Despite most people knowing that a growth mindset sets us up for success much better than a fixed one, there is still something that most of us buy into. You probably do as well when it comes to something about yourself. It isn’t about your personality, or your ambition. It’s about your talent. Somewhere along […]
It’s Not Just a Job, It’s Your Life You think you’re just choosing a job. But more often than not… you are choosing how to spend your life. That job… It’s choosing how you spend your mornings. It’s choosing how you feel on Sunday nights. It’s choosing your energy, your health, your relationships—and ultimately, your
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How to Land Your First Real Job and Build Career Advocates If you’re about to graduate—or looking for your first real job—it can feel like everyone wants experience before giving you a chance. That’s frustrating but hang in there. In the beginning it’s a number game. Many employers are not just for hiring experience. They’re
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“You’re really expensive… why wouldn’t I replace you with someone for a third of your salary?” That was our first one-on-one. My previous manager, a leader we all respected had just been moved to another team. In his place, leadership brought in a “tech guy” to lead us. I walked into that meeting expecting a
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Another week, another headline screaming about mass layoffs — Oracle being the latest company to remind its workforce that loyalty is a one-way street. And somewhere in offices and on Zoom calls across the country, people are quietly closing the news tab, staring at their screen, and thinking the same thing: What if there’s actually
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You don’t have to scroll far on LinkedIn these days to see it: “Four interviews. A case study. A final panel… and then—nothing.” No rejection. No feedback. No closure. Just silence. If you haven’t been job hunting recently, it’s easy to shrug this off. Is it really that bad? If you have… you already know
TV, Billionaires, and Bananas I remember the first time I watched an episode of Hoarders. It was a Tuesday night, sometime in the late 2000s, and I sat in my living room completely transfixed; half horrified, half unable to look away, as a camera crew helped excavate a woman’s home that contained, among other things,
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A career strategist’s guide to promotions, power, and knowing when to walk away Let’s be honest about something that most career advice dances around: corporate success is not purely a meritocracy. Hard work matters. Results matter. But neither is enough on its own. Professionals who advance consistently — who earn the promotions, the visibility, and
Wellness Wednesday Advice Column edition Dear Yvonne, I used to love my job. Now I feel anxious every Sunday. I’m irritated in meetings. I fantasize about quitting — but I’m scared to make the wrong move, especially in this job market. I don’t know if it’s my boss, the company, or if I’ve just become
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Finding Your “Why” in All of It There’s something quietly powerful and yet also ordinary about endings and new beginnings. The 90’s band Semisonic said it well in their song “Closing time” with the lyrics, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Even if January 1st is just an arbitrary day on the
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