laterโ€

What to Do When Your Brain ๐Ÿง  Says โ€œGo After Your Career Dream Laterโ€

Our brain likes to tell us that later is better for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes for no reason at...
Hold Your Career Vision Loosely AND Take Action

Hold Your Career Vision Loosely AND Take Action

I often talk about a career transformation being similar to the transformation a caterpillar has before it becomes a butterfly....
You Only Have 1 Career Problem. Hint: Itโ€™s not money, time or your role

You Only Have 1 Career Problem. Hint: Itโ€™s not money, time or your role

You feel overwhelmed, stuck or maybe hopeless in your career. You find yourself thinking: If only I made more money....
The  Career Truth Bombs ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ About You

The Career Truth Bombs ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ About You

You are capable. You are needed. You are a success. You are a happy recipient of exactly what you need...
What Sucks the Most in Your Career Right Now?

What Sucks the Most in Your Career Right Now?

One of my favorite coaching questions to ask a coaching client is one I learned from Martha Beck.ย  โ€œWhat sucks...
Constrain Your Creativity for More Career Ideas

Constrain Your Creativity for More Career Ideas

What do I want to do next in my career?ย  With so many choices how do I decide?ย  What if...
How to Find the Answer to Your Career Dilemma in 24 Days!

How to Find the Answer to Your Career Dilemma in 24 Days!

I’m reading a book recommended by one of my Career Reset clients called Creative Thinkering. This book had me at...
Are You Keeping Your Career Dream a ๐Ÿคซ  Secret?

Are You Keeping Your Career Dream a ๐Ÿคซ Secret?

How do you feel about secrets? If you are a lover of books and movies like I am then you...
Your Career Happiness Number Starts at Age 47.2ย 

Your Career Happiness Number Starts at Age 47.2ย 

I read a recent article from Inc. that talked about the fact that starting at about 18 we become less...
Have You Tried Career Improvisation?

Have You Tried Career Improvisation?

I recently hosted a workshop, called You in Demand. At the end of the workshop, I opened things up to...
12 Truths I Wish I Knew at the Beginning of my Career

12 Truths I Wish I Knew at the Beginning of my Career

I was thinking recently that I could have had way more career fun, peace, ease and success (on my terms)...
The Confidence Code

The Confidence Code

This quiz is not brand new. I created this quiz a few years ago because, well I love quizzes but...
What Stage of a Career Change are You In?

What Stage of a Career Change are You In?

This quiz is not brand new. I created this quiz a few years ago because, well I love quizzes but...
How to Recover from a Failed Interview

How to Recover from a Failed Interview

โ€œI screwed up the interview so badly. Those people must think I am an idiotโ€. Words from my client. She...
Does Your Career Have You Feeling Tied Up in Knots?

Does Your Career Have You Feeling Tied Up in Knots?

On a recent coaching call my client was concerned about an upcoming hard conversation she had to have. She could...
Me or ChatGPT?  May The Best Blog Win!

Me or ChatGPT? May The Best Blog Win!

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. Some are excited by the possibilities and others are frightened. This is not...
3 Reasons (Actually Excuses) People Donโ€™t Follow Their Career Dream

3 Reasons (Actually Excuses) People Donโ€™t Follow Their Career Dream

I recently asked this question on Facebook and LinkedIn,ย โ€œWhat stops you from pursuing your career dream?โ€ย  Here were the 3...
Creating Career Change When You Donโ€™t Wanna

Creating Career Change When You Donโ€™t Wanna

I’ve been thinking about re-joining my gym. I am a walker. I love being outside. I love walking in nature,...
Career Change is HARD

Career Change is HARD

I am a volunteer on the Fine and Cultural Arts Commission in my city. I am co-leading a pop art...
Is it a Me vs. Me Thing?

Is it a Me vs. Me Thing?

If you know me or have been reading my emails these last many years you know I am a huge...
Does Your Job Search Have You Running into Closed Doors?

Does Your Job Search Have You Running into Closed Doors?

I was talking with a coaching client last week and she said something very insightful. โ€œI have been on a...
Find Your Career Magic Sauce

Find Your Career Magic Sauce

After being a high performer since the early days selling tech software and pivoting into entrepreneurship, I noticed my smile...
Are You Pursuing Fear-Based Career Goals?

Are You Pursuing Fear-Based Career Goals?

Get ready for a glimpse into Laurieโ€™s ๐Ÿง  brain. (You have been warned). It was suggested to me that if...
You Have Been Prepared for Your Next Career Move!

You Have Been Prepared for Your Next Career Move!

Steve Jobs famously said, โ€œAgain,ย you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you...
I Love Your Luggage but Your Career Baggage Has To GO!

I Love Your Luggage but Your Career Baggage Has To GO!

If you have ever seen the movie Steel Magnolias you may remember the line from Olympia Dukakis when she says...
Your Next Career Move Is Up To You

Your Next Career Move Is Up To You

I am becoming an even more amazing coach for all of you at a coaching convention! That is why you...
5 Random Career Tips that Can Change Everything!

5 Random Career Tips that Can Change Everything!

Over my years of recruiting, sitting on panels, attending conferences, and reading up on all things career and job search...
Get Out of Career Jail & Get Your Career Drive Back

Get Out of Career Jail & Get Your Career Drive Back

What is career freedom? Often, we think career freedom is when we have ample resources, safety, security and surety. We...
Are you living a contingent career?

Are you living a contingent career?

Are you living a contingent career? I’ll do that whenโ€ฆ How often have you thought, โ€œI’ll take that special vacation...
What if More Rest is NOT the Answer?

I Believe in Your Career Dream!

It is Sunday morning. You had a productive week at work, you got a lot done over the weekend and...
What if More Rest is NOT the Answer?

What if More Rest is NOT the Answer?

I was talking over dinner with a dear friend. I asked her about her work. She had changed jobs several...
How Toilet Paper Can Trigger a Career Reset

How Toilet Paper Can Trigger a Career Reset

This past weekend I was restocking the bathrooms with toilet paper. When I got to the โ€œkidsโ€ bathroom I realized...
Dear Diary, I want a new career!

Dear Diary, I want a new career!

Dear Diary, I am very grateful for my job. I appreciate my paycheck. Most days I like the people I...
Become a Career Non-Conformist

Become a Career Non-Conformist

I have a coaching client who has taken what some might say is a non-conforming path in her career. Almost...
A Time-Traveling Career Woman in Tech

A Time-Traveling Career Woman in Tech

My coaching client, Jill (name changed to protect her time-traveling identity), came to our session feeling scared and worried. She...
Your Career Goals Should Inspire Not Nauseate

Your Career Goals Should Inspire Not Nauseate

I was in a meeting the other day and overheard someone say that they had committed to a goal and...
Career Tip: Finishing 2022 Strong By Relaxing

Career Tip: Finishing 2022 Strong By Relaxing

One of my favorite poems, by Grant Lewi,ย  has been coming into my mind a lot lately. She was relaxed...
Boo! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป Are You Ghosting ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป Your Recruiter?

Boo! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป Are You Ghosting ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป Your Recruiter?

I primarily recruit technologists and technology leaders for roles. Yes. If you are in technology, then you are part of...
1 Simple Shift to Change Your Worst Career Bad Habit

1 Simple Shift to Change Your Worst Career Bad Habit

โ€œI wonโ€™t sleep. I wonโ€™t eat healthily. Maybe I will hold off on this certification?โ€ This is from a coaching...
Are You a Vending Machine For Your Team?

Are You a Vending Machine For Your Team?

โ€œI was the vending machine of answers for my team. And I was exhausted!โ€ This is from a coaching client...
Are you in a Career ๐ŸŒช Hurricane?

Are you in a Career ๐ŸŒช Hurricane?

Two weeks ago, I was looking forward to speaking at the Grace Hopper event (anitab.org) in Orlando before picking up...
Career Reset Strategy: Make Alternative Forms of ๐Ÿ’ฐ Revenue

Career Reset Strategy: Make Alternative Forms of ๐Ÿ’ฐ Revenue

Iโ€™m on a bit of a mission. How to create alternative lines of revenue. Both for myself and my clients....
Emergency! I screwed up my interview!

Emergency! I screwed up my interview!

This week, I was talking with a woman who thought she had screwed up her interview. When we dissected it,...
Using The Psychology of Choice in Your Job Search

Using The Psychology of Choice in Your Job Search

I am working with a coaching client who has been getting ready to launch her job search.ย  For a while...
Quiet Quitting is Passive-Aggression by a Different Name

Quiet Quitting is Passive-Aggression by a Different Name

โ€œQuiet quittingโ€ is the phrase of the day. I have seen a few definitions. I am all for the quiet...
Labor Day was a Fight for Equity & Inclusion

Labor Day was a Fight for Equity & Inclusion

THIS IS A REPLAY OF A PREVIOUS LABOR DAY BLOG. Great Advice Twice! We recently had our windows replaced and...
Career Tip: Itโ€™s Who You Donโ€™t Know

Career Tip: Itโ€™s Who You Donโ€™t Know

In 1973, Mark Granovetter, Princeton and Harvard grad, Americanย sociologistย and professor atย Stanford University, published a landmark study on the spread of...
I Got Nervous On My Interviewโ€ฆNow What?

I Got Nervous On My Interviewโ€ฆNow What?

...
Career Skill: This or That?

Career Skill: This or That?

This morning as I was doing my walk there was a large group of young children with soccer balls and...
๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ’ฒ Web 3.0 Investing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป Team Player

๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ’ฒ Web 3.0 Investing ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿป Team Player

...
What Career Support Do You REALLY Want?

What Career Support Do You REALLY Want?

...
What Do You Really Mean When You Say You Want to Be a Leader?

What Do You Really Mean When You Say You Want to Be a Leader?

I am working with a client on a job search who says she wants a leadership role. She has worked...
Your Back-To-The-Future ๐ŸŽ Career Moment

Your Back-To-The-Future ๐ŸŽ Career Moment

You may have been asked, or heard someone asked, โ€œIf you could talk to your younger self, what advice would...
Hey! I Got A Career Situation!

Hey! I Got A Career Situation!

I have a friend who owned a lakehouse with her sibling for years. One day, the sibling decided they wanted...
How Do You Define Independence?  ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ–‹๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿณโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ™

How Do You Define Independence? ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ–‹๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿณโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ™

I was on a call with a coaching client last week. At the end of the call, I wished her...
HELP! The floor beneath my feet๐Ÿฆถ๐Ÿฆถ is moving!

HELP! The floor beneath my feet๐Ÿฆถ๐Ÿฆถ is moving!

Over the last month, I’ve been experiencing low-level vertigo. If you’ve ever had vertigo, you know it’s very disconcerting. It...
How to Find Clarity on Your REAL Career Values

How to Find Clarity on Your REAL Career Values

We often hear about how we should work for a company that is aligned with our values. A company whose...
If Your Career Dream Were an Animal ๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿธ, What Would it Be?

If Your Career Dream Were an Animal ๐Ÿฆ‰๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿธ, What Would it Be?

I was at a recent webinar and the host had us do a writing exercise that, at first, I thought...
Is Your Career Dream TOO big?

Is Your Career Dream TOO big?

I currently have a coaching client who has some big dreams. She also has lots of doubts. She is too...
4 Tips to Determining a Company Culture

4 Tips to Determining a Company Culture

On a recent call with a coaching client, we got to talking about her job search and preparing for her...
She wanted more money ๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ’ฒโ€ฆand asked for it!

She wanted more money ๐Ÿ’ฒ๐Ÿ’ฒโ€ฆand asked for it!

I just finished up a Negotiation Strategy Session with a coaching client who was in the midst of changing jobs....
Redefining Your Definition of Career Success

Redefining Your Definition of Career Success

If I asked you how you would know if you were successful in your career what would you say? Most...
Career Tip: A New Way to Get Things Done with Ease

Career Tip: A New Way to Get Things Done with Ease

This week I have to write 2 blogs instead of the one I normally write. As I was walking out...
25 Women Have their Salary Say ๐ŸŽค

25 Women Have their Salary Say ๐ŸŽค

I am on a mission to increase every womanโ€™s salary. As Lily Ledbetter states in the below article โ€œโ€ฆwhat you...
๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”  I Broke My Job Searchโ€™s Heart ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”

๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’” I Broke My Job Searchโ€™s Heart ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”

In a recent coaching session, I asked my client what she wanted to work on, and she responded, โ€œI want...
Equal Pay Day

Equal Pay Day

On March 15th we recognizedย Equal Pay Day for Women in the Year of 2022. According to the AAUW (aauw.org), of...
๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Do You Trust Your Career Decisions? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Do You Trust Your Career Decisions? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two coaching clients came to me recently in a quandary. Their problem? They...
A Career Communication Tip: Green Words

A Career Communication Tip: Green Words

Back at the beginning of my career, I sold software for Computer Associates. I had an old-school manager who was...
Career Compare and Despair

Career Compare and Despair

I was recently talking with a friend (more like bemoaning) about my career situation. Maybe you can relate. I was...
The Often-missed, Difference-maker in Your Successful Job Search

The Often-missed, Difference-maker in Your Successful Job Search

A job search has a lot of moving parts. I do not need to remind everyone of that. There are...
A Truffle Pig ๐Ÿท and Your True Nature Career

A Truffle Pig ๐Ÿท and Your True Nature Career

I call myself a True Nature Career Coach. But the term โ€œTrue Natureโ€ can be unclear. If I said Negotiation...
Your Career Path is No Surprise to the Universe

Your Career Path is No Surprise to the Universe

I was on a call with a candidate that I was talking to about a possible job opportunity. My first...
How To Gain Career Clarity

How To Gain Career Clarity

I’m in a quandary. I have a simple yet difficult question I’ve been asking myself. Do I recruit AND coach...
Career Values versus Career Beliefs

Career Values versus Career Beliefs

I was reading a book by a woman who has dedicated her life and career to helping people eat better,...
1 Simple Daily Career Choice That Changes Everything

1 Simple Daily Career Choice That Changes Everything

Listen up! Time for a ๐ŸŽค mic drop moment. While shoveling for the second time today I had a clearly...
How to Change Your Career Circumstances

How to Change Your Career Circumstances

I have gone down a rabbit hole. I admit it. I have become obsessed with figuring out how to uncover...
It Is Time To Ghost ๐Ÿ‘ป Your Career Self

It Is Time To Ghost ๐Ÿ‘ป Your Career Self

We all grow. That is part of the human experience. We grow older. We grow taller. We grow in our...
A Year of Wild ๐Ÿฆ Abandon

A Year of Wild ๐Ÿฆ Abandon

A-YO-WA! Yep. That is my new acronym that stands for A Year of Wild Abandon.ย  Can you feel it? I...
The Story of a Software Engineer and Imposter Syndrome

The Story of a Software Engineer and Imposter Syndrome

โ€œI felt self-conscious, like I wasn’t pulling my weightโ€ . โ€œI felt like an imposterโ€. These were the first words...
Career Food For Thought

Career Food For Thought

Which came first? The chicken or theโ€ฆpig? I was reading a book recently and the author had a funny one-liner...
More Stinkinโ€™ Thinkinโ€™ Please!

More Stinkinโ€™ Thinkinโ€™ Please!

I was listening to a radio program recently. A woman was interviewing folks and asking what their favorite sound was....
Career Truth: I Never Make Mistakes

Career Truth: I Never Make Mistakes

I have been working with the concept that there are no mistakes. If you know me, you know that I...
How to Answer the Interview Q: โ€œTell me about yourself?โ€

How to Answer the Interview Q: โ€œTell me about yourself?โ€

One of the questions you can count on at some point in an interview is being asked to tell the...
Love Your Job Search & It Will Love You Back

Love Your Job Search & It Will Love You Back

I was listening to a recent Martha Beck podcast. She told a story she heard from Liz Gilbert (author of...
4 Ways to Move Past Job Search Procrastination

4 Ways to Move Past Job Search Procrastination

โ€œHow’s the job search going?โ€ I ask my client. โ€œI am not so motivatedโ€ is her reply. I laugh and...
Should I Change Jobs to Make More Money?

Should I Change Jobs to Make More Money?

I was asked recently asked to give my opinion on how someone can determine if they’re being underpaid at their...
Are You โ€œThereโ€ Yet in Your Career?

Are You โ€œThereโ€ Yet in Your Career?

I’m in the process of building a coaching business while continuing to sustain my recruiting business. At times I have...
Career Validation - Get it and Give it

Career Validation – Get it and Give it

I was at an event in downtown Chicago. As I was leaving, the woman behind the front desk saw me...
Job Searching IS โ€œMeโ€ Time!

Job Searching IS โ€œMeโ€ Time!

Not to beat a dead horse here but, as I’ve mentioned in the past, a job search is largely a...
Empowering Your Job Search!

Empowering Your Job Search!

I was talking with a client, and she asked me 2 important questions about change. The Backstory: Her daughter is...
Epic Career Fails!

Epic Career Fails!

Imagine being on the IT team and completing the well-planned changes to your routers and discovering that website traffic was...
Does a Job Search Scare You?

Does a Job Search Scare You?

A job search has many moving parts. It makes sense that you might feel overwhelmed. It also makes sense that...
Negotiation is Scary as SH*T!

Negotiation is Scary as SH*T!

I woke up at 4:30 am and could not get back to sleep. Today was the day I was going...
How the Divine Wrote My Blog!

How the Divine Wrote My Blog!

I was just going through some stuff on my desk and found an envelope. Across the front it said. โ€œLaurieโ€™s...
I Donโ€™t Want to Do My Dream Job for Just 1 week!

I Donโ€™t Want to Do My Dream Job for Just 1 week!

On the prep call for tomorrowโ€™sย Unstoppable Seriesย –ย Creating Career Success on Your Termsย (COME JOIN US) – one of the guests, Kristen,...
How to Let Divine Timing Help You in Your Career!

How to Let Divine Timing Help You in Your Career!

Big Announcement! I am writing a screenplay. This is not an overnight decision. I’ve been germinating on my screenplay idea...
How To Move Your Career Forward!

How To Move Your Career Forward!

For those who know me, you know that I attended the University of Texas. I graduated with a degree in...
A Weird Way to Change Your Career Circumstances for the Better!

A Weird Way to Change Your Career Circumstances for the Better!

I always include a photo in my blogs. If you are a regular reader, you probably have seen them. They...
What is Your Career Deep Truth?

What is Your Career Deep Truth?

You’ve probably heard about the Law of Attraction and the idea that like attracts like. You actually may have received...
Whatโ€™s the Ugly Truth in Your Career?

Whatโ€™s the Ugly Truth in Your Career?

On a recent coaching call I was talking with my client about her hopes, dreams and fears. Yet, what she...
What is Career Debt?

What is Career Debt?

One simple way to look at debt is that it is giving away more than you have. And I’m not...
Your goal is NOT to have a great career!

Your goal is NOT to have a great career!

I am an imperfect gardener. I don’t weed as often as I should. I know I’m supposed to fertilize but...
I Didnโ€™t Get the Job and Couldnโ€™t Be Happier!

I Didnโ€™t Get the Job and Couldnโ€™t Be Happier!

โ€œThere’s so much going on and it’s all goodโ€. This was an email I received from a coaching client as...
Find Your Career Passion through Your Career Pain!

Find Your Career Passion through Your Career Pain!

In a recent blog I talked about a shoulder injury and how I had an epiphany that perhaps I might...
Your Career, Shel Silverstein and Freedom!

Your Career, Shel Silverstein and Freedom!

When I think about Independence Day, I know thatย Freedomย is what I believe is our deepest yearning. Free to be ourselves....
How Does Your Body Talk To You About Your Career?

How Does Your Body Talk To You About Your Career?

I have recently been suffering from significant pain in my shoulder and neck. At first it wasn’t too bad, so...
How to YouTube Your Way to a Career You Love!

How to YouTube Your Way to a Career You Love!

My passion, you might even say my mission, is to reconnect women to careers that are a reflection of their...
I Almost Wore my Yoga Pants!

I Almost Wore my Yoga Pants!

I had my first in-personย meeting with a client in over a year and was in a quandary. I stood in...
How a Psychic Turned my Career Around!

How a Psychic Turned my Career Around!

I am in a wealth building community. Every month we do a call bringing our ๐Ÿ’ฒ questions and ๐Ÿ’ฒ problems....
What is the First Step to a New Career?

What is the First Step to a New Career?

I was talking with a friend recently and she mentioned that her friend had just lost her 3rdย job in less...
What Career Problem Sucks the Most Right Now?

What Career Problem Sucks the Most Right Now?

We are currently in a brand update. We are updating out brand colors, redesigning our website and updating our wording...
Is it Time to Put Your Job Search on a Food Plan?

Is it Time to Put Your Job Search on a Food Plan?

I walked by my husbandโ€™s work space this morning and something caught my eye. 6 yellow Post-it notes down the...
A Very BIZARRE Career Tip

A Very BIZARRE Career Tip

I know you have probably said this to yourself more than once.ย  I know I have. โ€œItโ€™s been a year.โ€...
A Friendโ€™s Death and Career Negotiation

A Friendโ€™s Death and Career Negotiation

My very first friend passed away this week. Her parents and my parents lived in the same apartment complex since...
When Your Job Search Feels Like Youโ€™re Paddling Upstream!

When Your Job Search Feels Like Youโ€™re Paddling Upstream!

I was recently working with a client who is on job search. I was prepping them for an interview. I...
Career Change Can Suck!

Career Change Can Suck!

I have gained some weight and I am not happy about it. I could blame 2020 and no one would...
Make My Paycheck a Venti!

Make My Paycheck a Venti!

Iโ€™m on the phone with a friend as she was driving away from Starbucks. She was trying to convince me...
What Gear Is Your Career In?

What Gear Is Your Career In?

Iโ€™m reading a great book called Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing by Olga Mecking. Niks, in Dutch,...
How Will You Approach Your Job Search?

How Will You Approach Your Job Search?

I was talking with a young woman who had recently been laid off. She was unhappy. I listened to her...
Procrastinate No More!

Procrastinate No More!

I was listening to a recent call and the speaker said that your brain responds to the commandย 5 4 3...
Release Career Burdens

Release Career Burdens

I am in the process of decluttering. One of the hardest things, so far, is decluttering my book collection. I...
Is Your Career + Life Just Too Much?

Is Your Career + Life Just Too Much?

There was this commercial when I was a kid from a product called Calgon and their tag line was โ€œCalgon,...
Itโ€™s Time: More Step๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ and Less Web ๐Ÿ•ธ

Itโ€™s Time: More Step๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ and Less Web ๐Ÿ•ธ

It is March. The name of the month itself implies movement. Inย Rejuvenation: A 4-week Mini-Adventure, we talk about each season...
Job Search Tip from Nancy Drew

Job Search Tip from Nancy Drew

When I was in grade school, we had a summer reading club. After summer, in the first few weeks of...
She Wondered if it Was Time to Quit

She Wondered if it Was Time to Quit

I was recently working with a coaching client who said she was at a crossroads in her career. She wants...
Your Career Mission is to Follow Joy!

Your Career Mission is to Follow Joy!

We just completed Week 4 of the currentย Rejuvenation: A 6-Week Mini Adventure.ย (ALERT:ย the next mini-adventure starts onย March 3rd.ย and you do not...
Raise your Hands ๐Ÿ™Œ If You Dread Networking!

Raise your Hands ๐Ÿ™Œ If You Dread Networking!

On a recent conference call, we were asked to give our best networking tips. There were some great ones: like...
How to Create Anticipation Energy!

How to Create Anticipation Energy!

This Friday a bunch of my girlfriends and I are getting together to play onlineย Scattergories.I can hardly express how excitedย I...
A New Trend:  Self-Complimenting!

A New Trend: Self-Complimenting!

From the other room my husband hears me say, “Great job, Laurieโ€. He chuckles and wonders what I am up...
READ BEFORE WEDNESDAY!

READ BEFORE WEDNESDAY!

This weekโ€™s blog is short and sweet. Shortย because I am simply here to tell you that Wednesday kicks off the...
And the Angels said, Rejuvenation!

And the Angels said, Rejuvenation!

For the first blog of 2021 I am going to get a bit woo-woo on you. I have a deck...
Whatโ€™s Your Word Hummingbird?

Whatโ€™s Your Word Hummingbird?

Given all that has happened in 2020, I know for many of us, 2021 cannot come fast enough.ย  One of...
Vincent Van Gogh Your Career in 2021

Vincent Van Gogh Your Career in 2021

If you asked me in June if I wanted to sit down and do some goal planning, I would have...
What Kind Of Friend Are You To Your Money?

What Kind Of Friend Are You To Your Money?

I have been making a real shift in my relationship to money over the last few years. When I became...
Have You Heard The One About Tony Hsieh, Zappos & Your Career?

Have You Heard The One About Tony Hsieh, Zappos & Your Career?

When I heard Tony Hsieh passed away last week from injuries suffered during a house fire I was saddened. I...
Scale Your Career AND Have a Life

Scale Your Career AND Have a Life

I was recently reminded of a story that the famous author Paulo Coelho had on his blog: There was once...
3 Ways To Be In Charge Of Your Career + Life

3 Ways To Be In Charge Of Your Career + Life

I am working on with a coaching client at the beginning of her career. She is struggling with creating a...
The #1 Thing You And Your Career Need Right Now

The #1 Thing You And Your Career Need Right Now

Last night I woke up at 3:30 am. That happens. Sometimes I go right back to sleep.ย  Sometimes I go...
Get That Job By Saying Cheese

Get That Job By Saying Cheese

I am not even finished with the bookย Burnout: The Secret of Solving the Stress Cycleย and Iโ€™m already planning it as...
Is Covid-19 Putting An End To Traditions?

Is Covid-19 Putting An End To Traditions?

Every year for over 20 years a small group of friends and I have been getting together around the Christmas...
You Are Already Living Your Career Dream

You Are Already Living Your Career Dream

I have 3 vision boards. I write my career goals every January and post them on my bulletin board at...
โ€œI Love My Jobโ€ฆBut I Love Me Moreโ€

โ€œI Love My Jobโ€ฆBut I Love Me Moreโ€

I am currently working with a high-level software engineer in Silicon Valley who has had enough! She has been with...
What To Do When You Have A Floodโ€ฆIn Your Career or Life

What To Do When You Have A Floodโ€ฆIn Your Career or Life

I have been struggling these past few weeks. I wake up many mornings with this low-level sadness and anxiousness that...
Did Millennials Know A Pandemic Was Coming?

Did Millennials Know A Pandemic Was Coming?

I am going to say something pretty radical here so get ready! If we hadย listened to the millennials, we would...
How is Patience the Key to Achieving Career Success?

How is Patience the Key to Achieving Career Success?

In our most recent meeting ofย The “IT” Community, a gathering of Women in Information Technology building careers and lives they...
In Anticipation of Career Creation

In Anticipation of Career Creation

I am currently watching a house on a corner in our neighborhood being built. They tore down a ranch that...
Dogs, Drama and Self-Care at Work

Dogs, Drama and Self-Care at Work

I had two different experiences with people and their dogs that taught me a lot about how to handle personal...
How To Engage The WOO in Your Job Search

How To Engage The WOO in Your Job Search

I was recently asked about all the writing I do. How do I come up with my ideas?ย  Do I...
Work Where You Are Valued

Work Where You Are Valued

Here is a story I recently read on the interwebs. (There was no authorโ€™s name given). A father said to...
Careers That Bring Me to Tears

Careers That Bring Me to Tears

I recently read an article in Oprah Magazine (the one with Breonna Taylor on it – the only cover in...
A Mystical Experience That Helps Defy Career Hustle Culture

A Mystical Experience That Helps Defy Career Hustle Culture

Strap on your โ€œAnything Is Possibleโ€ wings because I had a mystical experience that gave me another way to further...
Lose Weight AND Get A Job!

Lose Weight AND Get A Job!

I recently started working with the App calledย Lose It!. I had been slowly but surely losing weight for almost two...
Defy the Career Hustle Culture and Still Have Career Success

Defy the Career Hustle Culture and Still Have Career Success

For all of March and April and most of May, I was busy at work. There was not much recruiting...
Be The Ambassador Of Fun At Your Office

Be The Ambassador Of Fun At Your Office

This past weekend we had our monthly meetup. Our topic wasย More Fun From 9-5ย and we talked about the benefits of...
4 Steps to Working With Career Unknowns

4 Steps to Working With Career Unknowns

I was recently talking with a coaching client whose job has significantly changed since Covid19. She has been moved to...
Is Your Career In Retrograde?

Is Your Career In Retrograde?

What I know about astrology can be summed up in one word: Capricorn. Thatโ€™s my sign. As a Capricorn I...
Are You Done With This Career? The Next Is Up To YOU!

Are You Done With This Career? The Next Is Up To YOU!

At our recent Women in Tech Meetupย we were talking about our dream career.ย  The question I asked was, โ€œWhat is...
Remove Ageism: A Tool That Removes Ageism or Whatever You Believe Is Getting In The Way of Your Career Success

Remove Ageism: A Tool That Removes Ageism or Whatever You Believe Is Getting In The Way of Your Career Success

I was talking recently with a woman who was feeling frustrated in both her job search and her career trajectory...
These Times, Your Career and Reclaiming Inner-Authority

These Times, Your Career and Reclaiming Inner-Authority

How are you feeling right now? Are you using your quiet wisdom to get centered? Are you using your fierce...
6 Simple Ways to Remove Unconscious Office Bias

6 Simple Ways to Remove Unconscious Office Bias

Note:ย  This is a blog sent out on March, 4th, 2019 that we felt was worth re-sending.ย  It speaks directly...
Peace out of Chaos

Peace out of Chaos

Change and chaos is the norm right now. I donโ€™t know exactly how to help. I have not walked in...
A Message of Inclusion

A Message of Inclusion

I was sent a blog called In Her Words: Where Women Rule the Headlines. The blog is not up yet...
At a Career Crossroads?ย Try A 3-Step Spiritual Approach to Deciding

At a Career Crossroads?ย Try A 3-Step Spiritual Approach to Deciding

I have felt doubt. My career path has taken me into this new coaching business I am building. On one...
Career Advice: What Message Do You Need to Hear Right Now?

Career Advice: What Message Do You Need to Hear Right Now?

Life is not slowing down for me. In fact, since Covid-19 hit, I feel like I have MORE on my...
You Misspelled My Name? You B**ch! And Other Virtual Realities

You Misspelled My Name? You B**ch! And Other Virtual Realities

I walked out of the post office looking through my mail. I reached to open what I thought was my...
How to Marie Kondo Your Job Search

How to Marie Kondo Your Job Search

With the recent Covid-19 shelter-at-home order in place my time watching Netflix has increased. Now that I am caught up...
Half-head and 4 other Virtual Interviewing Mistakes to Avoid

Half-head and 4 other Virtual Interviewing Mistakes to Avoid

I was talking with a coaching client via Zoom the other day. Our agenda was straightforward. Look at the roles...
A Career Tip Learned from Watching Ridiculousness!

A Career Tip Learned from Watching Ridiculousness!

Ok. I admit it. My husband and I share a guilty pleasure. We cannot pull ourselves away from watching the...
Career Tip from My Dream: Be Unconventional

Career Tip from My Dream: Be Unconventional

I admit it. I think my dreams often, not always, but often, have a message for me.ย Useful wisdom to help...
Why Now Is THE Time for Career Transformation

Why Now Is THE Time for Career Transformation

With Shelter at Home being extended through at least April 30th we are all having to adjust in ways big...
Use Brian Enoโ€™s Oblique Strategies for Your Career and Job Search

Use Brian Enoโ€™s Oblique Strategies for Your Career and Job Search

I was listening to a recent Ted Radio Hour segment on โ€œJumpstarting Creativityโ€.ย  They were talking with Brian Eno. Brian...
What You Can Do NOW to Help Your Job Search

What You Can Do NOW to Help Your Job Search

I just hung up with anย  IT leader who is on a job search. She had planned her exit from...
Women in Technology need Access. Hereโ€™s How.

Women in Technology need Access. Hereโ€™s How.

I recently had the honor of speaking on a panel for International Womenโ€™s Day at Accenture in Chicago. The topic...
The Blackhawks, The Cubs & a Career Strategy Tip

The Blackhawks, The Cubs & a Career Strategy Tip

โ€œSometimes you got to strike โ€˜ em out without your fastballโ€.ย  While watching a recent Blackhawks game, Pat Foley, Chicago...
My Secret to Achieving High Success in a Job Search

My Secret to Achieving High Success in a Job Search

As a recruiter, I have the privilege of helping companies build strong IT teams-ideally teams that are balanced and diverse...
Career Tip: Be Bold! Say No!

Career Tip: Be Bold! Say No!

It seems like in this day in age we are all about saying yes. Be Bold! Make a Scene! Shondra...
Career Tip: Breathe the Same Air

Career Tip: Breathe the Same Air

No one can argue that the digital age has created many benefits. As a recruiter, the whole way I connect...
You Got YouTube? You Can Fulfill Your Career Dreams.

You Got YouTube? You Can Fulfill Your Career Dreams.

You do not have to be a graduate from the University of Texas to fulfill your dreams but when I...
What is Your Career Identity?

What is Your Career Identity?

Iโ€™m reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. In the book, he gives an example of 2 people who...
Makeย Self-Care Part of your Career Strategy

Makeย Self-Care Part of your Career Strategy

I was so excited when I bought myself a pair of workout leggings with flowers on them a few months...
How to have 20/20 Career Vision in 2020

How to have 20/20 Career Vision in 2020

I just went and had my annual eye exam. Iโ€™ve had glasses since 5th grade (I didnโ€™t wear them until...
The Most Important 2.5 Minutes Of Your Career

The Most Important 2.5 Minutes Of Your Career

Donโ€™t judge me but I just binge watched Cheer, the new Netflix series, and LOVED it! Surprising because I tried...
Career Tip: If You Can Install A Radiator You Can Learn New Technologies

Career Tip: If You Can Install A Radiator You Can Learn New Technologies

I was prepping a candidate for a job interview. She has been in the field for over 25 years. She...
New Year!!! New Career??? What Would Oprah Do?

New Year!!! New Career??? What Would Oprah Do?

I believe that we are continuously being offered advice and counsel to assist us in moving more powerfully into that...
The Only 3 Questions You Need To Answer To Have A Great Career In 2020

The Only 3 Questions You Need To Answer To Have A Great Career In 2020

2020 is not just a New Year. It’s a NEW DECADE! What better time to change things up. Grab 10...
Micro-Acts Of Self-Discipline Will Build Your Career Confidence

Micro-Acts Of Self-Discipline Will Build Your Career Confidence

Itโ€™s hard to argueย with the factย that the more confident you feel going into an interview the higher yourย chance of success....
Holiday Career Tip: Keep Your Foot On The Gas

Holiday Career Tip: Keep Your Foot On The Gas

I often have people on a job search lament the holidays because they believe that companies are not going to...
Forget Carving The Turkey: Carve Out Some YOU Time!

Forget Carving The Turkey: Carve Out Some YOU Time!

The holidays can be filled with chaos in many ways. Projects wrapping up at work. Plans for projects kicking off...
Trevor Noah, Narnia and Career Inclusion

Trevor Noah, Narnia and Career Inclusion

This month my book club is reading Born A Crime by Trevor Noah.ย A must-read (or even better get the audio...
Linda Ronstadtโ€™s Career Wisdom Every Woman Needs To Hear

Linda Ronstadtโ€™s Career Wisdom Every Woman Needs To Hear

My husband has no interest in playing Cribbage with me. (I know right?). I have no interest in going to...
A Surprising Tip On When To Start Your Salary Negotiation

A Surprising Tip On When To Start Your Salary Negotiation

As we get ready to launch Take Charge, our digital job search readiness program, I realized that one of the...
The Verbal Blurt is NOT a great career tactic. Use Verbal Discipline instead.

The Verbal Blurt is NOT a great career tactic. Use Verbal Discipline instead.

It just came out of my mouth. I did not consider what I was saying. I was the final decision...
She Lost The Job Because Of Who She Knew

She Lost The Job Because Of Who She Knew

I probably could write a month of blogs from all I learn at theย InspiHER Tech Meetups. This Meetup was no...
Forget About Learning From Your Career Mistakes. Try This Instead!

Forget About Learning From Your Career Mistakes. Try This Instead!

Iโ€™ve always had a weird resistance come up when someone says, โ€œMistakes are good. You can learn from themโ€. Not...
A Quick Tip to Solve a Career Mistake

A Quick Tip to Solve a Career Mistake

Have you ever wondered if perhaps you made a BIG career mistake that there is no coming back from? You...
How to Create Career Freedom

How to Create Career Freedom

Last weekย I wrote about theย Super Soul Sundayย episode with Dr. Edith Eva Eger, a 90-year-old holocaust survivor, and her idea that...
Leadership Tip for Women in Tech: Be a First Responder

Leadership Tip for Women in Tech: Be a First Responder

I was recently watching Oprahโ€™s interview withย Dr. Edith Eva Eger, 90-year old Holocaust survivor turned psychologist. She was telling a...
Career Contentment is the goal, no matter where youโ€™re at!

Career Contentment is the goal, no matter where youโ€™re at!

Youโ€™ve been in conflict. Youโ€™ve been feeling unsettled. You know you want a changeย but then second guess yourself. You have...
Labor Day Was A Fight for Equity And Inclusion

Labor Day Was A Fight for Equity And Inclusion

We recently had our windows replaced. We had to take all kinds of memorabilia off of a shelf my son...
13 Things Women Wish They Had Done Differently In Their Tech Careers

13 Things Women Wish They Had Done Differently In Their Tech Careers

Todayโ€™s blog is interactive. I am looking for participation. ย At the end, you get a chance to help other women...
My "Armor Up" story as a Woman in Tech

My “Armor Up” story as a Woman in Tech

Flashback Story: I received my degree in business with an emphasis on Information Technology from the University of Texas. My...
Your Career as an Offering

Your Career as an Offering

Recently I have been re-reading a book called โ€œItโ€™s Not Your Moneyโ€ย byย Tosha Silver. I first readย โ€œOutrageous Opennessโ€ย by Tosha several years...
Please! Help Me Talk With My Boss!

Please! Help Me Talk With My Boss!

At our recentย Meetup for Career Women in Tech, we went around and talked about recent challenges we were facing that...
The Concert Set List That Became a Team Building Tip

The Concert Set List That Became a Team Building Tip

I was at a recent concert of my current favorite new band, The Beths. The concert was at an outdoor...
As a Leader You Get 3 Opinions MAX

As a Leader You Get 3 Opinions MAX

I was at an event recently at my clientsโ€™ office. My client is doing a lot right when it comes...
How to Use Your NO-How (vs. KNOW-How) to Achieve Your Dreams

How to Use Your NO-How (vs. KNOW-How) to Achieve Your Dreams

Our house is over 50 years old. We still have the original windows in much of the house, the original...
Forget the Cougar. Be a Cheetah in Your Career!

Forget the Cougar. Be a Cheetah in Your Career!

At the recent InspiHER Tech meetup for Career Women in Tech we talked about the Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome, also...
Career Excuses AND Career Dreams

Career Excuses AND Career Dreams

Take 5 minutes right now and write down all your top excuses for not changing your circumstances. I am too...
Are You Considering a Career Boomerang?

Are You Considering a Career Boomerang?

I was coaching a woman in tech, who is what we call a boomerangย in recruiting. She worked for a company,...
Are You a Value-Add at Your Work?

Are You a Value-Add at Your Work?

In business there is always talk about adding value. The term value-add has been used in several industries from finance...
Embrace the Oft-Feared โ€œDโ€ Word and Watch Your Job Search Results Take Off

Embrace the Oft-Feared โ€œDโ€ Word and Watch Your Job Search Results Take Off

A job search can be tedious. Daunting. Boring. Scary. And necessary! You have made the decision (or maybe someone else...
Hey Sheryl Sandberg! My Whole Self Wants to Wear PJโ€™s to Work!

Hey Sheryl Sandberg! My Whole Self Wants to Wear PJโ€™s to Work!

I recently complimented my assistant on her totally cute skirt and top and she remarked thatโ€™s itโ€™s the most comfortable...
Do You Have Career Faith?

Do You Have Career Faith?

Iโ€™m not a church-going gal but I am a faith gal.ย Being an entrepreneur pretty much requires that you need to...
Leadership Tip: a Baby, a Birthday and an Anniversary

Leadership Tip: a Baby, a Birthday and an Anniversary

I am not great at celebrating work milestones. I get very focused on what I am doing and forget about...
Are you ready to Free Solo Your Career?

Are you ready to Free Solo Your Career?

Hell no! I would never climb up the side of a mountain without ropes, a parachute, spikes, perfect weather and...
Making Career Decisions Based on Your Heart-Not Your Pocketbook

Making Career Decisions Based on Your Heart-Not Your Pocketbook

I recently went to momsโ€™ weekend at my daughterโ€™s college. No surprise, that got me thinking about my college days...
Is Your Work Culture for Orchids or Dandelions?

Is Your Work Culture for Orchids or Dandelions?

I recently was listening to Fresh Air on NPR and they had Dr. Thomas Boyce as their guest. He is...
The Best Female Leaders Take A Lunch

The Best Female Leaders Take A Lunch

I was having a conversation with a friend recently who is completely overloaded at work. She told me she had...
So You Think You Have No Career Game?

So You Think You Have No Career Game?

Think again! I was listening to an interview about an athlete who was being honored for his basketball achievements. After...
Surrender Your Career to What Wants to Happen

Surrender Your Career to What Wants to Happen

I am in a lull at work. I wrapped a project with a client and have some time on my...
Play an April Foolโ€™s Joke on your Work To-Do List

Play an April Foolโ€™s Joke on your Work To-Do List

I was just reading that I could apply for a newsletter that would tell me one small thing I could...
A Fun Game: The Chronology of Women in Tech

A Fun Game: The Chronology of Women in Tech

I love trivia. I remember being obsessed with the game of Facts in Five when I was very young. Then...
3 Tips from Tony Hawk on How to Stay Relevant in Your Career

3 Tips from Tony Hawk on How to Stay Relevant in Your Career

As a recruiter for 25 years many people who I worked with at the beginning of my career are now...
How is Your Culture Culturized?

How is Your Culture Culturized?

I heard a story about a school near where I live that had something called the Head of Household Stipend...
6 Simple Ways to Remove Unconscious Office Bias

6 Simple Ways to Remove Unconscious Office Bias

While getting my certification from Cornell in Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious Bias I learned about a really cool study done...
Have you heard the one about Tony Hsieh, Zappos & your career?

Have you heard the one about Tony Hsieh, Zappos & your career?

I am a fan of Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. The company I started buying my shoes from because I...
How the Rabbi Brought Career Enlightenment

How the Rabbi Brought Career Enlightenment

Work is very busy. Yes, that is a good thing. Though I am working a tremendous amount this is better...
Use The SNAP Method to Respond to The #1 Asked Interview Question

Use The SNAP Method to Respond to The #1 Asked Interview Question

I recently watched a Lisa Nichols YouTube video. She was talking about something she learned as a young coach on...
7 Steps to Recovering from a Work Mistake

7 Steps to Recovering from a Work Mistake

I recently gave a workshop to a tech company on interviewing that covered the laws, gave examples of what you...
Being Comfortable in the Uncomfortable is Key to a Successful Salary Negotiation

Being Comfortable in the Uncomfortable is Key to a Successful Salary Negotiation

I know, it was not that long ago I wrote aboutย Michelle Williams and Negotiation. I decided to write on this...
Two-Step Wisdom From An Information Technology Project Manager

Two-Step Wisdom From An Information Technology Project Manager

I was recently talking with a woman who I had recruited for a Project Manager role for my client. When...
Is That A Nail In Your Foot Or Just Career Change Insanity?

Is That A Nail In Your Foot Or Just Career Change Insanity?

In my recent Oprah Magazine, Martha Beck is working with a woman around addiction. Martha mentions something she heard from...
A New Year.  A New Approach To Your To-Do List

A New Year. A New Approach To Your To-Do List

I have a thing for TO-DO lists. I love checking things off them. I like accomplishing things and I am...
A Bank Robber, A Bird Lover, A Lottery Winner & The Failed Interview

A Bank Robber, A Bird Lover, A Lottery Winner & The Failed Interview

The head of HR called me to let me know they were not moving forward with my candidate for their...
Reinvention From Coal Miner to Coder

Reinvention From Coal Miner to Coder

I was at a holiday party this past week and learned of an organization that helps coal miners retool themselves...
The Numbery of Nummary and Negotiating

The Numbery of Nummary and Negotiating

I love dictionary.com. They send me a Word of the Day and I am often surprised at how appropriate the...
Playing Scrabble, Releasing Outcomes & Your Job Search

Playing Scrabble, Releasing Outcomes & Your Job Search

โ€œMom, TI is not a word.” โ€œYes it is.” โ€œUh, no it isnโ€™t!!โ€ โ€œTI as in DO, RE, MI, FA,...
Would You Rather? - Your Career Transition Game for 2019

Would You Rather? – Your Career Transition Game for 2019

Over Thanksgiving the family got out an oldie-but-a-goodie game called Would You Rather? If you have never played the game...
What is Your Career โ€œBad Beatโ€ Story?

What is Your Career โ€œBad Beatโ€ Story?

I was recently listening to an interview with Annie Duke talk about her new book: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter...
Is Your Imagination Scaring You?

Is Your Imagination Scaring You?

I was in my car going to do some grocery shopping listening to Comedy Central on Sirius radio when Andy...
Confessions of an I GET SH*T DONE addict

Confessions of an I GET SH*T DONE addict

Last week, I: Ran a pitch contest for 8 investors and 8 tech company founders for Women Tech Founders –...
The Subtle Ways Of Bias

The Subtle Ways Of Bias

For Christmas, my husband had asked for a new blanket for our bed. Conveniently, my mom called me to say...
Are You Living Your Soulโ€™s Mission?

Are You Living Your Soulโ€™s Mission?

September 25th was one of my favorite days because The Voice was back! For me, The Voice is right up...
Your Soulโ€™s Mission and The Tragically Hip: โ€œEither It Will Move Me or It Will Move Right Through Meโ€

Your Soulโ€™s Mission and The Tragically Hip: โ€œEither It Will Move Me or It Will Move Right Through Meโ€

On October 17thย Gord Downie, lead singer and songwriter of the Tragically Hip, died of brain cancer. The Tragically Hip (TTH...
Build Your ASK Muscle

Build Your ASK Muscle

Recently I was reminded of an article from the Huffington Post on the wage gap. It speaks to several possible...
Grandma Knows Your Life Purpose

Grandma Knows Your Life Purpose

How many times have you asked yourself, โ€œWhat is my purpose?โ€ Maybe you have felt as if you were not...

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