Career
Advance your professional journey with our knowledgeable contributors, who are offering a wealth of resources to help you achieve your career goals. Learn how to build a strong personal brand, receive career coaching, plan for successful transitions and find guidance on how to achieve long-term success and fulfillment in your chosen industry. Whether you are preparing for an interview, working on your personal brand or navigating the complexities of remote work you can find practical advice and helpful tips by experts in their fields.
The Interview Setting – An Authenticity Trap for HSPs
For Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), interviews can feel more like psychological obstacle courses than authentic conversations. You're expected to perform confidence, enthusiasm, and certainty, often...
Complete Guide to CV Writing, LinkedIn Optimization, and Interview Success
In these AI-driven times, human personality has been compartmentalised into neat boxes, static labels, and lists of categories. Traditional personality assessments promise to reveal "who you really...
5 Mindful Ways to Write Powerful Accomplishment Statements for Your Resume
When it comes to crafting a standout resume, your accomplishments, not just your responsibilities, are what catch a recruiter’s eye. However, generating accomplishment statements isn’t just a writing...
Why You’re Not Getting The Job, Even When You’re Qualified
If you’ve ever left an interview thinking, “I nailed it!” and still didn’t get the offer, this is for you. You meet all the job requirements. You have the experience. You even made the interviewer...
The Interview Isn’t a Test, It’s a Stage, and Learn How to Own It
Confidence doesn’t come from having all the answers. It comes from knowing how to lead the conversation.
How to Ace Legal Job Interviews and Advance Your Career
In today’s legal industry, landing the right role takes more than stellar grades and a prestigious firm on your résumé. The modern legal interview process...
Avoid A Toxic Workplace With 5 Warning Signs During Interviews
A toxic workplace takes a toll on mental health, and the consequences are real. How can you avoid unwittingly accepting a job
The Rise of Freedom-Based Careers – Why Flexibility is the New Success
We grew up believing hard work and good grades would lead to stability and fulfillment. That’s why we all got the degree and landed the job, right? But the reality of the corporate world hit hard for...
5 Signs You're on the Right Path Even if Everything Feels Like It's Falling Apart
Feeling like everything is going wrong just as you’re trying to move forward? You might be more aligned than you think. In this article, I share five powerful signs that you're on the right path...
Rethinking the Future of Work as We Navigate the Post-Pandemic World
The post-pandemic world has permanently reshaped how we work, but are we truly ready for what comes next? This chapter explores the challenges businesses and employees face as they navigate new work patterns...
Navigating the Transition and Returning to the Workplace After Years of Hybrid and Remote Work
Major changes in work settings, especially after years of enjoying the flexibility and solitude of hybrid or remote work...
11 Ways to Make Yourself Indispensable at Work
We've all been there. Your boss is laying off people, and you don't want to be one of them. So, what do you do? You position yourself...
How To Become A Digital Nomad
Discover the freedom of working remotely while exploring the world as a digital nomad. In this comprehensive guide, we'll show you...
Remote Work – Redefining Work-Life Balance In The Digital Age
In today's fast-paced world, achieving a healthy work-life balance is more challenging than ever. The rise of remote work has presented...
Daily Reflective Practice Is Not Counter to Productivity – It Enhances Productivity and Well-Being
Time and space for reflection, perspective, context, imagination, silence, and tuning into our bodies, emotions, and thoughts often feel like a luxury in a world chronically characterized by busyness...
How to Translate Self-Belief onto Video
Last week, I coached a solicitor through my Speak Proud video feedback service. She had everything in place: the knowledge, professionalism, script, videographer, and lighting. On paper, it was perfect...
A “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Seven on the Writing Journey
Every writer reaches a point where the manuscript feels finished, yet one crucial stage remains. Before your work can shine, you need distance, honesty, and most importantly, an editor.
Make Your Value Visible and the 3 Steps to Attract the Career Opportunities You Deserve
Career opportunities don’t always knock, especially when others make their value more visible. The real shift comes when you learn to communicate your impact, not just deliver it. For years, I believed...
Is Professional Identity Important?
What was your immediate reaction when you read this question? “Of course it is!” “Professional identity is everything.” “It’s how others see me, and that’s important to me.” “It’s hard to change...
3 Key Ways to Escalate Your Professional Online Presence in 2025
Are you aware of how essential a strong digital presence is today for all forms of professional advancement? In a climate where AI technology is gobbling up online search feeds, making it harder to...
How to Write a Profile Bio That Connects Instead of Just Lists
Ugh. For many therapists, writing a professional profile ranks high on the “least enjoyable” list when setting up in private practice. “Cringy!”, “I hate talking about myself!”, and “I hate that I...
What Career Disruption Really Feels Like and Why It Might Be a Gift
Losing your job or facing burnout can feel like the end, but it might just be the beginning. This article explores the hidden gift of career disruption and how it can spark self-awareness, courage, and a more...
If You Don’t Advocate Your Career Brand, Who Will?
In a world where self-promotion often gets mistaken for arrogance, many professionals shy away from showcasing their achievements. Yet, if you don’t advocate for your career brand, who will?
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
It feels like just yesterday that question was being asked. I remember clearly, at age 12, I wanted to be an air traffic controller. I didn’t really know what the job entailed, but my dad was a pilot, and I’d...
Why Your Energy Is Your Edge – The Overlooked Fitness Strategy Behind Career and Business Success
What if your biggest competitive advantage isn’t your network, your strategy, or your intellect, but your energy? Most professionals chase productivity hacks but skip the one infrastructure that...
Intersections Along My Healing Path and the MCC Journey
On June 6, 2025, I underwent total knee replacement surgery, a milestone shaped by both a life well lived and the inevitabilities of degenerative arthritis. As I reflect on my recovery, I see clear intersections...
The Mindful Path – Turning Job Search Stress Into a Journey of Renewal
The job search journey is rarely straightforward. Between applications, networking, interviews, and the silence that often follows, the process can stir up anxiety, self-doubt, and exhaustion. Over...
A “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Six on the Writing Journey
Yes! Now we’re cooking with gas! If you’ve been following my “How To” guide for the prospective writer, then you’ve made it through writing ferociously, shadow work, building a cohesive setting...
How To Make Career Decisions That Align With Your Core Values
At some point in your professional life, often right around the time you’ve earned some stability, raised a few kids, and learned the ropes of juggling way too much, you pause. You glance around at...
The Redundancy Reset – How to Thrive After Job Loss
Losing your job can feel like the rug has been pulled out from under you. Redundancy often brings a wave of emotions, including shock, anger, fear, even relief, and it’s easy to get stuck in the spiral...
Just Starting Your Career Life? Your Experiences Provide Valuable Insights
If you are starting your career, you know you are entering a rapidly changing world. This includes a constantly shifting job market, adjustments in education, training, and skill development needed to keep up...
A "How To" Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Eight on the Writing Journey
You did it! You worked hard through steps one through seven of the writing process and sent your book! Right? If not, then you’ve got some steps to complete, which you can find here. We left off at the end...
How to Thrive in a Tough Job Market – Smart Strategies for Career Success
The job market right now can feel like climbing a mountain in flip flops, unsteady, frustrating, and sometimes impossible. But here is the truth: you are not powerless. With the right mindset and...
From Hospitality to Healing – How the Pandemic Pushed Me Into My Purpose
There are moments in life that divide your story into two parts, before and after. One of those defining moments came for me during the pandemic, a global event that brought the hospitality industry...
The Great Disinvestment – What Parents Need to Know About the College Career Services Crisis
The American higher education system, which was supposed to equip students for productive careers, now leaves an alarming share of college graduates without meaningful employment, and the ripple effects...
The Underutilized Secret to Exceptional Workplaces
When I walk into a room full of senior leaders and ask, “Which of you leads with compassion?” the silence is often deafening. Yet ask them whether they believe compassion matters, and almost every...
15 Questions to Recognise a Toxic Workplace and 13 Ways to Protect Your Well-Being
If you’ve ever wondered whether your workplace might be toxic, you’re not alone. Many of us endure environments that subtly drain our energy, affect our mental well-being, and ultimately harm...
The Reward of Fear – How Silence and Incentives Keep Toxic Managers in Power
Many organizations claim to value employee well-being and a healthy workplace, yet aggressive or abusive managers often continue to be promoted or protected. This article explores why toxic leaders...
When Standing Up Looks Like Lashing Out – Understanding Reactive Abuse in Professional Spaces
When the quiet person in the professional world “snaps,” they’re often labeled the problem, but what if their reaction is a symptom of months of covert manipulation or workplace bullying? This article...
Creating Psychosocially Safe Workplaces – Beyond Compliance, Toward Courage
Creating a psychosocially safe workplace isn't just about meeting legislative requirements, it’s about creating environments where people feel safe to speak, contribute, and thrive.
Why Inner Happiness Is the Missing Piece in the Workplace Wellness Puzzle
“Happy employees are productive employees.” We’ve heard this phrase tossed around in HR circles for years, but here’s the truth: happiness isn’t just a perk. It’s a prerequisite for...
Playing in the Matrix – Why Traditional Workplaces Feel So Misaligned for HSPs & Empaths
Have you ever sat in a job interview, heart pounding, knowing you’re qualified, but still stumbling over answers that feel rehearsed, inauthentic, or just wrong? Or felt your soul slowly drift away in...
Why 80% of Personal Trainers Quit Within 2 Years and How to Avoid That
In an era where online coaching is being pushed as the ultimate solution for fitness professionals. I was one of these people, thinking...
How Freelancers Can Get Paid On Time – Top Strategies To Avoid Client Payment Issues
One issue that many freelancers have is clients who do not pay their bills or continually pay their bills late. These are some helpful...
What I’ve Learned In 15 Years As A Freelancer – 6 Self-Care Suggestions
To survive as a freelancer or a consultant for many years, there’s a lot of knowledge to be gained around running a business, money...
What I’ve Learned In 15 Years As A Freelancer – 8 Business-Focused Lessons
It’s time to start a new series about the many lessons I’ve learned as a freelancer over the past (gulp) fifteen years.
How To Protect Your Freelance Or Independent Contractor Business As Laws Change
Are you a freelancer or independent contractor that operates like a business, or are you just skilling along? It’s an important distinction.
How To Build a Successful Freelance Career and Break Free From The 9-5
Freelancing is a growing domain, with around 64 million people engaging in this kind of work in 2023. This job brings plenty of...
Three Tips For Building Your Six-Figure Freelance Career
Becoming a successful freelancer doesn’t often happen overnight.
Networking with Purpose and the Journey of Greg DeKalb
In the bustling world of networking, few names resonate as strongly as Greg DeKalb. As the founder of Appointments IQ and the renowned Tony P's Networking Events in Chicago, Greg has carved a niche...
5 Non-Negotiables of a Modern Network Marketing Leader in 2025
The network marketing industry is evolving rapidly, ushering in a new era of opportunities. Leaders from various fields are entering...
Choosing The Right Fit Between In-Person And Virtual Networking
Both in-person and virtual networking come with their own distinct advantages and challenges. Choosing the right approach depends on...
Boost Your Career With Simple Networking Hacks
Networking is crucial for career development, but many women leaders find it challenging. Common concerns include feeling inauthentic...
Networking Like A Boss – Tips For Expanding Your Circle
In today's interconnected world, networking is not just a tool; it's a necessity. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting...
Networking To Land Your Dream Job Now
The best strategy to obtain recommendations is to engage in networking.
The Power Of Networking – How To Build A Strong Professional Network
Unlock the untapped potential of your professional circle with a strategic approach to networking. Learn how to identify your objectives,
