Tag: Thrive
Community Service
March 21, 2017
Community service. What does that mean to you? To some it means “uh oh, they got caught, received probation, and now have hours of service”. To others, it’s a prerequisite of graduating from school. To me and many people I associate with, it’s a giving back to our community. I want to talk about the voluntary […]
Your First Job
October 11, 2016
You’re in college, majoring in whatever… You start to panic about graduation and thinking about what happens after school is over. You realize that graduation means you have to begin looking for that first all important job. YIKES You start mumbling to yourself “What do I want to do? What do I like? Why the […]
What’s your elevator speech?
September 29, 2016
Do you have an elevator pitch? I see the deer in the headlights look on your face and the “HUH?” coming out of your mouth. Let me explain what it is and why you need one. An elevator speech is a very short 30 second version of who you are and what you are all […]
The Art of Forgiveness
December 21, 2015
The art of forgiveness or letting go takes work and time, but in the end relieves stress by taking an enormous amount of weight off your shoulders. My motto is “change what you can, then move on”. Everyone struggles with forgiving and letting go. Even Coaches. It took me a long time to realize that […]
Take the Leap
December 20, 2015
A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I wanted to be on a talk radio show. My initial response was a resounding YES. I felt pretty good about it until the email came in with instructions. They wanted a bio, some questions that I would want to answer in order to lead a […]
Career Challenges
November 24, 2015
How about that boss that has you report the same information in 3 different formats because he can’t make up his mind or really doesn’t know what he is looking for… Think Powerpoint, spreadsheet, Mindmap. Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! What an incredible waste of time, not to mention frustrating. And that’s just a […]
Career Playbook
November 21, 2015
I kind of liked that title because I want to start my blog as more than a tips and tricks place. I want it to be interactive. I’ll write stuff that you can use and I want my readers to tell me what they think. I’ll be adding resume information, interview tips and all kinds […]