Life is too short to do one thing at a time. That's my motto. Perhaps that's why it seemed perfectly reasonable to adopt my first child while in college. Then to birth my second while in college. Then to get pregnant with my third while in college. My twenties were a flurry, a whirlwind of little chores and major events. Oh buddy, what a rush! But when I graduated from … [Read more...]
How to Set Career Goals and Reach Them
Sponsored by Vista College: It is probably your goal to find a career that you love. This is a good goal to have. However, preparing for and reaching that goal takes some work. In some cases, it can be a long process. It helps to make a plan that includes various career goals which will help you reach your ultimate goal. Being able to reach smaller milestone goals along the … [Read more...]
6 Challenges You Will Face as a Woman Pursuing Your Career Goals
Women face unique challenges in the workforce. In some ways, it’s just not fair that there are a lot of extra hurdles you have to clear to be successful, but if you’re earnest and sincere about doing some great work in this world, then you will find success in your career goals. 1. The Need to be Everything to Everyone When you pursue your career goals, you'll constantly be … [Read more...]
6 Tips For Finding Your Why
Several years ago I watched a video about finding your “why” in your business. To uncover your true “why,” it would be helpful to understand why you are doing what you are doing. However, uncovering your why can be difficult as this may open yourself up to facing the truth. Your “why” might be to get rich or to simply to buy more things. Is that going to spur you on to new … [Read more...]
How to Reach Your Dreams – 3 Tips to Get on Track
Have you found yourself stuck in a life rut? Have you found that your career path is not developing as you had hoped? What happened to that goal you had aspired to attain? Too far off and seemingly out of reach? Most likely, life happened. Other priorities arose, you changed direction in certain areas with personal life or career and now you find that you are not where you … [Read more...]
Business Women – Who Do You Want To Be?
Guest Post by Emily Bennington (learn more about the author at the end of the article): Women in the workplace need to focus more on who they want to be in addition to what they want to achieve. Regardless of the big overall goal, it’s still small in comparison to who you have to be to master it and then keep it. However, women in business face a challenge. They don’t … [Read more...]
Do You Want to Land the Job of Your Dreams?
Guest post by Patricia Sadar (learn more about Patricia at the end of this post). You may consider yourself a superwoman when it comes to juggling your calendar, work schedule, friends, and loved ones. Take a moment to answer the following questions to see how committed you are: Do you have a solid career plan with time lines? Do you know what your next career step … [Read more...]