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Leadership
I’ll never forget my first “big” promotion. I was working in the Winner’s Circle at Dave & Buster’s. If you’ve never been, Dave & Buster’s is basically Chuck E. Cheese for grownups. There’s booze and there’s an arcade, complete with tickets and prizes. Working in the Winner’s Circle meant you were weighing paper tickets (ha!…
Read MoreNew Beginnings
On February 27, 2013 at 9:13am, I was driving to my lawyer’s office to sign divorce papers. That also happens to be when the notification came through that my first bid as a self-employed freelance administrative professional had been accepted. I took that as a sign. I was on the right path, even if in…
Read MoreAre You Missing the Gold Rush?
When I was in 3rd grade, I went on family vacation with my parents to Lake Havasu – which was a regular occurrence for me. On this particular trip I got some windburn on my face and mouth and was convinced I was practically disfigured. I did not want to go to school, but of…
Read MoreMake A Decision
In January of 2014, I was completely broke. I was living in a travel trailer parked in my grandma’s yard. I had a spreadsheet that listed out the trips I needed to make for custody exchanges with my ex-husband. I knew the mileage I got on my car and I had to make sure I…
Read MoreActivated
You ever leave somewhere feeling simultaneously wiped out of energy and activated energetically at the same time? I’m sure you have. It happens every time we download true and good information. Particularly something that can help us grow or achieve the next level of whatever success we are after. That’s how I’m feeling tonight. I…
Read MoreOverthinking It
I was talking with my friend Lezli today (of Mad Science Consulting) and she blew my mind. I was expressing a frustration with posting something EVERY day to Twitter. Because I have a client who wants to do that, but I felt like I needed her to provide me with more content or that it…
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