Blog - Career Growth

The Mindset You Need for Making a Career Pivot

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us are in an “in-between” season.  Maybe the job you had was eliminated, or maybe the events you used to travel for have been canceled…

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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure and Stepping Into the Future You Deserve

I feel honored to have met and talked on the phone to more people than the average person because of my career as an inspirational speaker. That means I have gotten to hear thousands…

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The Blame Game: How to Stop Playing It and Reclaim Your Life

It’s an age-old phenomenon, but it’s been especially prominent in the past few months.  What is it? I’ll give you some hints:  It keeps you stuck. It makes the big changes thrown your…

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Lost Your Job? The New Mindset You Need to Embrace

Has a sudden change taken away everything you knew?  You’re not alone: I’ve had so many conversations with people over the last few months who have been forced into major change during COVID-19….

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Could Remote Work Lead Us to More Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace?

Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace can be a polarizing topic. But what if we used this unique time to make it more accessible to everyone? None of us can hide our real…

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Staying Authentic When Your Life Gets Moved to the Internet

Now that so many of us have had to move our whole lives online, from meetings and happy hours to family gatherings and coffee dates,  creating an authentic personal brand online has never…

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The Key to Making Your Life Better in a Year Than It Is Now

Let me guess: You want your life to be better in a year than it is now. You want to be growing in your career. You want to achieve the goals that you’ve…

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Stop Working for the Weekend, and Start Living Your Life.

Working for the weekend? You owe it to yourself to enjoy your work. Here are the new mindset shifts you need to get there. There’s a popular song from the 1980s called “Working…

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I’m an Inspirational Speaker, and I Don’t Believe in Self-Help.

While self-help may be a good starting place for personal growth, it’s a terrible destination. Here’s why.  As an inspirational speaker and best-selling author, I’ve often been categorized in the genre “self-help.”  And…

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You Can’t Get Where You Want to Go If You Keep Demonstrating What You Already Know

Some people get to a passable level of performance and think that they’ve “arrived.” Other people think that once they get to a certain level, they’ll feel like they’ve arrived, but even once…

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Forget the Corporate Ladder: It’s Time to Put You First in Your Career.

When it comes to navigating your career, it’s almost never a straight climb up the corporate ladder. There are always hard decisions to make, goals to reconsider and challenges to overcome.  Maybe you…

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How to Get a Great Recommendation that Makes You Stand Out from the Crowd

If you want to move forward in your career, in your educational journey, or with your business, there is one thing that will propel you forward more than all the rest—and it’s not…

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7 Ways To Become A Valuable Employee In An Ever-Changing Workplace

Wondering how to become a valuable employee—the kind who is top of mind when promotions come up and who survives major staff cuts? It all boils down to your relationship with change. Whatever…

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Leadership Life Hack

You may have heard of–or attended–a business training retreat or conference. These can be incredibly useful to learn more about the current business world, new developments in technology or social media and becoming…

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