Spring has sprung! What a great time to reflect on my W.O.T.Y. (Word of the Year), which is GRATEFUL. On my birthday a couple of weeks ago, I spent more time than usual writing in my Gratitude Journal, and you bet, it was about being grateful. I began with this quote: “𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧…

Quit Playing Small… International Women’s Day is just around the corner, and the theme is hashtag#EmbraceEquity. How do we accomplish this? Sometimes it requires an assessment of the conversations we have with ourselves. If we don’t embrace ourselves as equal and capable, then no one will believe either. My client had an interview on Monday for a Director of Finance job. During our coaching session, she kept going back to what she lacked even though she had concluded she could…

𝟳 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 Hello… Branding is not just for corporate brands. Each of is a brand, whether we know it or not. It’s our reputation. It’s what we are known for. Personal branding and self-promotion are essential skills for mid-level professionals and emerging leaders who want to advance their careers and stand out in their fields. Below is a summary of the seven tips. Pop over to Youtube to watch the expanded version: 1️⃣ 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆…

Sometimes we WIN and sometimes we LEARN! Let that sit with you for a while! It’s so easy for us to see things in absolutes – win or lose. Chiefs won and Eagles lost, for example! But, from a career or job search perspective, what if you change LOSE to LEARN? Right now, layoffs are rampant, amounting to huge losses. While I am not about to minimize its impact, and realize people have to go through the grieving process, could…

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐎𝐓𝐘 𝐲𝐞𝐭? It’s February, but still not too late to talk about my Word of the Year. Back in 2016, when I launched the Let’s GROW Project, I decided I would focus on one Word for the Year instead of the laborious task of making New Year’s resolutions. I chose BELIEVE! Since then, I have chosen TRUST, FAITH, COURAGE, OPPORTUNITY, and one year, I changed it up a bit and used a phrase – hashtag#WhyNotMe. Focusing…