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When Your Brain Doesn't Work Like It Should adhd business career focus neurodiversity procrastination women in careers

It's difficult to build a business the way you're supposed to if your brain won't play the game.

 

I'm not talking about being lazy or unmotivated BUT rather because our brains are wired...

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Why Your LinkedIn Headshot May Be Holding You Back business career women in careers

Recruiters, colleagues, and potential clients are 14 times more likely to click on your LinkedIn profile if you have a photo. If you spend hours editing your written profile, make sure you give...

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Planning a Career Journey career change women in careers

When I was at high school, after about nine months of doing all the classes offered, we were asked to choose our study subjects for years 9 and 10, essentially junior high.

The teachers explained...

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Rules For A Successful Career women in careers

No one owes you anything. Get out of your emotional rut and live.

Get creative. Instead of putting up with breadcrumbs, create your own future. Take control of your direction, your career, your...

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Congratulation, You're Unemployed! achievements career change unemployed

What an excellent opportunity!

You have decided, or the world has decided for you, that you need to look for employment somewhere else. This is a time when you can regroup and really work out what...

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Pursuing Passions is Like Chasing Wild Animals career change

True, I haven't chased many wild animals but I learned a lesson very quickly - The more you chase it, and the faster you chase, the further away it gets. 

I learned many years ago...

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Climb Out of Your Career Slump career slump women in careers

 Working out your career direction can be a minefield. Some people seem to easily go from success to success while you stay in the same place year in year out. You both attend the same courses...

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Create a Resume That Gets You Noticed achievements career change employment procrastination women in careers

 

You have a resume, but does it work for you?

A resume is a marketing document. If it isn't working for you then you need to recreate it so you will be noticed.

When you write a resume...

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Words to Avoid in Cover Letters and Resumes women in careers

 

I love words and what you can do with them but I am sure grammar purists will find errors in this blog. In fact, I am suddenly uncertain about each word I type while I think about the...

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Living in Fear? The Time to Change is Today

Life often gets in the way of living. We marry, have children, and work to pay the bills. One night, I watched the film Strictly Ballroom, again, when one of the main characters quoted the Spanish...

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