I’m a card-carrying member of this fine club. At the slightest invitation, I gush about my favorite podcasts, writers, and vloggers. One of my favorite cartoons (#10 at this link) shows someone admiring the book selections on the bookshelf of a person she just met and thinking, “I secretly know we are going to be […]
In February of 2019, I stepped into a seemingly parallel universe. I didn’t see it coming, I was on a pathway heading in an entirely different direction, but then I decided to make a radical shift because I saw another version of myself through a crack in my world. On this side of the crack, […]
What happens when you come back from a week-long vacation to 500+ emails? You unsubscribe. Ruthlessly. Here’s what didn’t get cut: Career Contessa: Smart, well-written advice. My latest favorite post: How to Ask for a Raise (it includes a template). Careershifters: Career change experts. Great ideas within a thriving community. It’s my dream to work […]
I’m baaaaaack! Social media fast = officially over. Like most things in life, it was a mixed experience. An emotional cocktail with hints of blessed silence, a dash of itchy irritability, stirred up with huge doses of smugness, disorientation, and disconnection AND connection – both internal and external. Traveling different pathways lets me view things […]
Along with many others, I’ve bemoaned the creeping tide of ageism and the seeming irrelevance of those of us who are over age 50. How can I help it when I hear from so many of my clients about their sudden panic after a layoff, their frustrations in finding a new pathway for themselves as […]
Remember when app developer wasn’t a job title? It’s unlikely that any of us remember when elevator operators and milkmen had steady work, but our grandparents saw those jobs as secure. Whether we look forward or back, there’s instability in the job market. In my outplacement work, I often heard people who were experiencing an […]