Summer ends for those of us who have children of school age. It’s also a transition period for everyone, even those without children. Traffic to and from school creates a new flow within cities. School hours will now be characterized by a conspicuous absence of school-age actors from malls, burger joints, and community parks. Even though […]
Five Reasons to Hire Fiverr Freelancers
Fiverr is one of many sites that offers a platform for freelancers to connect with potential buyers. As a jack of all trades, master of many, I’m not predisposed to getting help on projects. But, as my client list continues to expand, I needed a way to move lower intellectual functions off my toDo list. […]
Online with Your Next Job Search
Indeed.com is the clearing house, and a typical destination for job seekers. Even if you begin on google, career builder, or other sites, chances are, you are getting data aggregated from indeed.com. And there are many job sites out there. Ziprecuriter.com boasts to potential employers that they submit a listing to 100+ job boards. For […]
MAWMonday Motivators 07/26/2015
The most frustrating thing to me are the lessons I learned and committed to memory that are just plain false. Those misguided attempts at wisdom of well-meaning people who were hoping to keep me safe instead of allowing me to live in the fully glory of risk. It’s not the ones you know about and […]
Hillary Clinton Can Do Better on Race
Hillary Clinton is currently using a rhetorical device that is an attempt to be “honest.” It is a call for us to be reflective about our own indifference to the racial divide. The problem is, former Secretary of State Clinton reinforces an irrational fear, masked in a logical fallacy to justify an unsustainable ego defense. […]
MAWMonday Motivators 07/19/2015
As I work through my Can-Do List, I sometimes find myself overwhelmed with the ideas that continue to flood my mind and the projects that materialize out of ability and ambition. Like you, I have a routine of discipline and a resolve to FINISH that motivate my progress. But this week, I am reminded about […]
Social Work Next Overview
Overview: What happens when the COACHMethod and the profession of social work come together for synergistic evolution: Social Work Next! Social workers are on the front lines of social entrepreneurship, financial capability, public education, and health care. Yet, the profession is only now discussing the integration of these practice areas into social work education. Rather […]
MAWMonday Motivators 07/12/2015
This week, I challenge you to work on your positivity and expectation of great and wondrous benefit to you and those you come into contact with. The key is to arrest those typical thoughts that we see as responsibility and even adulthood. Success in being positive this week will require you to rework your vocabulary […]
MAWMonday Motivators 07/05/2015
This weeks motivators speak to that lonely position trailblazers occupy. It is just true that, even in the most supportive of environments, there are times when you are the only one with the idea, the intestinal fortitude, the capability, the focus, the drive to complete a task. It will happen if you are innovating. You […]
MAWMonday Motivators 06/28/2015
In my work as a coach, I encounter clients who limit themselves. We all do it. We are genius when it comes to making excuses to obscure our own greatness. The most insidious excuse is what I call false humility. The most dangerous excuse is fear of failure. But, the challenge I recognized recently is […]