Makeover Your Career

Last Monday on Career Makeover Strategies, Dr. Jo Golden of From Chaos to Clarity shared some fantastic tips on what to do and what not to do when it comes to using LinkedIn. Here are just a few of the nuggets that Jo shared with us (For more info check out the resource at the [...]

If you haven’t stopped by the Change This site you are missing out on some great inspiration. I’ve pulled five browseworthy manifestos from the stack that are specifically great reads for Trailblazers. The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness by David Rendall In a nutshell: “These examples from my life illustrate the three primary [...]

By Carol Dunitz Ph.D. All of us are in sales. That’s because we all have to sell ourselves to achieve success. There are a multitude of ways to jump start your efforts. Start out by choosing several of the suggestions below. As you develop more confidence, try some of the others. In the process you [...]

I followed the rabbit trail this week from a link that came through on Twitter and came across a free career assessment: Future Proof Your Career. Typically I am not a fan of assessments that prescribe career paths based on what you are good at. Just because you’ve gotten good at something through practice or [...]

Are you tired of working a dead-end job instead of building a career? Or maybe your career is stuck in a holding pattern and you don’t know what your next move should be. You are not alone: According to a survey by Salary.com, “the number of currently employed people browsing job listings is up over [...]

Are you a fan of the Bright to Brilliant radio show? Well here’s another show you want to add to your list. Beginning this month, I’ll be hosting a show on Diva Toolbox™ Radio. The show is called Career Makeover Strategies – just like my newsletter (have you subscribed yet?) I’ve got an awesome line [...]

Career Makeover Strategy #2 The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. – Charles Dubios It sounds like a great idea. Leaving your “day” job to pursue your passion on a full time basis. But if you’ve reached a certain level of [...]

This past weekend my daughter and I spent some time together creating vision boards. My board was focused on three areas: professional ambitions, personal goals and life experiences. It’s always exciting to me to spend time envisioning what I want my life to look like. Doing this activity with my daughter added a lesson about [...]

Site of the Week: Girls Just Want to Have Funds Tagline: Breaking Financial Ceilings, one stileto at a time. This site offers tools and articles for women interested in maintainging oregaining their financial power. If you are in constant dislike of your job because it doesn’t pay you enough, I invite you to look for [...]