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  There’s a lot of wisdom in the Serenity Prayer that applies to most any area of life, even outside of 12 Step addiction recovery programs. If you don’t know it: “Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know […]

  I think it’s really important to remind you of these core ideas, because, well, it bear repeating, especially in this “Go go go!” hustle culture where we’re all supposed to “make” things happen. Well. OK. If that’s your thing. But largely, I feel like action simply for action’s sake is a waste of precious […]

Knowing Your Value A successful job search is a combination of: Feeling good and aligned with your goals (and actively managing to rebuild and maintain this positive anticipation), and, of course, Taking concrete, pragmatic action. The input I got from a client recently, that I shared in the last newsletter (Real Job Seekers: Ask for […]

CONFIDENCE BOOSTER:  References and Reviews “Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!”  – Robbie Burns   Need a confidence boost?  Reread your reference letters, and/or annual reviews. Or if you don’t have reference letters from key people you could or should, get on that & get ready for […]

  I recently took a *proper* vacation – aka – I didn’t even answer emails (gasp!) I highly recommend taking *total* time off. I tend to work to some degree, as I’m betting many of you do, too, all the time, especially in always doing email and certain “core” things (like writing blog posts and […]