4 Signs You Should Bail From Your Job While You Can
The daily trudge. That 9-5, that even if you like your job, prevents you from binge watching television for hours on end. A tragedy, I know. (If work didn’t steal forty hours of my...
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Do You Know Your Story?
The story you tell yourself throughout your personal and professional life is one of the most important parts of building an excellent relationship with prospective employers, clients, prospects, and peers. You are the only...
Volunteering at the Office: Altruistic & Self-Serving?
Another year gone. Once again, we’re at the beginning of the holiday season. One aspect of the holiday season is the season of giving. That one time a year were the number of tellers...
Marketing Your #SideHustle
You have a career that you love, or at least get through on a daily basis. But what you really enjoy — where your passion truly lives — is somewhere on the side. Whether...
Tips for Getting Back to Work Mode After the Weekend
Weekends are our time. Those two glorious days are reserved for relaxation, enjoying loved ones and – for some – wild and crazy fun. Regardless what you do over the weekend, returning to the...
9 Ways Perfectionists Can Stop Being Self-Destructive
In a recent team meeting our leader, an avid sailor, showed us a clip from the movie Wind. In the movie, Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine (yes, yum), loses the Americas Cup to...
4 Tips for Bringing Your Most Professional Self to an Interview
I spent a few days this week doing staffing for a new business. Some interviews were scheduled, some were open call style. I don’t know if I’m getting cynically critical or appropriately more selective,...
4 Arguments in Favor of Taking Your Summer PTO
Going on vacation from work can be weird. You want to go, you’re excited about it and of course you’re entitled to some time off. But you feel weirdly guilty about it. After all,...
Ask Ms. Career Girl: Presentation Protestation
Victoria pens to Ask Ms. Career Girl with a concern about in-house training. Dear Ms Career Girl, I am pleased to be able to ask my burning question! About the situation: I currently work...
Forget Your Passion; Find a Job You’re Good At
Is PASSION all that it is cracked up to be? There comes a time in everyone’s life where he or she will struggle with the following question: “What should I do with my life?”...